Alex Wagner

Alex Wagner
Wagner in 2018
Born
Alexandra Swe Wagner

(1977-11-27) November 27, 1977 (age 46)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
EducationBrown University (BA)
Occupation
  • Television host
Spouse
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(m. 2014)​
Children2

Alexandra Swe Wagner (born November 27, 1977) is an American television host. She is the host of Alex Wagner Tonight on MSNBC and the author of FutureFace: A Family Mystery, an Epic Quest, and the Secret to Belonging (One World/Random House). She was a contributor for CBS News and is a contributing editor at The Atlantic.[1][2] In 2022, she hosted the first season of Netflix's The Mole reboot.[3] Previously, she was the anchor of the daytime program Now with Alex Wagner (2011–2015) on MSNBC and the co-host of The Circus on Showtime.[4] From November 2016 until March 2018, she was a TV co-anchor on CBS This Morning Saturday. She has also been a senior editor at The Atlantic magazine since April 2016.[5]

After serving as a fill-in host for both The Rachel Maddow Show and All In with Chris Hayes on MSNBC, she began hosting Alex Wagner Tonight on August 16, 2022.[6]

  1. ^ Reese, Hope (March 26, 2018). "How I Get It Done: CBS News Contributor Alex Wagner". The Cut. Retrieved Apr 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "The Atlantic Announces Ideas Columnists Ibram X. Kendi, Annie Lowrey, Alex Wagner, and Kevin D. Williamson". The Atlantic. March 22, 2018. Retrieved Apr 16, 2018.
  3. ^ Petski, Denise (September 8, 2022). "Alex Wagner To Host Netflix's 'The Mole' Reboot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  4. ^ Johnson, Ted (March 15, 2018). "Alex Wagner on the Return of Showtime's 'The Circus': 'We Will Get the Story'". Variety. Retrieved Apr 16, 2018.
  5. ^ "Alex Wagner Leaves MSNBC for The Atlantic". politico.com. April 2016.
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