Worked for WNBC Radio in New York before switching to the television division.
Father was a dentist who later became a professional magician.
Worked for Metromedia's WNEW-TV Channel 5 in New York from 1972-79.
Graduated from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1947 with a Masters Degree.
Won 11 Emmy Awards.
Son of Jewish immigrants, father Benjamin from Austria, mother from Russia.
Graduated from New York University in 1946 (his education was interrupted by his military service).
Worked as a cub reporter for the Peekskill (NY) Evening Star during his high school summer vacations.
Graduated from Morris High School in Bronx, NY.
Worked for the Newark (NJ) Evening News after graduating from Columbia.
Served in the US Navy during World War II from 1943-46, where he took part in the Philippines Campaign. He was a communications officer aboard the submarine chaser USS PC-470.