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Dan Abrams
American entrepreneur, television host, and lawyer (born 1966) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Daniel Abrams (born May 20, 1966)[1] is an American media entrepreneur,[2] television host,[3] and author.[4][5][6] He recently sold Law&Crime in October 2023 to video content startup Jellysmack in a deal reportedly worth $125 million.[7] [8] He is also the owner of the influential media and politics site, Mediaite,[9] and other digital media properties such as fine spirits media and events company Bottle Raiders.[10][11][12] Abrams is the proprietor of Ev&Em Vineyards, named after his children Everett and Emilia, in New York's North Fork.[13][14][15]
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Born | Daniel Abrams (1966-05-20) May 20, 1966 (age 58) New York City, U.S. |
Education | Duke University (BA) Columbia University (JD) |
Occupation(s) | Television presenter, businessman |
Title | CEO, Abrams Media |
Partner | Florinka Pesenti |
Children | 2 |
Parent | Floyd Abrams (father) |
Relatives | Ronnie Abrams (sister) |
On television, Abrams is the host of the prime-time show Dan Abrams Live on NewsNation, On Patrol: Live on Reelz[16] and creator and host of Court Cam, a Law&Crime production on A&E.[17] He is also the Chief Legal Analyst for ABC News[18] and host of a daily radio show, The Dan Abrams Show: Where Politics Meets The Law[19] on SiriusXM's[20] P.O.T.U.S. channel.
He has written numerous books: Man Down: Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt That Women Are Better Cops, Drivers, Gamblers, Spies, World Leaders, Beer Tasters, Hedge Fund Managers and Just About Everything Else, which was a Washington Post Bestseller[21]; Lincoln's Last Trial: The Murder Case That Propelled Him to the Presidency[22]; Theodore Roosevelt for the Defense: The Courtroom Battle to Save His Legacy; John Adams Under Fire: The Founding Father's Fight for Justice in the Boston Massacre Murder Trial, all of which spent multiple weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list.[23][24] Most recently, he released Kennedy's Avenger: Assassination, Conspiracy, and the Forgotten Trial of Jack Ruby[25] and Alabama v. King: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Criminal Trial That Launched the Civil Rights Movement.[26]
Abrams was the host of Live PD on the A&E cable network and was formerly an anchor of Nightline. He also worked as the chief legal correspondent and analyst for NBC News and general manager of MSNBC, and doubled as an anchor for the same network.[27] He began his professional career in 1994 as a reporter for Court TV, covering, among others, the O. J. Simpson murder trial.