PERSON: Alex Wagner

Journalist, Anchor

Alexandra Swe "Alex" Wagner (born November 1977) is a journalist based in the United States. She is currently a political analyst and anchor of the daytime program Now with Alex Wagner on MSNBC.<br> <br> 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, an advocacy organization focused on mass atrocities and human rights violations. <br> <br> 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. <br> <br> As an analyst on MSNBC, Wagner has appeared on Countdown with Keith Olbermann and The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell. Since November 14, 2011 Wagner has hosted Now with Alex Wagner weekdays at noon (ET) on MSNBC, a time slot previously hosted by Contessa Brewer. <br> <br> -- Wikipedia