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Dan Abrams
Abrams
Born
Daniel Abrams

(1966-05-20) May 20, 1966 (age 58)
New York City, U.S.
EducationDuke University (BA)
Columbia University (JD)
Occupation(s)Television presenter, businessman
TitleCEO, Abrams Media
PartnerFlorinka Pesenti
Children2
ParentFloyd Abrams (father)
RelativesRonnie Abrams (sister)

Daniel Abrams is an American media entrepreneur,[1] television host,[2] and author.[3][4] He is currently the host of On Patrol: Live on Reelz,[5] and The Dan Abrams Show: Where Politics Meets The Law[6] on SiriusXM's[7] P.O.T.U.S. channel. He is also the Chief Legal Analyst of ABC News.[8] In 2021, he became the host of the primetime show Dan Abrams Live on NewsNation, which had its last episode in February 2025.[9]

Abrams was the host of Live PD on the A&E cable network and created and hosts Court Cam, a Law&Crime production on A&E.[10] He was formerly an anchor of Nightline. Abrams also worked as the chief legal correspondent and analyst for NBC News and general manager of MSNBC and was a substitute anchor for the same network.[11][12]

Early life

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Abrams received a J.D. from Columbia Law School.[13] [14]

Career

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Television and Broadcasting

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Abrams started his career working at Court TV, where he covered the O. J. Simpson case,[14][15] , the International Criminal Court from the Netherlands, and the assisted-suicide trials of Dr. Jack Kevorkian from Michigan.[14]

In 1997, Abrams left Court TV to serve as a general assignment correspondent for NBC News where he was later named Chief Legal Correspondent.[16] Abrams then began hosting The Abrams Report in 2001.[17] After 5 years, he accepted a managerial position at MSNBC,[17] which he ultimately left in order to concentrate on his program Live with Dan Abrams. This show would eventually be revamped and renamed Verdict with Dan Abrams,[18] which aired until August 21, 2008.[19]

In March 2011, Abrams left NBC to become the Chief Legal Analyst for ABC News and a substitute anchor on Good Morning America.[20] In 2013, Abrams became the network's Chief Legal Affairs Anchor, as well as an anchor of Nightline.[21] He stepped down from his full time role as Nightline anchor in December 2014 to focus on his expanding media businesses, and returned to his freelance role as the network's Chief Legal Analyst.[22]

In 2016, Abrams became the host of Live PD. Aired on A&E, the show offered live coverage of on-duty police. Live PD was canceled on June 10, 2020, in the wake of protests against police brutality following the murder of George Floyd.[23]

In 2018, A&E named Abrams co-host of Grace vs. Abrams, in which Abrams and legal commentator Nancy Grace debated high-profile crime cases.[24] The following year, Abrams signed on to produce and host Court Cam, a new show that took viewers inside America's courtrooms.[25]

In 2021 Abrams joined NewsNation to host a nightly prime-time show called Dan Abrams Live.[26] On December 19, 2024, Abrams announced that he would end his show effective in February 2025, though he would remain with the network.[27] He told viewers that “it’s impossible to keep devoting the time needed for this show while also running and growing my other businesses.”[28]

In 2022 Abrams became host and executive producer for On Patrol: Live, a new show on Reelz following the same format as A&E's cancelled Live PD.[29]

Business initiatives

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In September 2009, Abrams started Mediaite, a news site he described as "appreciating the celebrity of the media." [30] The site combines analyses of politics through a media lens.[31]

That same year, Abrams launched Gossip Cop, a website devoted to celebrity gossip.[32] In 2019 Gossip Cop was acquired by Gateway Blend.[33]

In 2010, Abrams launched SportsGrid, a website offering a mix of sports news, video clips and other media tracking both sports and the media world surrounding it. SportsGrid was acquired by Anthem Media Group in a stock and cash deal in 2013.[34]

In 2011, Abrams Media started The Mary Sue,[35] a partner site to Geekosystem with the goal of "highlighting women in the geek world, and providing a prominent place for the voices of geek women."[36] Abrams folded Geekosystem into The Mary Sue in 2014.[37] On November 17, 2021, The Mary Sue was acquired by GAMURS Group.[38]

Abrams started LawNewz, a legal news website which also live streams trials as part of its online network, in 2016.[39] The new live trial network, promoted as the new Court TV, launched on February 24, 2017, with A&E Networks taking a stake in the site.[40][41] In 2017, LawNewz was rebranded to Law&Crime.[42][43][44] In October 2023, Abrams sold Law&Crime to video content startup Jellysmack[45] for a reported $125 million.[46]

In 2024, Abrams launched Bottle Raiders, a media business and app with aggregate ratings for fine liquors and personalized tasting events.[46][47]

Writing

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In March 2010, Abrams published the Washington Post bestseller 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.[48] He then co-wrote a series of books about forgotten trials. In 2018, he released his second book, Lincoln’s Last Trial: The Murder Case That Propelled Him to The Presidency.[49][50]

Abrams’ third book, Theodore Roosevelt for the Defense: The Courtroom Battle to Save His Legacy, was published on May 21, 2019,[51][52] followed by John Adams Under Fire: The Founding Father's Fight for Justice in the Boston Massacre Murder Trial, in 2020,[53][54] and Kennedy's Avenger: Assassination, Conspiracy, and the Forgotten Trial of Jack Ruby in 2021.[55][56]

Abrams’ sixth book, Alabama v. King: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Criminal Trial That Launched the Civil Rights Movement, was published in 2022.[57]

Personal life

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In June 2012, Abrams had his first child with girlfriend Florinka Pesenti,[58] who was part of the winning team on The Amazing Race 3.[59] They had a daughter in 2021.[60]

Abrams was a co-owner with David Zinczenko of the restaurant The Lion in Manhattan's Greenwich Village neighborhood.[61]

In 2021, Abrams purchased Laurel Lake Vineyards on Long Island's North Fork,[62] which he relaunched in the summer of 2021 under a name inspired by his two children, Ev&Em Vineyards. [63]

References

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  1. ^ Steinberg, Brian (May 6, 2024). "Dan Abrams Bottle Raiders Acquires Event Business in Bid to Scale Fine-Liquor Media". Variety.
  2. ^ Petski, Denise (October 24, 2019). "Dan Abrams To Host & Executive Produce New Courtroom Series For A&E Network". Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  3. ^ Angelo, Megan (April 9, 2011). ""Man Down" Author Dan Abrams On the 7 Women Who Are Poised to Take Over the World". Business Insider.
  4. ^ Obeidallah, Dean (April 9, 2011). "Dan Abrams: How John Adams' Toughest Case Changed Legal History". Business Insider.
  5. ^ Flint, Joe (June 8, 2022). "WSJ News Exclusive | 'Live PD' is Coming Back on TV This Summer as 'On Patrol: Live'". The Wall Street Journal.
  6. ^ "Dan Abrams Launching SiriusXM Show". October 25, 2018.
  7. ^ "Law&Crime Founder Dan Abrams to Host New Show 'Where Politics Meets the Law' on SiriusXM". LawAndCrime.com. October 25, 2018.
  8. ^ Battaglio, Stephen (July 19, 2021). "Veteran legal analyst Dan Abrams will join NewsNation with a prime-time show". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 19, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  9. ^ Steinberg, Brian (December 20, 2024). "Dan Abrams to Exit NewsNation Primetime Show". Variety. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  10. ^ O'Connell, Michael (October 24, 2019). "Dan Abrams Gets Another A&E Series, 'Court Cam'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  11. ^ Guthrie, Marisa (June 19, 2013). "ABC News Reqorks 'Nightline': Dan Abrams ANchor, Terry Morgan Reassigned". Hollywood Reporter.
  12. ^ Katz, A.J. (September 19, 2023). "NewsNation Re-Signs Dan Abrams to New Multi-Year Contract". Adweek.
  13. ^ Rogers, Lexi. (November 2, 2022). "Elon University School". Elon News Network.
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  15. ^ Dargan, Michele (February 23, 2011). "Dan Abrams of Court TV to Bring His Reflections to Temple Israel". Palm Beach Daily News.
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  29. ^ "Reelz sets premiere date for new version of 'Live PD'". Entertainment Weekly.
  30. ^ Gauthier, Andrew (July 6, 2009). "Dan Abrams's Mediaite.com Focuses on Celebrity Journalism". Adweek.
  31. ^ "Mediaite About Us". Mediaite. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  32. ^ Carr, David (July 29, 2009). "Gossip Cop Patrols Celebrity 'News'". The New York Times. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  33. ^ "At Gateway Blend, Kasey Grelle digs in to acquisitions". February 13, 2020.
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  38. ^ Mediaite Staff (November 17, 2021). "Announcement: Mediaite Sister Site The Mary Sue Acquired by GAMURS Group". Mediaite. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
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  57. ^ Gannon, Frank (May 22, 2022). "'Alabama v. King\ Review: How a Court Case Became a Crusade". WSJ.
  58. ^ Green, Michelle (July 15, 2015). "The Doting Dad Side of Dan Abrams". The New York Times.
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  62. ^ "Laurel Lake winery to be sold to Dan Abrams of ABC News". February 9, 2021.
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