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LEVINE, IRVING RASKIN, news commentator, university dean, author, lecturer; b.Pawtucket, R.I.; s. Joseph and Emma (Raskin) L.; m. Nancy Cartmell Jones, July 12, 1957; children-Jeffrey Claybourne Bond, Daniel Rome, Jennifer Jones. BS, Brown U., 1944, LHD (hon.), 1969; MS, Columbia, 1947; LHd (hon.), Bryant Coll., 1974; D.Journalism (hon.), Roger Williams Coll., 1985, LLD (hon.), U. R.I., 1988; LHD (hon.), Lynn U., 1992; LLD (hon.), Northeastern U., 1993; D in Journalism (hon.), R.I. Coll., 1996. Writer obits. Providence Jour., 1940-43; fgn. news editor Internat. News Service, 1947-48; chief Vienna (Austria) bur., 1948-50; with NBC, 1950-95; war corr. NBC, Korea, 1950-52; radio anchor World News Roundup, Moscow, 1953-54; chief corr. NBC, Moscow, 1955-69, Rome, 1968-71, London, 1967-68; chief econs. corr. NBC, Washington, 1971-95; dean Sch. Internat. Studies, Lynn U., Boca Raton, Fla., 1995-; commentator Consumer News and Bus.

Channel Cable TV affiliate svc. NCB TV News, 1990-96; commentator Pub. Broadcasting Sys., WPBT, Miami, 1997-; spl. writer London Times, 1955-59; covered assignments in Can., China, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Poland, Japan, Vietnam, Formosa, Thailand, Eng., France, Germany, Switzerland, Algeria, Congo, Israel, Turkey, Tunisia, Greece, Yugoslavia, Union of South Africa, Denmark, Sweden, Ireland; press group with pres. Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton; attended G-7 Econ. Summits, 1975-95; lectr. univs., bus. groups, cruise ships. Author: Main Street, USSR, 1959, Travel Guide to Russia, 1960, Main Street, Italy, 1963, The New Worker in Soviet Russia, 1973; contbr. articles to nat. mags.; guest on numerous TV shows including Murphy Brown, 1989, David Letterman Show, 1990, Jay Leno Show, 1990. With Signal Corps. U.S. Army, 1944-47, Philippines, Japan. Recipient award for best radio-TV reporting from abroad Overseas Press Club, 1956, award for outstanding radio network broadcasting Nat. Headliners Club, 1957, 50th Anniversary award Columbia Sch. Journalism, 1963, Emmy citation 1966, Martin R. Gainsbrugh award for best econ. reporting, 1978, William Rogers award Brown U., 1988, Silver Circle award Nat. Acad. TV Arts and Scis., 1990, 93; named one of 10 Outstanding Young Men, U.S. Jaycees, 1956; named to R.I. Hall of Fame, 1972, Pawtucket Hall of Fame, 1986, Nat. Broadcasters Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement award, 1995; honoree Loyola Coll.'s Beta Gamma Sigma, 1994,. Mem. Coun. on Fgn. Rels. (fellowship 1952-53), Cosmos, Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Gamma Sigma. Office: Lynn U 3601 N Military Trl Boca Raton FL 33431-5507.

Who´s Who in America