Dan Abrams

Dan Abrams is the CEO and Founder of Abrams Media​, Chief Legal Affairs Anchor for ABC News, and the host of top-rated ​cable series “Live PD “ on A&E Network. ​He was previously the co-anchor of ABC's Nightline, host of “The Abrams Report” and the acclaimed “Verdict with Dan Abrams” on MSNBC, as well as ​the ​​long time ​​Chief Legal Correspondent for NBC News. ​Dan ​also ​​served as General Manager of MSNBC, where he presided over a period of unprecedented growth, with ratings and profits each increasing well over 50% during his tenure. During that time Dan was also a member of the NBC Universal President’s Council. 

The Abrams Media properties now welcome over 15 million unique visitors per month and ​includ​e​ the nationally recognized ​Mediaite​.com​​, ​which covers the intersection of media and politics; Law​​&Crime​.com ​and the now ​​widely watched ​Law​​&Crime​ n​etwork, ​which ​​live streams trials with anchors and in-studio analysis​​,​ ​and ​​TheMarySue​​.com​, covering ​"​geek culture​"​ from a female perspective​​​ (among others)​​.​ ​ ​

A graduate of Columbia University Law School, Dan is also a recognized writer. He has published numerous articles in the New York Times​ and ​Wall Street Journal, in addition to ​​The Yale Law and Policy Review, ​​ABCNews.com, and​ Mediaite.com, among many others. ​ ​

H​​is first book, ​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,​ ​was ​a Washington Post bestseller​, and his latest book Lincoln's Last Trial: The Murder Case That Propelled Him to The Presidency​ comes out in June, 2018.​

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