Sorry about the confusion, folks. Frakkin' Outlook. -Chris Burris
Christian J. Burris- Serials Unit Coordinator Z. Smith Reynolds Library, Wake Forest University Phone: (336) 758-5182 Fax: (336) 758-4652 E-Mail: [email protected] AIM: BurrisZSR > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Burris, Christian J. > Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 3:38 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [DEADPOOL] Drop The *I* from R.I.P. > > Remember him? Well, he's dead. > > -cjb > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf > > Of [email protected] > > Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 2:37 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [DEADPOOL] Drop The *I* from R.I.P. > > > > > > > > Longtime NBC newsman Irving R. Levine dies at 86 > > 24 mins ago > > > > BOCA RATON, Fla. – Irving R. Levine, the professorial NBC newsman who > > explained the fine points of economics to millions of viewers for > > nearly a quarter century, has died. He was 86. > > > > Levine died Thursday, announced Kevin M. Ross, president of Lynn > > University in Boca Raton. Levine taught at the school after leaving > NBC. > > Further details of his death were not immediately available. > > > > Known for his dry, measured delivery and trademark bow ties, Levine > was > > a presence at NBC since 1950 when he began covering the Korean War > > until his retirement in 1995. > > > > He had become the network's full-time economics correspondent in 1971 > > and in the last five years of his tenure also did weekly commentaries > > on CNBC. He also appeared on "Meet the Press" more than 100 times > over > > the years. > > > > After retiring from NBC, Levine joined Lynn University as dean of the > > college of international communication. > > > > Born in Pawtucket, R.I., Levine began his career in 1940, writing > > obituaries for The Providence Journal. He also worked as a > > correspondent for the International News Service and The Times of > > London. > > > > After joining NBC, he covered assignments from Korea, Moscow and > > Vietnam to Algeria, Poland and South Africa. > > > > As NBC correspondent in the Soviet Union, he did a half-hour program > in > > 1955 giving a tourist's eye view of Moscow, showing Cold War-era > > Americans that the Communist capital had "an amusement park not > unlike > > Coney Island (and) another park in which old men played chess and > > mothers relaxed with their children," The New York Times reported. He > > explored similar themes in his 1959 book, "Main Street, U.S.S.R." > > > > In 1965, while in Rome, he interviewed the great film director > Federico > > Fellini. > > > > In a 1995 New York Times interview, he recalled that he had hoped to > > cover the State Department after winding up his foreign correspondent > > days. But NBC bosses asked him early in 1971 to cover business news > > instead. > > > > "It was a barren time," Levine said. "Producers just weren't > interested > > in those stories." By the time he retired, though, business news on > > television was a booming field — though he noted in 1995 that > something > > like the Oklahoma city bombing or the O.J. Simpson trial could still > > push it aside. > > > > At a welcoming ceremony at the Boca Raton school later that year, > > Levine said he didn't miss the daily grind but still read three or > four > > newspapers every day, quipping, "Once a news junkie, always a news > > junkie." He retired from the school in 2004 but continued to be a > > prominent fixture on campus, a statement from the university said. > > > > He is survived by his wife, Nancy, and their three children, Jeffrey, > > Daniel and Jennifer. > > > > In a humorous 2001 essay in The New York Times, Levine welcomed the > > return of the middle initial as epitomized by then-new President > George > > W. Bush. > > > > He recalled that producers trying to shorten a television news story > of > > his "finally 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.'" > > > > ___ > > > > Associated Press writer Polly Anderson in New York contributed to > this > > report. > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/wnndl?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
