Age, Biography and Wiki
Alex Wagner (Alexandra Swe Wagner) was born on 27 November, 1977 in Washington, D.C., U.S., is an American journalist (born 1977). Discover Alex Wagner's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 46 years old?
Popular As |
Alexandra Swe Wagner |
Occupation |
Television host,author |
Age |
46 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius |
Born |
27 November 1977 |
Birthday |
27 November |
Birthplace |
Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Nationality |
United States
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She is a member of famous Television host with the age 46 years old group.
Alex Wagner Height, Weight & Measurements
At 46 years old, Alex Wagner height not available right now. We will update Alex Wagner's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Alex Wagner's Husband?
Her husband is Sam Kass (m. August 30, 2014)
Family |
Parents |
Not Available |
Husband |
Sam Kass (m. August 30, 2014) |
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Not Available |
Children |
2 |
Alex Wagner Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Alex Wagner worth at the age of 46 years old? Alex Wagner’s income source is mostly from being a successful Television host. She is from United States. We have estimated Alex Wagner's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
House |
Not Available |
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Not Available |
Source of Income |
Television host |
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Timeline
Alexandra Swe Wagner (born November 27, 1977) is an American journalist.
She is the host of both Alex Wagner Tonight on MSNBC and Netflix's The Mole reboot, as well as 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.
He was a prominent Democratic Party political consultant who co-chaired Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign.
She attended Woodrow Wilson High School (renamed Jackson-Reed in 2022) and graduated from Brown University in 1999, having studied art history and literature.
Wagner was raised Roman Catholic.
Wagner has worked as the cultural correspondent for the Center for American Progress.
From 2003 to 2007, she was editor-in-chief of The Fader magazine, covering music and cultural movements from around the world.
She also served as executive director of Not On Our Watch Project, an advocacy organization focused on mass atrocities and human rights violations.
Wagner then became the White House correspondent for Politics Daily, a political news magazine under AOL News.
She moved to The Huffington Post after it was acquired by AOL.
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.
On November 14, 2011, Wagner began hosting Now with Alex Wagner weekdays (originally at noon ET, but later at 4 PM ET).
On August 30, 2014, Wagner married former White House nutrition policy advisor and assistant chef Sam Kass in a ceremony held at Blue Hill at Stone Barns, a restaurant in Pocantico Hills, New York.
The wedding was attended by then U.S. President Barack Obama and his family, as Kass had been the Obama family personal chef since they lived in Chicago.
On July 30, 2015, MSNBC President Phil Griffin announced that the series had been cancelled in an effort to transition the network's daytime programming to more breaking news reporting and less political commentary and opinion.
The next day the program aired its final episode.
MSNBC later announced that Wagner would host a weekend program, but those plans were later abandoned.
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.
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.
Alex Wagner was born and raised in Washington, D.C. Her mother, Tin Swe Thant, is an immigrant from Yangon, Myanmar, who became a naturalized U.S. citizen before attending Swarthmore College.
Her father, Carl Wagner, from Lansing, Iowa, was of Luxembourger and Irish descent and is a graduate of Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa.
On April 26, 2016, The Atlantic announced that Wagner was leaving MSNBC to join the magazine as a senior editor.
In addition to writing for The Atlantic, Wagner would moderate events with AtlanticLIVE and help with developing video and TV projects with The Atlantic Studios.
In November 2016, Wagner replaced Vinita Nair on CBS This Morning Saturday.
Wagner and Kass's first child, Cyrus, was born in 2017.
March 17, 2018, was her last appearance on CBS This Morning Saturday as she confirmed she would be leaving that show to co-host The Circus for Showtime, replacing Mark Halperin.
In April 2018, Futureface, her book about her Burmese American ancestry, was published.
On April 16, 2019, she gave birth to their second child, Rafael.
In 2020, Wagner launched a podcast with Crooked Media and Cadence13 that addressed the COVID-19 pandemic.
In August 2022, Wagner began presenting Alex Wagner Tonight, taking over Maddow's 9 PM slots on Tuesdays through Fridays as the latter scaled back to Mondays only.
Wagner has described herself as progressive.
On matters involving Israel, she has said that there is an element of "trepidation that inhibits a robust discussion about Israel in the American media" due to fears of being falsely slurred as an anti-Semite.