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Ari Melber            

Emmy Award-Winning Journalist, MSNBC Chief Legal Correspondent & Host of "The Beat with Ari Melber"

Ari Melber, an Emmy Award-winning journalist, writer and attorney, is the host of the MSNBC nightly broadcast “The Beat with Ari Melber.” He also serves as the network's Chief Legal Correspondent and an NBC News Legal Analyst, reporting on law and justice stories across all NBC platforms. Additionally, Melber leads two extended interview series for MSNBC: “Mavericks with Ari Melber,” featuring artists and cultural icons, and “The Summit Series,” featuring people at the summit of their fields.

"The Beat with Ari Melber” covers news, law, politics and culture, and was nominated for a 2020 Emmy in the “Outstanding Live Interview” category. Melber also received a 2016 Emmy Award for his reporting on the Supreme Court.

Melber’s writing has been published by The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Atlantic, and he is a former regular contributor to Politico, Reuters and The Nation.

Before joining MSNBC, Melber practiced First Amendment law and served as a legislative aide in the U.S. Senate. He received a J.D. from Cornell Law School and is a member of the New York Bar.

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