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==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Wagner grew up in [[Washington, DC]], attended [[Woodrow Wilson High School (Washington, D.C.)|Woodrow Wilson High School]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Neal|first=Jill Hudson|title=Alex Wagner: A Voice for All Things Now|url=http://capitolfile-magazine.com/personalities/articles/here-and-now|publisher=Capitol File|accessdate=18 April 2013}}</ref> and graduated from [[Brown University]] in 1999.<ref>{{cite web |title=Now with Alex Wagner - Biographies |url=http://www.nbcumv.com/mediavillage/networks/msnbc/nowwithalexwagner/biographies?bio=contents/biographies/Talent%20Bios/MSNBC/NOWwithAlexWagner/Wagner_Alex.xml |publisher=[[NBCUniversal]] |accessdate=2012-02-28 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/65nLdRYMH |archivedate=2012-02-28}}</ref><ref name="Elle 2012"/> Her mother, Tin Swe Thant, is an immigrant from [[Rangoon]], [[Burma]].<ref name="Elle 2012">{{cite web|last=Goodman|first=Lizzy|title=Politicool: Alex Wagner|url=http://www.elle.com/print-this/politicool-alex-wagner-2?page=all|work=Elle|accessdate=August 11, 2012|date=April 19, 2012|quote=Wagner, who is 34 but looks 26, is young to have her own TV show..."I feel strongly about this as the first-generation American on my mom's side," Wagner says. (Her mother is from Burma, her father, Carl Wagner, from Iowa.)}}</ref> Her father, Carl Wagner, is from [[Iowa]], and is of [[Germans|German]] and [[Irish people|Irish]] descent. Wagner was raised [[Roman Catholic]].
Wagner grew up in [[Washington, DC]], attended [[Woodrow Wilson High School (Washington, D.C.)|Woodrow Wilson High School]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Neal|first=Jill Hudson|title=Alex Wagner: A Voice for All Things Now|url=http://capitolfile-magazine.com/personalities/articles/here-and-now|publisher=Capitol File|accessdate=18 April 2013}}</ref> and graduated from [[Brown University]] in 1999.<ref>{{cite web |title=Now with Alex Wagner - Biographies |url=http://www.nbcumv.com/mediavillage/networks/msnbc/nowwithalexwagner/biographies?bio=contents/biographies/Talent%20Bios/MSNBC/NOWwithAlexWagner/Wagner_Alex.xml |publisher=[[NBCUniversal]] |accessdate=2012-02-28 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/65nLdRYMH |archivedate=2012-02-28}}</ref><ref name="Elle 2012"/> Her mother, Tin Swe Thant, is an immigrant from [[Rangoon]], [[Burma]].<ref name="Elle 2012">{{cite web|last=Goodman|first=Lizzy|title=Politicool: Alex Wagner|url=http://www.elle.com/print-this/politicool-alex-wagner-2?page=all|work=Elle|accessdate=August 11, 2012|date=April 19, 2012|quote=Wagner, who is 34 but looks 26, is young to have her own TV show..."I feel strongly about this as the first-generation American on my mom's side," Wagner says. (Her mother is from Burma, her father, Carl Wagner, from Iowa.)}}</ref> Her father, Carl Wagner, is from [[Iowa]], and is of [[Germans|German]] and [[Irish people|Irish]] descent. Wagner was raised [[Roman Catholic]], but doesn't follow the faith any longer. <ref>Interview with E. J. Dionne, MSNBC, 28 Feb 2013,17:06GMT </ref>


==Career==
==Career==

Revision as of 21:32, 7 May 2013

Alex Wagner
File:Alex Wagner.jpg
Wagner in December 2011
Born
Alexandra Swe Wagner

(1977-12-04) December 4, 1977 (age 46)
Washington, DC
NationalityAmerican
Alma materBrown University
OccupationTelevision journalist
Website@alexwagner

Alexandra Swe Wagner (born December 4, 1977)[1] is a journalist based in the United States. She is currently a political analyst and anchor of the daytime program Now with Alex Wagner on MSNBC.

Early life and education

Wagner grew up in Washington, DC, attended Woodrow Wilson High School,[2] and graduated from Brown University in 1999.[3][1] Her mother, Tin Swe Thant, is an immigrant from Rangoon, Burma.[1] Her father, Carl Wagner, is from Iowa, and is of German and Irish descent. Wagner was raised Roman Catholic, but doesn't follow the faith any longer. [4]

Career

Wagner has worked as the cultural correspondent for the Center for American Progress.[5] From 2003 to 2007, she was editor-in-chief of The Fader magazine, covering music and cultural movements from around the world.[6] She also served as executive director of Not On Our Watch, an advocacy organization focused on mass atrocities and human rights violations.[6]

Wagner then became the White House correspondent for Politics Daily, a political news magazine under AOL News.[6] She moved to The Huffington Post after it was acquired by AOL.[7]

As an analyst on MSNBC, Wagner appeared on Countdown with Keith Olbermann and The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell.[8]

Since November 14, 2011 Wagner has hosted Now with Alex Wagner weekdays at noon (ET) on MSNBC, a time slot previously hosted by Contessa Brewer. [9]

Political views

She has described herself as progressive[10] and believes that the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution "does not tally on the same level as those other Constitutional rights".[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c Goodman, Lizzy (April 19, 2012). "Politicool: Alex Wagner". Elle. Retrieved August 11, 2012. Wagner, who is 34 but looks 26, is young to have her own TV show..."I feel strongly about this as the first-generation American on my mom's side," Wagner says. (Her mother is from Burma, her father, Carl Wagner, from Iowa.)
  2. ^ Neal, Jill Hudson. "Alex Wagner: A Voice for All Things Now". Capitol File. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Now with Alex Wagner - Biographies". NBCUniversal. Archived from the original on 2012-02-28. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  4. ^ Interview with E. J. Dionne, MSNBC, 28 Feb 2013,17:06GMT
  5. ^ "Alex Wagner". Politics Daily. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  6. ^ a b c "Alex Wagner". The Huffington Post. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  7. ^ Weprin, Alex (October 20, 2011). "Political Analyst Alex Wagner to Host New NoonET Show on MSNBC". TV Newser. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  8. ^ Alvarez, Alex (October 21, 2011). "MSNBC Analyst Alex Wagner Developing Her Own Noontime Show On The Network". Mediaite. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  9. ^ Knox, Merrill (November 11, 2011). "'Now With Alex Wagner' Debuts Monday on MSNBC". TV Newser. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
  10. ^ Byers, Dylan (June 9, 2012). "MSNBC's Alex Wagner breaks the old mold". Politico.
  11. ^ "MSNBC's Alex Wagner: Get Rid Of Second Amendment". Real Clear Politics. Jan 11, 2013.

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