Alex Wagner

Alex Wagner
Wagner in 2018
Born
Alexandra Swe Wagner

(1977-11-27) November 27, 1977 (age 46)
EducationBrown University (BA)
Occupation
  • Television host
Spouse
(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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