Real-Life Loves

MSNBC Stars & Their Real-Life Loves: Meet the Journalists’ Partners

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The journalists who work on MSNBC have a lot going on in their lives when they’re not reporting the news. Many of the network’s reporters have been in long-term relationships and have families at home.

While some of the broadcasters keep their love lives out of the public eye, others are happy to share snippets of their private lives with fans and viewers. Scroll down to learn more about the romantic histories of the stars of MSNBC.

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Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski

Morning Joe cohosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski have been working together since 2007, but they didn’t officially get together until years later. After years of rumors about the nature of their relationship, the journalists got engaged in 2017 and tied the knot in November 2018.

Scarborough was previously married to Melanie Hinton from 1986 until 1999, and Susan Waren from 2001 to 2013. He has two sons with his first wife as well as a daughter and a son with his second. Brzezinski divorced James Patrick Hoffer, whom she shares two daughters with, in 2016 after 23 years of marriage.

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Willie Geist

Willie Geist has been married to his high school sweetheart, Christina Sharkey, since 2003. They have two sons.

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Ali Vitali

Ali Vitali appears to have started dating a man named Brian in 2024. She first posted with him on Instagram in April of that year. However, his account is private.

She previously dated CNN reporter Jeremy Diamond. In a 2020 interview, they revealed that they had been dating for about four years. It’s unclear when they split.

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Andrea Mitchell

Andrea Mitchell was in a long-term relationship with Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan before they tied the knot in 1997. They started dating in 1984, despite a 20-year age gap.

She was previously married to Gil Jackson, although they divorced in the 1970s.

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Ana Cabrera

Ana Cabrera has been married to Benjamin Nielsen, whom she shares two children with, since 2005.

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Nicole Wallace

Nicolle Wallace was previously married to Mark Wallace from 2005 to 2011. They have one son.

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Katy Tur

Katy Tur shares two children with CBS News’ Tony Dokoupil, whom she married in 2017. She is also a stepmother to his two children from a previous relationship. 

Prior to marrying Dokoupil, Tur was in a relationship with Keith Olbermann from 2006-2009.

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Jen Psaki

Jen Psaki and Greg Mecher got married in 2010 and welcomed two children together.

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Joy Reid

Joy Reid and her husband, Jason Reid, have been married since 1997. The couple has three children.

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Stephanie Ruhle

Stephanie Ruhle and Andy Hubbard met in 1998 and tied the knot in 2002. They have three children together.

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Alex Wagner

Alex Wagner married Sam Kass, a former White House nutrition policy advisor and assistant chef, in 2014. They share two children.

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Rachel Maddow

Rachel Maddow has been with her partner, Susan Mikula, since 1999. The journalist was working odd jobs when she was hired to do yard work for Mikula, who is an artist. Despite a 20-year age gap, they started dating and have described their relationship as “love at first sight.”

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Chris Hayes

Chris Hayes met his now-wife Kate Shaw while they were both studying at Brown University. They got married in 2007 and have three children.