Jay Levine Biography
Jay Levine an American journalist working as Chief Correspondent of CBS 2 Chicago. He joined CBS 2 as a weekend anchor and reporter back in 1990 before being named chief correspondent in 1991. He then anchored the station’s early morning news along with his wife, Mary Ann Childers, before returning to his role as chief correspondent.
Jay Levine Age
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Jay Levine CBS 2 Chicago
In 1991, Levine became the first Chicago reporter to broadcast live from Saudi Arabia, the day before the Gulf War began. He was the only Chicago TV reporter in Saudi Arabia from the time the first shots were fired until after the cease-fire was signed. During that two-month period, Levine filed 260 live reports for CBS 2 and CBS stations around the country.
In 2003, Levine was the only Chicago television reporter embedded with U.S. troops during Operation Iraqi Freedom, covering the 101st Airborne, and its Chicago-area soldiers, from the deserts of Kuwait to Saddam’s palaces in Baghdad.
Levine has traveled the globe covering politics, international affairs issues, and uncovering scandals. Mr. Levine’s reports range from interviewing the Pope to dodging bullets in Beirut, to chasing drug runners in the Andes. In 1996, his coverage of Cardinal Bernardin’s death was widely acclaimed by both his peers and the public.
Mr. Levine awards such as a National RTNDA Award, seven local Emmy Awards, a Jacob Scher Award for Investigative Reporting, and numerous AP and UPI honors. Before joining CBS 2, Levine was a general assignment reporter for WLS-TV from 1974 – 1990. He also worked as a news reporter for WCAU-AM Radio, the CBS-owned station in Philadelphia (1972-74).
Jay started his journalism career as a news and sports anchor and reporter for WHCU-AM/FM Radio, the CBS affiliate in Ithaca, N.Y., while still in college. Levine is involved in several organizations in Chicago, involving Children’s Memorial Hospital, the Spinal Cord Injury Association, the Kidney Foundation, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Lukes Medical Center and the Latin School of Chicago. Mr. Levine, an avid golfer, graduated from Cornell University with a degree in engineering.
Jay Levine Salary
Levine earns an estimated annual salary of between $24,292 and $72,507.
Jay Levine Net worth
Levine has an estimated net worth of between $1 million and $5 million
Jay Levine Height and Weight
Levine stands tall at an average height and has a moderate body weight.
Jay Levine Education
Levine enrolled and later graduated from Cornell University. He then moved to Chicago in 1974 to become a general assignment reporter for ABC-owned WLS-Ch. 7, where he served until joining CBS 2. Levine earned a national Emmy in 2005 for his reporting on the death of Pope John Paul II.
Jay Levine Family
Levine information about her family is publicly unavailable. We will update this section as soon as this information is available.
Jay Levine Wife
Levine is married to Mary Ann Childers an American media consultant and former newscaster. As of 1980 – 1994, she worked as an anchor at WLS-TV in Chicago, where she became the first woman to anchor a top-rated 10 pm newscast in Chicago. She later worked as a reporter and anchor at Chicago’s WBBM-TV from 1994 – 2008). The couple married in 1989. For a time, the two served as co-anchors on WBBM.