"Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast" -Oscar Wilde |
"The liberal soul shall be made fat, and he that watereth, shall be watered also himself." -- Proverbs 11:25 |
The openly lesbian host of MSNBC’s "The Rachel Maddow Show" will receive the 2010 Walter Cronkite Faith & Freedom Award from the Interfaith Alliance in honor of her work covering religion and politics, The Huffington Post reported Tuesday, Aug. 17.
The award "recognizes individuals who courageously promote democratic values, defend religious freedom, and reinvigorate informed civic participation," according to an announcement from the Alliance. Cronkite served as Honorary Chairman of the organization until his death last year.
Maddow will receive the award at a gala dinner held in New York in October.
Labels: Rachel Maddow, real journalism
1. Facts;
2. *Relevant* facts.
From this article we learn our journalist cut class that week to hang out in Belmar.
And excellent rundown of Maddow's skills, which are myriad and well-honed. I was a big fan of her guest spots on Countdown, and her incisive style of reporting, for a long time before she got her own show, and well before I heard about her being a lesbian [at which point I admit I was slightly let down, but hey, it's not like I ever had a chance with her or anything ;) ].