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RACHEL MADDOW
Frequent MSNBC guest

Maddow, a Rhodes Scholar, has been a frequent stand-in for Keith Olbermann on Countdown of late—a change that's been met with open arms. "She's a lot more pleasant to work with than Keith, I'll tell you that much," says a current Olbermann staffer. Network brass seem to be taking note—she soon may have her own show. "She's funny, smart, hard-working, entertaining, and has no ego," continues the staffer. "How rare a combination is that?" Even a female producer at CNN, where Maddow made frequent appearances before signing an exclusive contract with MSNBC, is impressed. "Rachel's really, I just love her," she says. "Maybe if something has come of Hillary Clinton's run, it's that a woman in a male-dominated industry can be taken a little bit more fucking seriously."


DAVID GREGORY
Host, MSNBC's Race for the White House

"David Gregory: He can be an aggressive asshole, but David is hands down one of the funniest guys I've ever worked with, other than Brian Williams," says a former colleague at NBC. "He can do impersonations of anyone. And they're spot-on—he does a great Brian Williams, actually."


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ROBERT NOVAK
Conservative columnist,
Self-described "Prince of Darkness"

Menacing nickname aside, people who have worked with Novak claim the Valerie Plame outer is actually a good guy. "He sometimes looks like he's going to cut your jugular when he's on TV, but he could not be kinder or more gentler," raves a CNN staffer who has coordinated a handful of his appearances. "He's even really nice to the interns. An all-around really nice man."


SEAN HANNITY
Cohost, Fox's Hannity & Colmes

"Here's the weird thing about Sean: He's not a dick in real life," jokes a colleague from rival MSNBC. "You wouldn't think it based on how he can come across on TV, but most people actually like him." Well, most people except Barack Obama.

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