Rachel Marsden

Conservative political columnist and TV pundit Rachel Marsden has contributed to such shows as CNN's The Situation Room and The O'Reilly Factor on Fox News. Marsden ended a three-year stint at Fox News when she was dismissed as a regular panelist on the comedy show Red Eye.

Fast Facts

1. Born: December 2, 1974
2. Birthplace: Vancouver, British Columbia
3. Has contributed to the Washington Times and New York Post
4. Received degrees in science as well as broadcast journalism
5. Was a competitive swimmer

Positions Held

• • Worked for the Free Congress Foundation
  • Assistant, Gurmant Grewal's office
  • Columnist, National Post
  • Columnist, Toronto Sun
  • Worked for Fox News Channel
  • Panelist, Red Eye
  • Panelist, The Situation Room
  • Founder, Grand Central Political

Chat Transcripts

Marsden has received press for her public relationship woes. After a brief romantic relationship with Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, Marsden leaked some of their online chat transcripts, which caused a minor scandal in February, 2008, by revealing that Wales may have edited some entries on Marsden to make them sound more favorable.

Grand Central Political

In 2008, she founded Grand Central Political, a site that posts job listings in media and politics alongside political commentary.

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