Critically acclaimed author and journalist Alex Wagner is the host of MSNBC’s Alex Wagner Tonight, delivering compelling storytelling and field reporting about the central issues facing Americans today. Previously, she served as co-host and Executive Producer of Showtime’s The Circus – an Emmy-nominated weekly documentary series chronicling American politics. Wagner was a contributing writer at The Atlantic, and is the author of Futureface: A Family Mystery, An Epic Quest, and the Secret to Belonging, a critically acclaimed memoir about identity and immigration. President Barack Obama describes Futureface as “A thoughtful, beautiful meditation on what makes us who we are… and the values and ideals that bind us together as Americans.” In her writing and reporting, as she does in her riveting speaking engagements, Wagner exudes an inspiring curiosity for who we are – as citizens and communities – and what unites us in the challenges we face and overcome.

Wagner is a former special correspondent with CBS News and co-host of CBS This Morning: Saturday. Prior to this, she was the host of the Emmy-nominated NOW with Alex Wagner on MSNBC. She was a reporter with the Huffington Post, where she covered innovation and the American economy, and also served as the White House Correspondent for AOL’s Politics Daily. Wagner has hosted several podcasts, including Crooked Media’s Six Feet Apart, a limited-run series about the pandemic, as well as Podcast for America, Slate’s weekly political podcast. She is also the host of the reboot of The Mole on Netflix, a classic competition game. Earlier in her multi-faceted career, Wagner was the executive director of Not on Our Watch, a grant-making and advocacy non-profit created to stop mass atrocities. Before that, she spent four years as the editor-in-chief of The Fader magazine, covering music and culture around the world. To sought-after moderated conversations, Wagner brings a savvy balance of political and cultural insight, advocacy for underrepresented voices, and humor.