Book Review: Rachel Maddow: A Biography by Lisa Rogak-Biography

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Below my book review of Rachel Maddow: A Biography by Lisa Rogak.

Title: Rachel Maddow: A Biography

Rating: 5/5 Stars

Genre: Biography

Author: Lisa Rogak

Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Publication Date: January 07, 2020

Language: English

Hardcover: 288 pages
Meet the Author: Lisa Rogak
Buy Me: Amazon

Book Description

The first biography of the most popular anchor in cable news.

Rachel Maddow has beaten the odds in a way that’s novel in today’s America: she uses her brain.

In a world of banal and opinionated soundbites, she regularly crushes Sean Hannity’s ratings thanks to her deeply researched reports. And in our highly polarized world, Maddow amiably engages the staunchest conservatives, while never hesitating to expose their light-on-facts defenses.

As a result, she's become the top anchor for MSNBC and a beloved representative for all that progressive America holds dear. The news that Maddow was the first publicly-out lesbian to anchor a prime-time TV news show seemed almost anticlimactic to her millions of viewers, who will be surprised and intrigued by little-known details of her life, as written by New York Times bestselling biographer Lisa Rogak.

Growing up in a conservative California town – and viewing herself as a perennial outsider – helped spark an early interest in activism. After attending Stanford and Oxford, she opted for a minimum-wage job as a radio DJ in a tiny Massachusetts market while finishing her Ph.D. She planned to pursue a career as an activist, but 9/11 changed all that, so she returned to local radio where she could help listeners by "explaining stuff." A stint at Air America raised her national profile, which led to her groundbreaking MSNBC show where she dissects the news of the day with an approach found nowhere else on TV.

My Thoughts

I listened to the Audiobook and loved it. 

It was fascinating to know more about Rachel, and not just what you see on TV, which I love watching her but knowing about her growing up, going to school, college, her activism work, her sexuality, how she handled her coming out, and her beginnings on the Radio and TV. All very interesting, gives you an extra perspective on her, and the work she continues to do.

I think it is fascinating how she delivers the information to the viewers. In a way, that no matter how complex or complicated the subject it, we can understand, have it clear, and make our own judgment.  I think her show is the only one that I can watch and honestly say I learned and took something valuable out of it. 

I recommend this 100%, and listen to the audiobook makes it more enjoyable. 

Wendy