Ari Melber Speaking Fee: $10,000 to $20,000
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NYC - New York City
Primary Topic Category:
Journalists / News Media / Global Outlook / Current Events
Secondary Topic Category:
Legal Issues
Ari Melber Speaker Profile: At A Glance
Ari Melber is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, news anchor, writer and attorney. He anchors The Beat with Ari Melber on MSNBC, which draws the largest audience for any 6pm show in MSNBC’s history, and serves as the network’s Chief Legal Correspondent, reporting across all platforms, including MSNBC, NBC News, The Today Show and NBC Nightly News. Melber received a 2016 Emmy Award for his reporting on the Supreme Court.
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