Steve Handelsman
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Steve Handelsman is National Correspondent for NBC
's affiliate news service, NBC NewsChannel. His reports can be seen on many NBC stations, sometimes with him "tagging out" with the stations local ID, giving the impression he is a reporter for that station, while other times stating he is from NBC News
.
In 1984, Handelsman began working for NBC in Washington as the first national reporter for the NBC owned stations. Prior to that, he was with WXYZ-TV
in Detroit and WLWT-TV in Cincinnati. He has received three Emmy Awards, including one in 1988 for his story "Kids on Steroids."
Some of the major stories Handelsman has covered include Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Andrew, Hurricane Hugo, The Iraq War, The Gulf War, unrest in Pakistan, Panama, the Philippines, Africa, and the Middle East, the historic opening of the Berlin Wall
, Pope John Paul II's death, American Politics, and Summit conferences in Geneva, Moscow, and Iceland.
In Washington, Handelsman covers national political affairs.
Handelsman is a native of Baltimore and following his graduation from Duke University
, he taught English and Mass Media for three years at Anacostia High School in Washington, D.C. He is married and the father of two adult children, Lauren, a lawyer in New York City and Jessica, a psychologist, in Baltimore.
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's affiliate news service, NBC NewsChannel. His reports can be seen on many NBC stations, sometimes with him "tagging out" with the stations local ID, giving the impression he is a reporter for that station, while other times stating he is from NBC News
NBC News
NBC News is the news division of American television network NBC. It first started broadcasting in February 21, 1940. NBC Nightly News has aired from Studio 3B, located on floors 3 of the NBC Studios is the headquarters of the GE Building forms the centerpiece of 30th Rockefeller Center it is...
.
In 1984, Handelsman began working for NBC in Washington as the first national reporter for the NBC owned stations. Prior to that, he was with WXYZ-TV
WXYZ-TV
WXYZ-TV, channel 7, is an ABC-affiliated television station in Detroit, Michigan, USA. WXYZ-TV is owned by the E.W. Scripps Company, and is the media company's largest-market TV station property...
in Detroit and WLWT-TV in Cincinnati. He has received three Emmy Awards, including one in 1988 for his story "Kids on Steroids."
Some of the major stories Handelsman has covered include Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Andrew, Hurricane Hugo, The Iraq War, The Gulf War, unrest in Pakistan, Panama, the Philippines, Africa, and the Middle East, the historic opening of the Berlin Wall
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin...
, Pope John Paul II's death, American Politics, and Summit conferences in Geneva, Moscow, and Iceland.
In Washington, Handelsman covers national political affairs.
Handelsman is a native of Baltimore and following his graduation from Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
, he taught English and Mass Media for three years at Anacostia High School in Washington, D.C. He is married and the father of two adult children, Lauren, a lawyer in New York City and Jessica, a psychologist, in Baltimore.