Rachel Maddow, MSNBC Agree to Extension
Out TV host will be paid $30 million per year, according to reports
BY TAT BELLAMY-WALKER
Out lesbian MSNBC TV
personality Rachel
Maddow has reached a
contract extension with
MSNBC, Business Insider reported,
but changes are forthcoming.
Maddow, 48, signed a “multiyear”
deal that will allow her to
remain as host of the “The Rachel
Maddow Show” for the time being
while also pursuing new ventures
at NBCUniversal, according
to Business Insider. However, CNN
reported that “The Rachel Maddow
Show” will come to an end next
spring and Maddow will instead
host specials and appear on MSNBC,
but not as frequently.
According to The Daily Beast,
Maddow will be making $30 million
per year under thew new contract.
The extension was reached after
contract negotiations spilled into
Rachel Maddow (right) will remain with MSNBC after contract talks went public.
the public in recent weeks when
The Daily Beast reported that Maddow
was considering leaving the
“Rachel Maddow Show” at the conclusion
of her contract next year.
Sources told the Daily Beast that
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Maddow was weighing whether to
exit the position to spend more time
with her family, focus on her personal
life, and potentially pursue
new opportunities in podcasting.
The Daily Beast also reported that
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Maddow was thinking of launching
a new media company.
The new contract allows Maddow
to spearhead several multimedia
projects, “including books and
movies of her choice,” a source told
Business Insider.
Maddow was backed in her contract
talks by agent Ari Emanuel,
the CEO of talent agency holding
company Endeavor. Mark Shapiro,
who serves as president of Endeavor,
told Business Insider that Maddow
now has “a much broader deal at
NBCUniversal” and noted that she
will have a more fl exible schedule.
Maddow has hosted “The Rachel
Maddow Show” show since 2008,
where she has covered mostly political
topics, from daily developments
to elections and national
news. Maddow has, however, also
faced criticism for focusing so
heavily on Trump-Russia stories
throughout the Trump era.
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