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Alex Wagner Net Worth

Alex Wagner is an American journalist and author. She is best known as the co-host of The Circus on Showtime. Wagner is also recognized for hosting MSNBC’s daytime program, Now with Alex Wagner. She is set to succeed Rachel Maddow and host her own new show in August 2022. Alex Wagner net worth is estimated at $3 million as of 2023.

Full Name Alexander Swe Wagner
Birthday November 27, 1977
Birthplace Washington, D. C.
Profession Journalist, Author
Husband Sam Kass
Net Worth $3 million

Early life

Alex Wagner was born on 27th November 1997 in Washington, D. C. She was born to Carl Wagner and Tin Swe Thant. Her father was a prominent Democratic Party political consultant. Her mom was originally from Yangon, Myanmar, and immigrated to U. S. and became a naturalized U. S. Citizen.

Alex studied at the Woodrow Wilson High School. Then, he attended Brown University and earned a graduate degree in 1999. Alex majored in history and literature at Brown University.

Alex Wagner Net Worth & Career

 

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Wagner initially served at the Center for American Progress as a cultural correspondent. Then in 2003, she started working for The Fader magazine as editor-in-chief. There, she covered music and cultural movements from all over the world until 2007. Afterward, she worked for an advocacy organization, Not On Our Watch Project as executive director.

Wagner continued her journalism career by working at a political news magazine, Politics Daily. She served as the White House correspondent for the political news magazine. Then, she joined The Huffington Post. Afterward, she worked as an analyst on MSNBC and appeared on the shows “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell” and “Countdown with Keith Olbermann”.

Alex started serving as a host of MSNBC’s show “Now with Alex Wagner” in November 2011. The MSNBC President, Phil Griffin announced in July 2015 that her show had been canceled to transition into more breaking news reporting. Wagner was later announced as a host of the weekend program by MSNBC. However, the weekend program’s plans never happened. Then in April 2016, the American magazine, The Atlantic made an announcement that Wagner would be joining them as a senior editor and would leave MSNBC.

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Wagner took a step toward her new journey by replacing Vinita Nair on CBS’ morning TV program “CBS This Morning Saturday” in November 2016. She appeared on the TV show for the last time in March 2018. Alex also confirmed that she would leave CBS and would be co-hosting The Circus for Showtime. Alex worked on MSNBC’s Deadline: White House in March 2021.

Wagner filled in on MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show for Rachel Maddow in February 2022. At the same time, she also filled in on All In with Chris Hayes for Chris Hayes. Rachel Maddow eventually stepped back from her weeknight hosting duties in June 2022. With that, Wagner was announced as a host to fill in Maddow’s 9 PM slots. Wagner’s brand-new show is scheduled to premiere on August 16.

Alex Wagner’s Husband & Personal Life

Alex Wagner is married to the former White House nutrition policy advisor and assistant chef, Sam Kass. She exchanged the wedding vows with Sam on August 30, 2014. Their wedding ceremony was held at Blue Hill at a New York-based restaurant, Stone Barns. The pair’s first child Cyrus was born in 2017. Then in April 2019, she delivered her second kid named Rafael.

Alex met her hubby, Sam at a White House Correspondent Dinner Party. After their marriage, Sam stepped down from his position at the White House so that he would spend more time with Wagner.

Alex Wagner Net Worth

Alex Wagner’s personal wealth is estimated to be around $3 million as of 2023. Her annual salary is reported to be around $600 thousand. Besides her journalism career, she has authored a book titled Futureface which was published in April 2018.

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