Vinnie Politan

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. 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. Additionally, Politan hosted the morning radio show Me and Vinnie on Sirius XM radio's Stars Too station.

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

Politan remained at HLN until 2014 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.

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

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.

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.

Vincent Joseph "Vinnie" Politan (born February 4, 1965) is a former attorney and journalist who is now the lead anchor of Court TV's primetime Closing Arguments with Vinnie Politan.