Alicia Menendez | |
|---|---|
 Menendez in 2017 | |
| Born | Alicia Jacobsen Menendez July 2, 1983 |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) |
| Occupations |
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| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Carlos Prío Odio (m. 2015) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Bob Menendez Jane Jacobsen |
| Relatives | Rob Menendez (brother) |
Alicia Jacobsen Menendez (/əˈliːsiə/ ə-LEE-see-ə;[1] born July 2, 1983)[2] is an American television commentator, host and writer.[3] She is the author of the book The Likeability Trap: How to Break Free and Succeed as You Are (2019), and is an anchor for MSNBC. From 2020 to 2024, she was host of American Voices with Alicia Menendez on Saturdays and Sundays on MSNBC. She is also a contributing editor at Bustle and host of its Latina to Latina podcast. Formerly, she was a correspondent on the PBS show Amanpour & Company and the host of Come Here and Say That[4] on Fusion.[5] Prior to that she was a host and producer at HuffPost Live. She is the daughter of former United States Senator Bob Menendez.[6]
- ^ Menendez says her own name at the very start of each of her "American Voices" shows on MSNBC.
- ^ "A Conversation About Identity – IV. Alicia Menendez: My Gringa Mother". Pew Research Center. June 1, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ Kelley, Maritza (Summer 2011). "Changing the Conversation". Latino Magazine. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
- ^ "Come Here & Say That". Fusion. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
- ^ "TVNewser - Jobs in TV News". Media Bistro.
- ^ Kirchner, Lauren (August 17, 2012). "12 Hours of Huffing: A HuffPost Live Viewing Diary". Fast Company. Retrieved February 6, 2013.