Ari Melber – Bio, Net Worth, Wife, Girlfriend, Parents, Salary, Height

Ari Melber is an American attorney and Emmy award-winning journalist. He is well-recognized for being the chief legal correspondent for “MSNBC” and host of “The Beat with Ari Melber“. The show launched in 2017 and has achieved the highest ratings in history for that time slot on MSNBC. Moreover, he was one of the four hosts of a political talk show named “The Cycle”. He came to fame after he received Emmy Award in 2016 for his report on the Supreme Court. 

What is Ari Melber Famous For?

• Ari Melber is an attorney and journalist from Seattle.
•  Melber is famous for being the chief legal correspondent for “MSNBC” and host of “The Beat with Ari Melber.”

Who are Ari Melber’s Parents?

Ari Melber was born on 31st March 1980, in Seattle, Washington, United States. His birth name is Ari Naftali Melber. He is an American as per his nationality. He belongs to the American-South German ethnicity. He is the son of Barbara Melber (mother) and Daniel Melber (father). His mum is a sociologist by profession who obtained her degree from the University of Chicago. Previously, she served as a teacher at the University of Washington and Boston University. His dad is a neurologist by profession. He also has a sibling, a brother namely Jonathan Melber. His grandfather were Holocaust survivors who fled to Jerusalem from Germany after the Nazi regime started persecuting and even killing thousands of Jews. Arie is his zodiac sign as per her birthdate and he follows the Christianity religion. His present age is 42 as of March 31, 2022. 

For his education, Ari attended Garfield High School, in Seattle, Washington, and the University of Michigan where he graduated with a BA degree in political science. Also, he later went on to earn a J.D. degree from Cornell Law School. 

How was the Career of Ari Melber?

• Ari, after moving to Washington, D.C., worked for Senator Maria Cantwell after his college. Then, he joined Senator John Kerry’s presidential campaign, working the Iowa caucus and as California deputy political director. At one point in his time, he was an editor of the Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy.
• Ari then interned at New York County Defender Services, a public defender’s office. He worked for First Amendment lawyer Floyd Abrams at Cahill Gordon & Reindel from 2009 to 2013. He also began writing for news outlets like The Nation, The Atlantic, Reuters, and Politico at that time.
• MSNBC then asked him to serve as a guest host. He was named their chief legal correspondent in April 2015. 
• He is a legal analyst for NBC News as well as MSNBC’s chief legal correspondent. During that time, he covered the United States Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Supreme Court. 
• Ari reported the firing of FBI Director James Comey could trigger an investigation into obstruction of justice on May 9, 2017 – the day Comey was fired – quoting a former FBI official who told him the firing raised potential obstruction. A probe was announced on May 18, 2017, which included an obstruction investigation. 
• In addition, he reported President Trump’s actions toward Ukraine provided a potential case of impeachment for “bribery” in October. The next month, top Democrats began making the bribery case for the first time, showing “Democrats agreed with the MSNBC host,” as per ‘Mediaite’. 
• On August 29, 2017, he 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. 
• He also interviewed former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski in February 2019 about whether Trump asked him to interfere in the Mueller probe. Later, he reported that Lewandowski’s response was false. 
• Likewise, he broke a story on the evening of the 2018 midterm election that Democrats on the Ways and Means Committee “intend to request President Trump’s tax returns.” In April 2019, the United States House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal carried out that plan. 
• 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.
• The 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.”
• 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”.
• In June 2020, conservative commentator Tiana Lowe wrote “Ari Melber on MSNBC” runs a “good straight news hour,” contrasting The Beat to other news programs.
• In 2021, he conducted several newsworthy interviews with former Trump aide Peter Navarro, and one of the interviews was cited as evidence by Congress to hold Navarro in contempt, which led to his DOJ indictment.
• He wrote a foreword to the Harper Collins edition of “The January 6 Report”, which became a #1 New York Times bestseller. 
• Likewise, he also served as the host of The Point, a Sunday evening MSNBC program; a cohost of MSNBC’s show The Cycle; and a substitute host for other MSNBC shows, such as The Rachel Maddow Show and The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell.
• Moreover, he was also a correspondent for The Nation, where his writing focused on law, politics, organizing, civil rights, and technology; he’s been published in The Atlantic, Reuters, and Politico, and several books; he wrote a report about Organizing for America. 
• In 2019, Apple Music launched a music show “Nevuary Radio” hosted by Melber. 
• In 2022, he did a special report on the song “God Did” by Jay-Z and DJ Khaled, with “acutely detailed dissection” of his verse, and Jay Z then released audio of Melber’s report as a new Jay-Z track, “Hov Did,” on streaming music platforms. 

The Beat with Ari Melber

• The show premiered on July 24, 2017, becoming the “longest-running” show at “MSNBC’s 6 p.m. hour in network history” in 2021, beating “CNN in total viewers” and performing better against Fox News “than any other show before it.” In January 2021, The Beat was No. 1 at 6 pm in ratings, averaging 2.6 million viewers a night and topping CNN and FOX News. 
• In 2022, The Beat doubled CNN’s ratings. According to Forbes, The Beat’s ratings are “MSNBC’s best rating ever for the time slot”. In December 2022, The Beat had higher ratings than every show on MSNBC and CNN, making AdWeek’s list of “most watched cable news” shows, while trailing Fox News. The show has been on the air for over 5 years. The Beat was nominated for a 2020 Emmy Award for Outstanding Live Interview. His show has become one of the most viewed shows online and the most of any MSNBC show, according to the Daily Beast. 
• The Beat drew 21 million monthly YouTube viewers in 2022, and is the “most streamed MSNBC show on YouTube.” Beat reports are also some of the most-watched MSNBC segments online. 

Awards and Achievements

• Won an Emmy Award for his Supreme Court coverage
• Nominated for an Emmy Award for “Outstanding Live Interview”

Who is Ari Melber married to?

Ari Melber is single as of 2023. He is not dating anyone at a moment. He is enjoying his single life happily and he is focused on his career right now. He is private when it comes to his personal life. He is residing in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. 

Ari Melber was previously a married man. He tied the knot with his now ex-wife, Drew Grant in 2014. Drew Grant is a pop culture reporter at The New York Observer. In 2017, the duo divorced. He has also been linked with Baywatch actress Alexandra Daddario. Ari and Alexandra met through their mutual friends. The duo was first spotted together, enjoying their lunch date at the Cuban restaurant Cafe Habana Malibu in August 2018. The two made headlines when they were caught on camera sharing a passionate kiss in their car shortly after their lunch date. Later, their relationship gradually vanished from the spotlight. Neither Melber nor his then-Gf Alexandra disclosed when the two exactly split. But it seems they have parted ways. 

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What is Ari Melber’s Net Worth?

Ari Melber is a journalist and attorney whose net worht is estimated to have $4 million as of January 2023. He has made this fortune through his career as a writer, lawyer, and host which is his main source of welath. He is making his annual salary between $65K-$1 million from his professional career. He lives a lavish lifestyle right now and he is enjoying his present life a lot. 

How tall is Ari Melber?

Ari Melber is a handsome man with a standing height of 5 feet 11 inches and his body weight consist of 72 Kg. His hair color is black and he has a pair of dark brown eyes. He has a fair skin tone with a bold personality. His body type is average and he maintains his body a lot.