Irving R. Levine Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Irving Raskin Levine (August 26, 1922 – March 27, 2009) was an American journalist and longtime correspondent for NBC News. During his 45-year career, Levine reported from more than two dozen countries. He was the first American television correspondent to be accredited in the Soviet Union. He wrote three non-fiction books on life in the USSR, each of which became a bestseller.
Television news producers suggested I drop the R in my sign-off, "Irving R. Levine". I held my ground. No, I said, I'd rather drop the B in NBC.
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He was assigned as NBC's bureau chief in Rome, Italy from 1959 to 1971 where he covered the erection of the Berlin Wall and Vatican II Ecumenical Council.
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He was the first American journalist to be accredited in the former Soviet Union from 1955 to 1959 for NBC News.
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He is survived by his son, Daniel Levine, of Wilmette, Illinois; Jeffrey C.B. Levine of Chicago, Illinois; and a daughter Jennifer J. Levine of Chevy Chase, Maryland; a sister Eva Levine Schaffer of Walnut Creek, California; and three grandchildren.
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He studied at Columbia Journalism School in New York City.
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He served the United States Army Signal Corps during World War II.
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He was an obituary writer for the Providence Journal in Providence, Rhode Island.
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He graduated from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
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Son of Ukranian immigrants.
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Father of Jeffrey, Daniel and Jennifer.
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After he retired in 1995, he became dean of Lynn University's School of International Communication in Boca Raton, Florida.
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After he retired in 1995, he became Dean of Lynn University's School of International Communication in Boca Raton, Florida.
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Former NBC correspondent. He retired in 1995.
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Korean War Stories
2001
TV Movie documentary
Himself
NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt
1971-1995
TV Series
Himself - Correspondent
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
TV Series
Himself
Murphy Brown
1989
TV Series
Himself
Today
1963
TV Series
Himself
Chet Huntley Reporting
1960
TV Series
Himself - Vidiaped in Rome
World Wide '60
1960
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Eighties
2016
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself - NBC News
Known for movies
Korean War Stories (2001) as Himself
Today (1963) as Himself
NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (1971-1995) as Himself - Correspondent
$900,000
