SFGate: Bay Area's Maddow is cable talk's newest star

[Kadie]

Bay Area's Maddow is cable talk's newest star
Joe Garofoli, Chronicle Staff Writer

Thursday, September 11, 2008

When Maddow heard Buchanan's Republican National Convention speech as a 19-year-old, it left the Castro Valley native in tears and - along with her Bay Area upbringing - inspired her along a life path where she now gets paid to argue with Pat Buchanan. In between, she has unloaded trucks, worked in a jungle-themed espresso bar in San Francisco and served as a Rhodes Scholar. She is perhaps the only person to have worked with both the arch-conservative Buchanan and hip-hop star DJ Chuck D, her former partner on the liberal Air America radio network.

Armed with self-deprecating humor and a impressive intellect, Maddow is the newest marquee commentator on a network that finds itself in the middle of controversy about blurring the line between political commentary and straight reporting. MSNBC said this week that it was removing commentators Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews as hosts of its election-night coverage and replacing them with veteran newsman David Gregory. The pair will continue to provide commentary on those broadcasts.

Maddow won't touch the turmoil, saying she doesn't follow media issues. She might be the only TV talk show host who doesn't own a television - she hasn't since she left her folks' house to attend Stanford University.

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[soleft]

1. She renders me a dopey fan girl at the age of 45

:crazy:

[Taverner]

2. Bay Area Kid done good!!!!!

RepreSENT!!!!

Seriously, I had no idea she was from Castro Valley.