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Ari Melber is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and host of MSNBC's The Beat with Ari Melber. He is also a contributor to NBC News and MSNBC.
Melber was born in Seattle, Washington, and grew up in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 2002 with a degree in political science and a minor in philosophy.
Melber began his career as a law clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco. He then worked as a staff attorney for the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, where he worked on the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito.
Melber joined MSNBC in 2014 as a legal correspondent and host of the show The Cycle. He was named Chief Legal Correspondent in 2016 and began hosting The Beat with Ari Melber in 2017.
Melber has won several awards for his work, including an Emmy Award for his coverage of the 2016 presidential election. He has also been named one of the "50 Most Influential People in News Media" by The Hollywood Reporter.
Melber is married to Drew Grant, a writer and editor. They have one daughter.
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Ari Naftali Melber |
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Journalist |
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44 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Aries |
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31 March, 1980 |
Birthday |
31 March |
Birthplace |
Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
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United States |
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He is a member of famous Journalist with the age 44 years old group.
Ari Melber Height, Weight & Measurements
At 44 years old, Ari Melber height is 5′ 11″ .
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5′ 11″ |
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Who Is Ari Melber's Wife?
His wife is Drew Grant (m. 2013-2017)
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Drew Grant (m. 2013-2017) |
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Ari Melber Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Ari Melber worth at the age of 44 years old? Ari Melber’s income source is mostly from being a successful Journalist. He is from United States. We have estimated
Ari Melber's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Melber interviewed former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski in Feb. 2019 about whether Trump asked him to interfere in the Mueller probe, and Melber later reported that Lewandowski's response was false. In a congressional impeachment hearing in Sept. 2019, Lewandowski was questioned about his false answer.
Melber has drawn attention for his interviewing and questioning skills. In November 2019, Columbia Journalism Review stated Melber is "a remarkably effective interviewer," adding "his veins appear to contain ice water; he betrays no emotion at all" during intense exchanges. New York Times columnist Peter Wehner, a former White House official in GOP administrations, said in February 2019, "Melber is an outstanding interviewer, among the best on television." Mediaite writes Melber's interviewing style uses "the facts of the story and logical reasoning, rather than partisan cheap shots," and his presentation of evidence to interview subjects, sometimes at "great length," makes for "fascinating" exchanges. Director Lee Daniels got emotional in a 2019 interview about his life and career with Melber, saying it was the only time he would ever "cry on television."
On the night of the 2018 midterm elections, Melber broke a story live on MSNBC that Democrats on the Ways and Means Committee "intend to request President Trump's tax returns." In April 2019, United States House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal carried out that plan, formally requesting Trump's tax returns from the IRS.
Melber was one of the first journalists to report that the firing of FBI Director James Comey could trigger an investigation into obstruction of justice. He reported on May 9, 2017, the day Comey was fired, that a former FBI official told him the firing raised the question of potential obstruction by President Trump. A probe was announced on May 18, 2017, which included an obstruction investigation of the Comey firing, and other events.
A few months into the Mueller probe, on August 29, 2017, Melber broke the story that a state investigator was exploring jurisdiction to charge potential defendants in the Mueller probe with state crimes, meaning a conviction would not be eligible for a presidential pardon. Politico followed up on the report the next day, and New York State prosecutors ultimately did file separate charges against Paul Manafort in March 2019, at the conclusion of his trials in the Mueller probe.
Melber worked for First Amendment lawyer Floyd Abrams at Cahill Gordon & Reindel from 2009 to 2013. He also began writing political columns for various news outlets like The Nation, The Atlantic, Reuters, and Politico. MSNBC took note and asked him to serve as a guest host. In April 2015, Melber was named their chief legal correspondent.
Ari Naftali Melber (born March 31, 1980) is an American attorney and journalist for NBC News and host of MSNBC's The Beat with Ari Melber. The show premiered on July 24, 2017 and now averages 1.8 million average viewers, far more than CNN at 6pm and "MSNBC's best rating ever for the time slot," according to Forbes. Melber's show has become one of the most viewed news shows online, drawing "around 13 million viewers per month on YouTube—the highest of any MSNBC show," according to a 2019 Daily Beast profile, and a record-breaking 218 million views on YouTube in 2019. Columbia Journalism Review states Melber is "a remarkably effective interviewer," while a New York Times columnist said he is "an outstanding interviewer, among the best on television."