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Who is Drew Levinson??

[|Info from CBS News]
 * Correspondent for CBSNewspath since 1997
 * based in New York since Oct 2002
 * previously worked in Chicago and Detroit
 * spent time in Middle East covering stories
 * Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
 * Kuwait, Pakistan, Israel
 * Other stories he's covered =
 * Hurricane Katrina,
 * pope's illness
 * Air France Concorde crash (from France)
 * Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee (from England
 * 30th anniversary of the flight of the Concorde
 * execution of Oklahoma bomber Timothy McVeigh
 * 2000 and 2004 Presidential elections
 * 9/11 attacks (reported from Ground Zero)
 * Columbine High School shootings
 * sniper shootings in the Washington, D.C. area
 * more than a dozen hurricanes and areas devastated by tornadoes, earthquakes and wildfires
 * Previous Work =
 * reporter for WCAU-TV Philadelphia
 * reporter and anchor for NBC News Channel in Charlotte, N.C.
 * weekend anchor, morning anchor and general assignment reporter, at WBTV-TV Charlotte, NC
 * morning anchor and reporter for WDBJ-TV Roanoke, Va.,
 * <span style="line-height: normal; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">reporter for WPTV-TV West Palm Beach
 * <span style="line-height: normal; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Background
 * <span style="line-height: normal; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">born in Lumberton, N.C.
 * <span style="line-height: normal; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BA in peace, war and defense.
 * <span style="line-height: normal; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">currently lives in New York City

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 * According to Mediaite, he is considered ranked the 60th most influential TV reporter (of which Jake Tapper is considered #1)

[|BNET]
 * Recently (April 2009) reported on the auto industry

Questions =
 * 1) Who is the most interesting person you've ever met? Why?
 * 2) What is the most important thing you've learned as a reporter?
 * 3) What do you consider to be the most important story you've ever reported?
 * 4) If you could change one thing you've ever done, what would it be?
 * 5) Who do you consider to be your mentors as a reporter? Who has had the greatest impact on you as a reporter?
 * 6) What was the most dangerous situation you've ever been in?
 * 7) How does your family feel about your work?
 * 8) What is your favorite place to live?
 * 9) What is the biggest difference between living in
 * 10) How do you begin your research process?


 * Roomate with Paul
 * Was in Hurricane Andrew with Paul
 * Dog named Cronkite
 * Afganistan "experience" = most life-changing "not a 3rd world country; it's a 4th world country" 2002 many people had no idea about the attack; went there thinking everyone would be a terrorist, but most people were very nice; difficult time living in a hut sleeping in a sleeping bag and trying to report
 * Begins research by going to the web--makes sure he confirms his sources; uses contacts