Vinnie Politan

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Vincent Joseph "Vinnie" Politan (born February 4, 1965) is a former New Jersey county prosecutor and practicing private attorney who is currently a broadcast journalist serving as the Lead Anchor of Court TV. He hosts and created the primetimeshow Closing Arguments with Vinnie Politan, which is the highest rated primetime program on the Network. Each night from 8-11pm Vinnie takes a look at the biggest true crime mysteries, trials and police videos of the day.

Previously he co-created and hosted After Dark, a hit show on HLN which featured an in studio jury. It was the network's highest premiering show in its history. Before that he anchored "Prime News with Vinnie Politan" on HLN and HLN Special Report. He co-anchors In Session on the cable network truTV.^[1] He previously co-anchored Bloom & Politan: Open Court alongside Lisa Bloom, and Both Sides with Kimberly Guilfoyle. Cases covered by Politan include Jodi Arias, Trayvon Martin, Casey Anthony, Dr. Conrad Murray, the murder trial of Michael Skakel, Michael Jackson, the Sean "Puffy" Combs case, the Zacarias Moussaoui trial, the Scott Peterson murder trial, and the Kobe Bryant rape case since joining Court TV in January 2001.^[2] Additionally, Politan hosted the morning radio show Me and Vinnie on Sirius XM radio's Stars Too station.

Politan remained at HLN until 2014^[3] when he declined a contract offer from the HLN Network. In August 2014, he joined the morning broadcast of Atlanta's local NBC Affiliate WXIA, "11 Alive", as lead anchor for the morning weekday news.^[4]

Biography[]

Born in New Jersey, Politan graduated from West Orange High School^[5] in West Orange, New Jersey, and was captain of the school's basketball team both his junior and senior year - leading the squad to back to back conference championships and a state sectional championship.^[6] He attended Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, receiving an AB in Communication before attending Seton Hall University School of Law in Newark, New Jersey.

Career[]

Politan, the brother of a corporate attorney and son of federal judge Nicholas H. Politan, was a prosecutor in Bergen County, New Jersey, before going into journalism.^[7]

Following his time as prosecutor, Politan worked in the private legal sector, including at the Carella-Byrne law firm in New Jersey. Politan's final employment as an attorney was as in-house counsel for the supermarket chain Grand Union.^{[citation needed]}

Journalism[]

Politan worked at Channel 10 News in New Jersey as a reporter and anchor, covering general news, legal stories, and moderating political debates. He also produced and hosted a weekly legal program, Bergen County Justice with Vinnie Politan.

Politan worked as an AP reporter and then an anchor for Central Florida News 13 in Orlando. During 2000, Politan covered both Democratic and Republican National Conventions as a correspondent for Time Warner.

After his departure from HLN in July 2014, Politan became an Anchor of Atlanta's NBC Affiliate "11 Alive".^[8]

He hosted the Late Feed on WXIA, a late night show featuring local newsmakers, headlines and intense legal coverage where he won an Emmmy. In 2018, Politan agreed to become the lead anchor on Court TV, which relaunched in January 2020.

Other work[]

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In 1989, he co-founded the Metropolitan Recording Corporation, serving as A&R Director, a job which gave him the responsibility of finding and producing new artists. He co-founded the Ultimate Sports Association basketball leagues, which are now a part of Hoop Heaven.

He appeared on Broadway for a revival of Twelve Angry Men and appeared as a detective on Law & Order.

References[]

External links[]

• Vinnie Politan at IMDb