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Jan 26, 2023: MediaIte: Cable News Ratings Wednesday January 25: Lawrence O’Donnell Leads MSNBC in Total Viewers, Ties Joy Reid to Top the Demo
In the demo, Reid and Lawrence tied with 156,000 viewers. Ari Melber came in second on MSNBC with 142,000 demo viewers. Oct 9, 2019: Jewish Rhode Island: Campaign event features Ari Melber
Breaking news is fast-paced and ever-changing. Now more than ever, the news out of our nation’s capital changes by the minute. And news from Washington is getting even more attention these days as conflicts between congressional Democrats and the Trump administration create headlines almost hourly. So the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island’s campaign event on Nov. 3, featuring Ari Melber, chief legal correspondent for NBC and MSNBC, should be an especially interesting evening. The Emmy-award-winning journalist, writer and attorney covers what’s happening in Washington, including at the Justice Department, the Supreme Court and the FBI, as well as national legal issues. TV: Over Mind: 10 Things You Didn’t Know about Ari Melber
Becoming a lawyer is something that most people would consider a tremendous accomplishment, however, Ari Melber didn’t just stop there. |
March 31, 1980: Ari Naftali Melber was born in Seattle, Washington.
May 9, 2017: Melber reported that the firing of FBI Director James Comey could trigger an investigation into obstruction of justice. Comey was fired the next day.
July 24, 2017: "The Beat with Ari Melber" debuts on MSNBC. 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. Nov 3, 2019: Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island’s campaign event featured Ari Melber being interviewed by Providence Journal Executive Editor Alan Rosenberg |
Jan 16, 2018: Forbes: Mixing Rap And Politics, MSNBC's Ari Melber Produces A Hit
On October 11, MSNBC host Ari Melber welcomed a guest on his show, The Beat, who was quite a bit different from the Washington insiders or law professors that cable news shows typically call upon. That guest was Joseph Antonio Cartagena—more commonly known as Fat Joe—and he discussed Eminem’s recent performance criticizing Donald Trump. Since then, Fat Joe has returned to The Beat to talk politics.
On October 11, MSNBC host Ari Melber welcomed a guest on his show, The Beat, who was quite a bit different from the Washington insiders or law professors that cable news shows typically call upon. That guest was Joseph Antonio Cartagena—more commonly known as Fat Joe—and he discussed Eminem’s recent performance criticizing Donald Trump. Since then, Fat Joe has returned to The Beat to talk politics.
Oct 4, 2017: MPR News: Ari Melber on "Politics Governing and the Law"
Lawyer and MSNBC chief legal correspondent Ari Melber spoke at a live Westminster Town Hall Forum on politics and justice in a talk titled "Politics, Governing and the Law."
Lawyer and MSNBC chief legal correspondent Ari Melber spoke at a live Westminster Town Hall Forum on politics and justice in a talk titled "Politics, Governing and the Law."
July 30, 2015: MediaIte: MSNBC Cancels The Cycle, Now with Alex Wagner, and The Ed Show (UPDATED)
TheWrap’s Jordan Charlton reports that the 3 p.m. show is officially cancelled; current co-hosts Krystal Ball and Abby Huntsman will both leave the network. The fate of Touré is unknown, while Ari Melber will stay on as the network’s foremost legal correspondent.
TheWrap’s Jordan Charlton reports that the 3 p.m. show is officially cancelled; current co-hosts Krystal Ball and Abby Huntsman will both leave the network. The fate of Touré is unknown, while Ari Melber will stay on as the network’s foremost legal correspondent.
Mar 25, 2015: MediaIte: MSNBC Apologizes for Comment: Nothing Says ‘Let’s Go Kill Some Muslims’ Like Country Music
After a guest made a disparaging comment about country music, MSNBC host Ari Melber apologized on-air Wednesday afternoon and informed his audience that the network does not condone such remarks.
After a guest made a disparaging comment about country music, MSNBC host Ari Melber apologized on-air Wednesday afternoon and informed his audience that the network does not condone such remarks.
Feb 13, 2014: 911 Blogger: Ari Melber Co-Host of MSNBC's "The Cycle" Questioned About WTC Building 7 on C-SPAN
Ari Melber - MSNBC "The Cycle" - Co-Host
Ari Melber - MSNBC "The Cycle" - Co-Host
Jan 16, 2014: Real Clear Politics: Ari Melber: Chris Christie Still Thinks He's A "Bipartisan Bridge-Builder"
Ari Melber explains why he thinks Gov. Chris Christie still doesn’t quite understand the depth of his deceit in New Jersey.
Ari Melber explains why he thinks Gov. Chris Christie still doesn’t quite understand the depth of his deceit in New Jersey.
Jan 8, 2014: Huffington Post: MSNBC's Ari Melber, Joy Reid To Rotate As Hosts For Noon Hour: TVNewser
MSNBC is shaking up its already-shaken schedule once more. Ari Melber, who became a co-host of "The Cycle" in April, will now rotate as a host for the network's noon hour, TV Newser reported Wednesday.
MSNBC is shaking up its already-shaken schedule once more. Ari Melber, who became a co-host of "The Cycle" in April, will now rotate as a host for the network's noon hour, TV Newser reported Wednesday.
Jan 6, 2014: Truth Revolt: MSNBC Host: More People Care About Waiting in Airport Line Than Unemployment
MSNBC host Ari Melber is confused. Why, he asked aloud Monday during MSNBC Live, do more people not care about the debate over unemployment benefits?
MSNBC host Ari Melber is confused. Why, he asked aloud Monday during MSNBC Live, do more people not care about the debate over unemployment benefits?
Nov 18, 2013: Politifact: Says Barack Obama’s approval rating "is right in the average" for second-term presidents at this point
Melber’s claim is partially accurate but take things out of context. We rate it Half True.
Melber’s claim is partially accurate but take things out of context. We rate it Half True.
Oct 28, 2013: Youtube: The Cycle Hosts Attack Ari Melber For Criticizing NSA's Foreign Spying Program
Melber insisted that the NSA keeping its activities a secret from the president represents a grave threat to the country. His co-hosts found this sentiment to be an exaggeration of the problem the NSA poses.
Melber insisted that the NSA keeping its activities a secret from the president represents a grave threat to the country. His co-hosts found this sentiment to be an exaggeration of the problem the NSA poses.
Oct 16, 2013: MediaIte: ‘You Can’t Negotiate with These People’: MSNBC’s Ari Melber Links GOP to Batman’s Villains
MSNBC host Ari Melber devoted the final few minutes of Wednesday’s The Cycle to delivering a message to Democrats: they have misread Republicans in Congress as being rational actors. He likened Republicans to the villains in Christopher Nolan’s Batman films. “You can’t negotiate with these people,” he warned.
MSNBC host Ari Melber devoted the final few minutes of Wednesday’s The Cycle to delivering a message to Democrats: they have misread Republicans in Congress as being rational actors. He likened Republicans to the villains in Christopher Nolan’s Batman films. “You can’t negotiate with these people,” he warned.
Sept 11, 2013: Twitchy: MSNBC host Ari Melber weeps for ‘gun safety advocates’ losing in Colo.; Tweeters school
The successful grass-roots recall efforts in Colorado yesterday cost gun control advocates politically, but as MSNBC host Ari Melber demonstrated, the vote did not cost them the ability to misidentify what they are all about.
The successful grass-roots recall efforts in Colorado yesterday cost gun control advocates politically, but as MSNBC host Ari Melber demonstrated, the vote did not cost them the ability to misidentify what they are all about.
Apr 7, 2013: Publius Forum: MSNBC’s ‘The Cycle’ Announces Ari Melber as New Co-Host
MSNBC has been playing musical chairs with its on-air hosts and one move left talk show The Cycle without a steady co-host. Now that Salon senior political writer Steve Kornacki has been pegged to helm a new weekend morning show, MSNBC has announced that The Nation correspondent Ari Melber will take up Kornacki’s The Cycle co-hosting duties.
MSNBC has been playing musical chairs with its on-air hosts and one move left talk show The Cycle without a steady co-host. Now that Salon senior political writer Steve Kornacki has been pegged to helm a new weekend morning show, MSNBC has announced that The Nation correspondent Ari Melber will take up Kornacki’s The Cycle co-hosting duties.
_Mar 19, 2013: Politico: Ari Melber on the MSNBC short list
MSNBC contributor Ari Melber is on the short list of potential program hosts at the cable network, POLITICO has learned.
MSNBC contributor Ari Melber is on the short list of potential program hosts at the cable network, POLITICO has learned.
Jan 7, 2013: The Rancid Honeytrap: A Real Shill: The Nation’s Ari Melber
According to his bio in The Nation, Melber is the magazine’s ”net movement correspondent, covering politics, law, public policy and new media.” What the bio doesn’t say is that Melber is also an associate at Cahill, Gordon & Reindell, a large Manhattan law firm catering to the corporate sector and Wall Street, where he is a protégé of CG&R partner Floyd Abrams.
According to his bio in The Nation, Melber is the magazine’s ”net movement correspondent, covering politics, law, public policy and new media.” What the bio doesn’t say is that Melber is also an associate at Cahill, Gordon & Reindell, a large Manhattan law firm catering to the corporate sector and Wall Street, where he is a protégé of CG&R partner Floyd Abrams.
Ari Melber (born 1980) is an American journalist. He is currently co-host of the afternoon MSNBC talk show The Cycle. He also appears as an analyst on other MSNBC and CNBC programs, writes a blog about politics and law for MSNBC, and serves as a correspondent for The Nation. His writing has focused on politics, organizing, civil rights, legal issues in national security, and technology issues, and has appeared in The Atlantic, Reuters and Politico. Melber wrote a report about Organizing for America and contributed to several books. He previously worked for Senators John Kerry and Maria Cantwell, and also practiced law and was an editor of the Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy.