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Christopher L. "Chris" Hayes (born 1979) is an American broadcaster

Presenter

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, journalist

Journalist

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and liberal political commentator. Hayes hosts Up with Chris Hayes
Up with Chris Hayes
Up with Chris Hayes is a news and opinion television program that airs weekends on MSNBC at 7:00 a.m. ET on Saturdays and 8:00 a.m. ET on Sundays. It is hosted by Chris Hayes, who gained popularity with his frequent appearances as a liberal commentator on various MSNBC programs including The Rachel...

, a weekend news and opinion television show on MSNBC

MSNBC

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. Hayes had formerly been a frequent guest host and commentator on shows such as The Rachel Maddow Show
The Rachel Maddow Show (TV series)
The Rachel Maddow Show is a news and opinion television program that airs weeknights on MSNBC at 9:00 p.m. ET. It is hosted by Rachel Maddow, who gained popularity with her frequent appearances as a liberal pundit on various MSNBC programs. It is based on her former radio show of the same name...

and The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell is an hour-long weeknight news and political commentary program on MSNBC. The program airs live at 10:00 P.M. Eastern Time Monday-Thursday, and is hosted by Lawrence O'Donnell...

. Hayes remains an Editor at large of The Nation. On August 1, 2011, MSNBC announced that Hayes would host on Saturdays and Sundays a two-hour morning show, each going into depth on current issues. The first airing of Up with Chris Hayes was September 17, 2011 and featured a live interview with former Speaker

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

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and current House minority leader

Minority leader of the United States House of Representatives

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Nancy Pelosi

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Biography

Hayes attended New York City

New York City

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's Hunter College High School

Hunter College High School

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. He attended Brown University

Brown University

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for his undergraduate education, where he received a Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts

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degree in Philosophy and worked with Production Workshop, the university's student theatre group. Previously, Hayes was Adjunct Professor of English

English literature

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at St. Augustine College

St. Augustine College (Chicago)

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.

From 2006 through 2007, Hayes was a Puffin Foundation Writing Fellow at The Nation Institute, and a Contributing Writer for The Nation

The Nation

The Nation is the oldest continuously published weekly magazine in the United States. The periodical, devoted to politics and culture, is self-described as "the flagship of the left." Founded on July 6, 1865, It is published by The Nation Company, L.P., at 33 Irving Place, New York City.The Nation...

. On November 1, 2007, The Nation named him its Washington, D.C., Editor, succeeding David Corn

David Corn

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. He is also currently a Senior Editor at In These Times
In These Times
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, a liberal monthly magazine based in Chicago

Chicago

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. He has written extensively on issues central to the liberal community, including what ails the Democratic Party

Democratic Party (United States)

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in the post-9/11 era and how the labor movement is changing. Hayes is also a regular contributor to the Chicago Reader, an independent weekly newspaper, where he covers local and national politics.

He guest-hosted The Rachel Maddow Show
The Rachel Maddow Show (TV series)
The Rachel Maddow Show is a news and opinion television program that airs weeknights on MSNBC at 9:00 p.m. ET. It is hosted by Rachel Maddow, who gained popularity with her frequent appearances as a liberal pundit on various MSNBC programs. It is based on her former radio show of the same name...

in July 2010, while Maddow was traveling in Afghanistan

Afghanistan

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; Hayes often filled in for Maddow when she was absent. Hayes has also hosted other MSNBC

MSNBC

MSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...

shows such as The Ed Show
The Ed Show
The Ed Show is an hour-long weeknight news commentary program on MSNBC. The program is hosted by Ed Schultz, who hosts the nationally syndicated radio program, The Ed Schultz Show. It debuted on MSNBC on April 6, 2009, at 6 P.M. ET. It moved to 10 P.M. ET, filling the time slot previously...

, Countdown with Keith Olbermann
Countdown with Keith Olbermann
Countdown with Keith Olbermann is an hour-long weeknight news and political commentary program that airs on Current TV, where it began airing on June 20, 2011. The program was broadcast on MSNBC from March 31, 2003, to January 21, 2011. On MSNBC, the show presented five selected news stories of...

, and The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell is an hour-long weeknight news and political commentary program on MSNBC. The program airs live at 10:00 P.M. Eastern Time Monday-Thursday, and is hosted by Lawrence O'Donnell...

. On November 5, 2010, MSNBC announced that Hayes would be filling in for Keith Olbermann

Keith Olbermann

Keith Theodore Olbermann is an American political commentator and writer. He has been the chief news officer of the Current TV network and the host of Current TV's weeknight political commentary program, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, since June 20, 2011...

during Olbermann's suspension. Upon hearing the reason for Olbermann's suspension, Hayes withdrew in support of the anchor. Hayes credits Maddow with his becoming a host at MSNBC, saying "I absolutely would not be doing this if it weren't for her."

Personal

Hayes is married to Kate A. Shaw, Associate Counsel for President Barack Obama

Barack Obama

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and daughter of award-winning Chicago

Chicago

journalist Andy Shaw, who has also appeared a number of times on MSNBC. Hayes and Shaw resided in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

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, until they moved to New York City

New York City

, where Up with Chris Hayes is produced.

External links

Chris Hayes' personal site
Up w/ Chris Hayes Website
Video debates featuring Hayes on Bloggingheads.tv
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Five Minutes With Christopher Hayes by Jake Blumgart, Campus Progress, June 17, 2009

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