Spivak, Laurence

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Laurence Spivak
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Name	Spivak, Laurence Gender: M
Birthname	Spivak, Laurence Edmund
born on	11 June 1900 at 03:30 (= 03:30 AM )
Place	Manhattan NY, USA, 40n46, 73w59
Timezone	EST h5w (is standard time)
Data source	From memory Rodden Rating A
Astrology data	19°56' 28°04 Asc. 04°02'

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Biography

American broadcaster and moderator. He was the co-founder and host of the long-running radio show, "Meet the Press," which aired on radio from 1945-47 and segued into early television in 1947, lasting until 1975. Prior to beginning his radio career, Spivak was the editor of "American Mercury" magazine. After co-creating "Meet the Press" with Martha Rountree, he worked diligently to make the program a staple of American life and is credited with much of the show’s rise to prominence. Called the "toughest of the tough" by former President Lyndon Johnson, Spivak retired on 11/09/1975. He died of congestive heart failure on 03/09/1994, Washington, D.C.

Events

• Death by Heart Attack 9 March 1994 at 12:00 noon in Washington, DC (Age 93)
• Work : Begin Major Project 1945 (Host of radio show)

• Work : New Job 1947 (TV host, "Meet the Press")

• Work : Retired 9 November 1975

Source Notes

Steinbrecher quotes his granddaughter Becky Frost, from him

Categories

• Vocation : Entertainment : Radio/ D.J./ Announcer (Radio host)

• Vocation : Entertainment : TV host/ Personality (TV broadcaster and host)

• Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Heart disease/attack (Heart failure, terminal)

• Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 93)

• Vocation : Writers : Publisher/ Editor ("American Mercury" magazine)