Thursday, Apr. 01, 2010
Rachel Maddow
Age: 37
Occupation: TV host
Previous TIME 100 Appearances: 0
Her eponymous show, originally on Air America, was an immediate success when it debuted on MSNBC during the 2008 presidential campaign. The Rhodes scholar turned cable-news star continues to send forth biting commentary from her unapologetically left-leaning perspective.