Broadcast Journalist & Economic Analyst; Host of "Velshi" on MSNBC; Chief Correspondent at MSNBC; Author of "Gimme My Money Back"
Ali Velshi Biography
Ali Velshi is a Canadian broadcast journalist and anchor with a career in American television news. Velshi serves as host of "Velshi" and chief correspondent for MSNBC, and is a weekly economics contributor to NPR's "Here and Now." Velshi covers economic and business issues, providing analysis of financial and geopolitical stories for a broad audience.
Velshi's journalism career includes roles as a general assignment reporter for CFTO, anchor and business reporter for CablePulse 24 and CityTV, and anchor for Report on Business Television, now BNN Bloomberg. Velshi later served as CNN's chief business correspondent, anchor of CNN International's "World Business Today," and host of CNN's business roundtable "Your Money," as well as co-host of CNN's morning show, "American Morning." Before joining NBC News and MSNBC, Velshi hosted "Ali Velshi On Target," a nightly primetime show on Al Jazeera America.
Velshi has reported on a range of breaking news events and global affairs, including U.S. presidential elections, the ISIL and Syrian refugee crisis, the Iran nuclear deal from Tehran, tensions between Russia and NATO from Eastern Europe and the High Arctic, the debt crisis in Greece, the funeral of Nelson Mandela, and the global financial crisis. Velshi's reporting includes immersive on-the-ground coverage and interactive discussions with small groups, featured in the ongoing series, "Velshi Across America." His economic analysis has also appeared on "Oprah," "The View," and "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart."
Velshi's work has been recognized with a National Headliner Award for Business & Consumer Reporting for "How the Wheels Came Off," a special on the near collapse of the American auto industry. His reporting on disabled workers and Chicago's red-light camera scandal earned two News and Documentary Emmy Award nominations, in addition to a nomination for terrorism coverage. Velshi is the author of "Gimme My Money Back" and co-author, with Christine Romans, of "How to Speak Money." He graduated from Queen's University in Canada with a degree in religion and received an honorary Doctorate of Laws from his alma mater.
In addition to his on-air work, Velshi leads the multi-platform "Velshi Banned Book Club" series on MSNBC, addressing censorship efforts in the United States through videos, podcasts, and a curated list of challenged books. Each episode features an author of a banned book, including Margaret Atwood, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Laurie Halse Anderson, and George M. Johnson, discussing the impact of censorship and the literature itself. Velshi serves on the Board of Trustees of the Chicago History Museum and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
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