The Rachel Maddow Show Set To Premiere As Host "On The Cusp Of Full-Blown Stardom"

Boston Globe:

ST. PAUL - When Rachel Maddow arrived at a local café one morning last week on behalf of the Air America affiliate that broadcasts her three-hour drive-time show in the Twin Cities, she was dressed for radio, with a loose-fitting V-neck T-shirt and thick-rimmed black glasses.

One of the hundreds of listeners who patiently waited in line to meet Maddow came with an offering: a "Give Peace a Chance" lapel pin that she hoped Maddow would sport on her MSNBC television show. "I won't wear jewelry" on the air, Maddow said, apologetically affixing the pin to a corner of her shirt, near her waist. "I don't want to start a cascade of things I can't control."

It may be too late to stop the gush. Maddow was part of the original lineup on Air America, founded in 2004 to counter conservative dominance of talk radio under the market-friendly promise that liberals, too, could be entertaining. More than anyone else, Maddow fulfilled that pledge, with an affable and erudite approach to the day's news and the rhetorical combat that inevitably surrounds it.

Tonight, "The Rachel Maddow Show" debuts on MSNBC, leaving her on the cusp of full-blown stardom in the mainstream media that her most devoted fans see as an enemy.

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Comments

[SusanK1951]

I've long been a fan of Rachel Maddow's. She's astute, well spoken and knows how to laugh at the ridiculous. She will do great. I'm looking forward to this show!

[LynndaMaree]

Yes and unlike the people on Faux News, she has all her facts together before she opens her mouth, the girl in my opinion is brilliant.

[ZimboChick]

yes yes and yes. its a date.

[lee4]

I'll be watching Rachel!
Wish they'd axe Morning Joe and give you that time slot too.

[Veratruth]

Me too..... of course, I ax him anyway.

[Veratruth]

"No one watches......" are you referring to most of us here as NOBODIES? Well, go admire your angel wings. I will be watching what Palin/McCain don't want me to watch ... their mockery and bashing will be avoided as much as possible.

[BLinCincinnati]

The only saving grace with Morning Joe is I'm on my way to work and at work while it's on so I never have to watch it.

[LynndaMaree]

lee4, I couldn't agree with you more, I can't stand that show. I refuse to watch it. That is truly one show they could get rid of. I'm sick of the whole lot of them.

[SouthpawSass]

Finally. I'll check it out...

[Trollstakeyourmeds]

Go, Rachel, Go. Make us "girls" proud. Congrates.

[barackobama4prez]

Congrats again Rachel. I will be watching faithfully!