Alex Wagner

Alex Wagner: Biography in Details

Who is Alex Wagner?

Alex Wagner is an American journalist and liberal political commentator. She was the anchor of the MSNBC daytime program ‘Now with Alex Wagner’.

Additionally, she is also a co-anchor on ‘CBS This Morning Saturday’.

How old is Alex Wagner?

Alex Wagner was born in Washington, D.C. on December 4, 1977. As of 2023, she is 45 years old. She is the daughter of her mother Tin Swe Thant, who is an immigrant from Rangoon, Myanmar, and her father Carl Wagner.

She belongs to a mixed ethnic background of German and Irish. In addition, she is of American nationality. Politics was an early influence in her childhood.

Above all, Alex Wagner has always been interested in politics since her early life. Alex attended Woodrow Wilson High School. Later, she graduated from Brown University in 1999 and studied art history and literature.

Alex Wagner: Career, Salary, Net Worth

Initially, Alex Wagner worked as the cultural correspondent for the Center for American Progress. Afterward, from 2003 to 2007, she became editor-in-chief of ‘The Fader magazine.

Additionally, she also served as executive director of ‘The Not on Our Watch Project’. It is an advocacy organization focused on mass atrocities and human rights violations.

Eventually, Alex’s big break came after she became an analyst on MSNBC. Later, she appeared in ‘Countdown with Keith Olbermann and ‘The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell’.

Alex Wagner began hosting ‘Now with Alex Wagner’ on November 14, 2011. However, On July 30, 2015, the program got canceled.

‘The Atlantic’ announced on April 26, 2016, that Alex was leaving MSNBC to join the magazine as a senior editor. In addition, she also moderated events with AtlanticLIVE and helped with developing video and TV projects with The Atlantic Studios.

Furthermore, she replaced Vinita Nair on ‘CBS This Morning Saturday’ in November 2016. Alex was nominated for the News & Documentary Emmy Awards alongside other companions for ‘Now with Alex Wagner’ in 2013.

Alex Wagner launched a podcast with Crooked Media and Cadence13 that addressed the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

In March 2021 Wagner filled in for Nicolle Wallace on MSNBC’s Deadline: White House. In February 2022, Wagner filled in for Rachel Maddow on MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show and Chris Hayes on All In with Chris Hayes.

On August 16, 2022, Alex Wagner started hosting Alex Wagner Tonight. furthermore, it was announced on September 2022, that she will be hosting Netflix’s The Mole reboot.

What is the Net Worth and Salary of Alex Wagner?

Currently, Alex’s salary is $400,000. Alex Wagner’s total net worth is $3 million dollars as of 2023.

Rumors, Controversy

Alex Wagner was part of the controversy due to her comment regarding the infamous White House Benghazi-related e-mail in 2014.

In addition, her programs have attracted several other controversies over the years. Next, the final episode of her show ‘Now with Alex Wagner’ was also a controversial episode.

Rumors regarding Alex leaving MSNBC to join NBC became common for some time. However, only some parts of the rumor turned out to be true.

How tall is Alex Wagner?

Alex Wagner has a height of 5 feet 9 inches (1.77m). She weighs 59 kg. Additionally, her body measurement is 35-25-35 inches.

Her hair color is black and her eye color is dark brown.

Social Media- Twitter, Instagram

One of the most popular American journalists Alex Wagner is active on various sorts of social media like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and many others.

Alex Wagner has over 213k followers on her Twitter account and she has over 2.9k followers on her Instagram account.

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