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Who is MSNBC journalist Mika Brzezinski?

SINCE graduating from Williams College in 1989, Mika Brzezinski has made a name for herself in the media industry.

Brzezinski is most famously known for her work with MSNBC, where she has been since 2007.

Mika Brzezinski is known for her career as a talk show host and author
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Mika Brzezinski is known for her career as a talk show host and authorCredit: Getty

Who is MSNBC journalist Mika Brzezinski?

Mika Brzezinski is a talk show host, liberal political commentator, and author who was born on May 2, 1967, in New York, New York.

She is arguably best known for co-hosting MSNBC's weekday morning broadcast show Morning Joe, alongside her husband, Joe Scarborough, whom she married in 2018 following her divorce from Jim Hoffer.

Brzezinski is also an established author having written three New York Times best-sellers, including, All Things at Once, Knowing Your Value, and Obsessed.

Additionally, Brzezinski has starred in multiple movies as herself, including, The Campaign, Pitch Perfect 2, Irresistible, and I Don't Know How She Does It.

Thanks to the success of her career, she has amassed an estimated fortune of $20million, according to .

Does Mika Brzezinski have children?

While Brzezinski might be focused on her career, that has not stopped her from starting a family.

Prior to her marriage to Scarborough, she welcomed two daughters, Emilie and Carlie, with her ex-husband.

Emilie graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a bachelor's degree in political science and government and is now a J.D. candidate at Georgetown University Law Center, according to her .

At this time, information about Carlie's personal life is unclear because she often stays out of the spotlight and off social media.

Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough co-host MSNBC's program Morning Joe
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Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough co-host MSNBC's program Morning JoeCredit: Getty

Who were Mika Brzezinski's parents?

Brzezinski was born in 1967 to Zbigniew Kazimierz Brzezinski and Emilie Beneš.

Her father was a Polish-American diplomat and political scientist who famously served as a counselor to President Lyndon B. Johnson from 1966 to 1968.

He was also President Jimmy Carter's National Security Advisor from 1977 to 1981.

Brzezinski's mother, on the other hand, was known for her work in the art world as a Swiss-American sculptor.

Brzezinski's parents tied the knot in 1961 and were together until her father's 2017 passing.

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