Irving R. Levine, the professorial NBC newsman who helped make business and economics stories a staple of network news shows in the 1970s and 1980s, has died, according to an Associated Press. He was 86.
“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.”
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