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Sharpton, Rev. Al

(Encyclopedia) Sharpton, Rev. Al (Alfred Charles Sharpton), 1954- , African-American minister and civil rights activist, b, Brownsville, Brooklyn, N.…

Rachel Maddow

Rachel Maddow is the host of the MSNBC political and news program The Rachel Maddow Show, where she is a staunch supporter of unions, women's rights, gay rights, and other classic liberal causes.…

2004 Presidential Election

—Borgna Brunner In 2004, the United States' major preoccupation was the ongoing war in Iraq. Hopes that Saddam Hussein's capture in Dec. 2003 would stem the country's turmoil faded with a dramatic…

2014 GLAAD Media Awards

Here are the winners of the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards. Outstanding Comedy Series: Orange Is the New…

Tom Brokaw, 2002 News

news anchor, in June announced plans to retire from NBC Nightly News after the 2004 presidential election. MSNBC anchor Brian Williams will assume the helm. Brokaw, who joined the show in…

Zell Miller, 2004 News

Democratic senator from Georgia, delivered a vitriolic keynote address at the Republican National Convention in August, lambasting the Democratic nominee, Sen. John Kerry. “Our nation is…

Laurie Dhue

Laurie Dhue was a program host and anchor on television's Fox News from 2000 through 2008. Laurie Dhue graduated with a political science degree from the University of North Carolina. She broke in as…

David Bloom 2003 Deaths

David BloomAge: 39 broadcast journalist who was covering the war in Iraq for NBC, MSNBC, and CNBC when he died of a blood clot. Died: Iraq, April 6, 2003Alan BatesA - FLuciano Berio

Jerry Nachman 2004 Deaths

Jerry NachmanAge: 57 quick-witted, award-winning print and broadcast journalist who most recently served as vice president and editor in chief MSNBC, the cable news network. Died: Hoboken, N.…

Alan Keyes

Alan Keyes is a political media host who ran unsuccessful campaigns for the United States presidency in 1996, 2000 and 2008. Keyes got his big start in American politics as one of the U.S.…