The name “Drew Grant” turns up a lot of search traffic — but not for one single, tidy reason. This piece focuses on Drew Grant the American journalist and editor, whose career has spanned The New York Observer, Ranker, Collider, and dot.LA, and who is frequently searched for her past marriage to MSNBC’s Ari Melber. We’ll walk through her verified career history and flag clearly where public information is thin, disputed, or simply not documented.
Background: Who She Is and Why People Search for Her
Drew Grant is a journalist, editor, and pop-culture/true-crime writer who has spent close to two decades in digital and print media. Most searches for her name fall into two buckets: readers following her byline across outlets like Forbes, the AV Club, and dot.LA, and readers curious about her personal life because she was married to Ari Melber, host of MSNBC’s The Beat, from 2013 to 2017.
⚠️ Name confusion alert: “Drew Grant” is not a unique name. It has also been used, unrelatedly, as a legal name adopted by a different, unconnected individual involved in a 1998 criminal case in Arkansas. That person has no connection to the journalist profiled here. If you landed on this page looking for that story, you’re in the wrong place — this article is strictly about the journalist.
Latest Update
As of August 22, 2026, here is what’s currently known: there is no confirmed new development, controversy, or news event involving Drew Grant that has been verified as of this date. She continues to be associated with dot.LA in a senior editorial capacity based on her most recent published bio there, and with past work at Ranker and Collider. No verified Wikipedia article for her currently exists — search results returning “Drew Grant Wikipedia” are actually low-authority bio-aggregator sites, not Wikipedia itself, and several of them contradict one another on basic facts. If you’re seeing this page because of a trending claim (a scandal, health issue, or similar), that claim is not corroborated by any reliable source found in current search results, and should be treated as unverified.
Full Profile
Family and Early Life
Grant was born in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Delaware. She has a younger sister, Hannah Claire Grant, reported to work as a tattoo artist. Her parents’ names and occupations are not reliably documented in public sources.
Career Path
Grant earned a degree in English Language and Literature from Oberlin College in 2006. She began her media career the following year as a pop culture editorial assistant at 236.com (a Huffington Post sister site), then moved to Jossip Initiatives as an editor. In 2009 she joined Crushable as a staff writer. From September 2011 she spent roughly six years at The New York Observer, where she launched the TV-coverage vertical tvDownload and rose to Senior Editor of Entertainment and Culture. She later worked at RealClear Media Group (Nov 2017–April 2018) before relocating to Los Angeles, then joined Ranker in May 2018 as a writer focused on pop culture and true crime. She has also held roles as Senior Editor of Special Projects at Collider and as a writer for a Rotten Tomatoes streaming series on Peacock, and has freelanced for Forbes, the AV Club, Cosmopolitan, Maxim, The Toast, Jezebel, RealClearLife, and Bunny Ears. Her most recently reported role is Senior Editor at dot.LA, covering Southern California’s tech and startup scene.
Age
🚫 Unconfirmed: Sources disagree on her birth year — some cite 1972, at least one cites 1984. Neither figure is confirmed by a primary or authoritative source, so no age is stated here as fact.
Religion
Not publicly documented.
Spouse/Partner
Grant married MSNBC host Ari Melber in 2013 after the two met while both worked at The New York Observer around 2010; they divorced in 2017. The couple did not have children together. Reports of a relationship after the divorce circulated around 2017–2021, but details were never independently confirmed and are not repeated here as fact.
Net Worth
🚫 Unconfirmed: Figures circulating online (in the low six figures) trace back to unsourced celebrity-net-worth aggregator sites, not financial disclosures or verified reporting. No reliable net worth figure exists publicly.
Parents
Not publicly documented beyond her being raised in Delaware after being born in Brooklyn.
Height
Not publicly documented by any reliable source.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature, Oberlin College, 2006.
Hometown/State of Origin
Born in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York City; raised in Delaware.
Official Social Media
Publicly associated handle across platforms: @videodrew (verify current link before publishing, as social handles can change).
| Category | Detail |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Journalist, editor, writer |
| Notable outlets | New York Observer, Ranker, Collider, dot.LA, Forbes (freelance) |
| Education | Oberlin College, BA English Lit. (2006) |
| Hometown | Brooklyn, NY (raised in Delaware) |
| Former spouse | Ari Melber (m. 2013–div. 2017) |
| Age / DOB | Unconfirmed — sources conflict |
| Net worth | Unconfirmed — no reliable source |
Reader Questions (FAQ)
Is there a Wikipedia page for Drew Grant the journalist?
No verified Wikipedia article exists for her as of this writing. Pages that appear in search results under “Drew Grant Wikipedia” are third-party bio-aggregator sites, not Wikipedia.
How old is Drew Grant?
Her exact age isn’t reliably confirmed. Different sources list conflicting birth years (1972 and 1984), and neither is backed by a primary source, so no definitive age can be stated.
Was Drew Grant married to Ari Melber?
Yes. The two married in 2013 and divorced in 2017, after having met while working together at The New York Observer around 2010. They did not have children.
Where does Drew Grant work now?
Her most recently documented role is Senior Editor at dot.LA, a Los Angeles-based outlet covering Southern California tech and startups. She has also written for Ranker and Collider.
What is Drew Grant’s net worth?
There is no reliable, sourced figure available. Numbers circulating online come from unverified aggregator sites and shouldn’t be treated as accurate.
Does Drew Grant have siblings?
She has a younger sister, Hannah Claire Grant, who is reported to work as a tattoo artist.
What did Drew Grant study in college?
She earned a Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature from Oberlin College in 2006.
Wrap-Up
Drew Grant’s actual public footprint is that of a working journalist and editor with a long, well-documented career across pop culture, entertainment, and — more recently — tech media in Los Angeles. The volume of search interest in her name owes more to her past marriage to a cable news anchor than to her own byline, which is a common pattern for journalists who briefly become tabloid subjects by association.
What’s worth taking away here is the gap between what’s actually confirmed (her career timeline, education, and marriage/divorce dates) and what’s simply repeated across low-quality “wiki” sites without sourcing (her age, net worth, and personal details beyond that). Readers searching for a fuller picture should treat any site claiming precise figures for her age or net worth with skepticism unless it cites a verifiable source.
If new, verifiable information about Drew Grant emerges — a new role, a public statement, or confirmed personal news — this profile should be the place to reflect it accurately, dated, and sourced, rather than adding another unverified “wiki” entry to the pile already online.
John Wood is the founder and lead editor of Biography Region. He researches and writes accurate, engaging biographies of celebrities, entrepreneurs, influencers, and public figures, delivering well-sourced, reader-focused content that informs and inspires.