Levine, Irving R.

Biographical Note

• 1922, Aug. 26: Born, Pawtucket, R.I.
• 1940 - 1943 : Obituary writer, Providence Journal, Providence, R.I.
• 1944: B.S., Brown University, Providence, R.I.
• 1943 - 1947 : United States Army, Signal Corps
• 1947: M.S., Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, New York, N.Y.
• 1947 - 1948 : Foreign news editor, International News Service, New York, N.Y.
• 1948 - 1950 : Vienna, Austria Vienna Wien France Republic of France Italy Repubblica Italiana England England Lac England England Tungland England Cemetery England Number 3 Dam England Ridge England Creek HVDC Quebec-New England - Des Cantons Grounding Electrode England Brothers Number 1 Dam England Branch England Mine New England Park Kampunglandeuh Langland Koringlandskloof Nglandean England Run Veterinary Clinic Springland Longlands Kessingland New England Hall New England Mine Ireland Ireland Germany Federal Republic of Germany Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Sokol South Omaha Czechoslovak Museum Czechoslovakian National Cemetery Czechoslovakian Legation Building Czechoslovakia Cemetery Czechoslovakian National Cemetery Chief, Vienna, Austria, bureau, International News Service; covered assignments in France, Italy, England, Ireland, Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Bulgaria
• 1950 - 1995 : Korea Koreo Korean Baptist Church Inland Bethany Korean Church Korean Church of Pomona Valley Korean New Hope Presbyterian Church Houston Korean Seventh Day Adventist Church Korean Church of Brooklyn Watertown Korean United Methodist Church Grace Korean Church Korean Methodist Church El Centro Korean Church Jonah Korean Presbyterian Church Korean Royal Church Korean Baptist Church Korean Full Gospel Church Korean Grace Presbyterian Church Korean First Southern Baptist Church Korean Presbyterian Church Korean Catholic Church Waikorero Stream Agape Korean United Methodist Church Korea Saehan Church of Louisville Full Gospel Lawton Korean Church Korea Koreo Korean Baptist Church Inland Bethany Korean Church Korean Church of Pomona Valley Korean New Hope Presbyterian Church Houston Korean Seventh Day Adventist Church Korean Church of Brooklyn Watertown Korean United Methodist Church Grace Korean Church Korean Methodist Church El Centro Korean Church Jonah Korean Presbyterian Church Korean Royal Church Korean Baptist Church Korean Full Gospel Church Korean Grace Presbyterian Church Korean First Southern Baptist Church Korean Presbyterian Church Korean Catholic Church Waikorero Stream Agape Korean United Methodist Church Korea Saehan Church of Louisville Full Gospel Lawton Korean Church Japan Japan War correspondent, Korea, 1950-1952; broadcast regularly from Korea and Japan Moscow, U.S.S.R. Moscow Moskva Chief correspondent, Moscow, U.S.S.R., 1955-1959 Rome, Italy Rome Provincia di Roma Chief correspondent, Rome, Italy, 1959-1967, 1968-1970 London, England London City of London City of London Chief correspondent, London, England, 1967-1968 Washington, D.C. Washington, D. C. District of Columbia Chief economics correspondent, Washington, D.C., 1971-1995 News correspondent and commentator, NBC News Reporter and commentator, "World News Roundup" and "Monitor," 1953-1955
• 1952 - 1953 : Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
• 1955: Selected as one of the ten most outstanding young men in America by the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
• 1955 - 1959 : London London Londonderry Fire Rescue Department Central Station New London Hospital New London Elementary School Mount London London Crown London Grove Hilton London Kensington North Londonderry Red Roof Inn New London New London Church London Town Shopping Center New London Harbor Lighthouse Mrongondoni Township of South Londonderry Comfort Inn London - Wellington Road Londongbiang Jack London Junior High School Days Htl London South Ruislip Londonderry Road Public School London Post Office Glondong London Marsh Rivulet London, England London City of London City of London Writer, Times of London, London, England
• 1956: Overseas Press Club award for the best radio and television reporting from abroad
• 1957: Married Nancy Cartmell Jones National Headliners' Club award for outstanding radio network broadcasting
• 1959: Published Main Street, U.S.S.R. (Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday. 408 pp.)
• 1960: Published, Travel Guide to Russia (Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday. 416 pp.)
• 1963: New York, N.Y. New York City Chelsea New York Named one of the most outstanding graduates of the Columbia School of Journalism, New York, N.Y., on the occasion of the school's fiftieth anniversary Published Main Street, Italy (Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday. 542 pp.)
• 1966: Received a television Emmy citation
• 1973: Published The New Worker in Soviet Russia (New York: Macmillan. 191 pp.)
• 1978: Martin R. Gainsborough Award for best economic reporting
• 1988: William Rogers Award, Brown University, Providence, R.I.

From the guide to the Irving R. Levine Papers, 1930-1995, (bulk 1949-1964 and 1971-1994), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)