Death of Irving R. Levine

August 26, 1922 - March 26, 2009
Boca Raton, Florida | Age 86

Longtime NBC newsman dies at 86
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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...

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