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__**Researching Drew Levinson**__


 * History:**
 * Born in Lumberton, N.C.
 * Raised in Fairmont, N.C.
 * Graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor of arts degree in peace, war and defense
 * Reporter for WCAU-TV Philadelphia, NBC News Channel in Charlotte, N.C.
 * Held various positions, including weekend anchor, morning anchor and general assignment reporter, at WBTV-TV Charlotte, NC
 * Served as morning anchor and reporter for WDBJ-TV Roanoke, Va.
 * Reporter for WPTV-TV West Palm Beach


 * CBS News:**
 * Current correspondent for CBS Newspath (the CBS affiliate news service) since 1997 (New York, Chicago, Detroit)
 * Currently lives in New York City 
 * Has covered many major stories including:
 * 1) Hurricane Katrina
 * 2) The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and has also reported from Kuwait and Pakistan
 * 3) The uprising and the Israeli elections in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza
 * 4) The pope's illness in Rome
 * 5) Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee
 * 6) The 30th anniversary of the flight of the Concorde
 * 7) The execution of Oklahoma bomber Timothy McVeigh
 * 8) The 2000 and 2004 Presidential elections
 * 9) Reported from Ground Zero after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001
 * 10) The Columbine High School shootings in Denver
 * 11) The sniper shootings in the Washington, D.C. area
 * 12) More than a dozen hurricanes and has reported from areas devastated by tornadoes, earthquakes and wildfires