Lawrence C. Levy

Last updated
Lawrence C. Levy
Born1950 (age 73–74)
Alma mater Boston University's School of Communication (B.S. 1972)
Occupation(s)academic and journalist
EmployerNational Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University
Known for
Titleexecutive dean

Lawrence C. "Larry" Levy (born in 1950) is the executive dean of the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University, as well as a former journalist. [1] He is an expert on suburban politics. [2] In 1999, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing. In 2023 Levy was inducted into the Long Island Journalism Hall of Fame.

Biography

Levy was born in 1950, and is the son of Celia "Cyl" and Saul S. Levy. [3] He has a sister Mara Kahn, who is a realtor in Sonoma, California. He grew up in Valley Stream, New York. He is married to Freda Wagner, and has two sons, David and Sam.[ citation needed ] As of 2009, he lived in Huntington, New York. [4]

He attended Boston University's School of Communication (B.S. 1972), where Levy majored in Journalism, Film & English Literature. [5] [6] Levy was a starting pitcher on the school baseball team. [7] [ citation needed ]

Levy worked as a reporter, chief political columnist, and senior editorial writer at Newsday from 1977 to 2007. [8] [9] [10] He has also served as the host of "Face-Off" on WLIW. [11]

In 1999, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing, for his writing that was key in prompting reform of the inequities in Long Island's system of property assessment. [12] [13] [14] He has written guest posts for CNN [15] and The New York Times , [10] [16] and written a regular column on politics for the Albany Times Union . [10] He has appeared as a guest on WCNY-FM, [17] Innovation Hub , [18] WNYC, [19] and others. Levy is a member of a Brookings Institution advisory panel. [10]

He is an expert on suburban politics. [20] [2] Levy is the executive dean of the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University, as well as a former journalist. [1]

Levy was honored as the 2022 Educator of the Year by the Long Island Black Educators Association (LIBEA). [5]

Speaking in 2023 about attitudes of people on Long Island, Levy said: "Suburbanites are all about personal security — as it’s reflected in crime, as it’s reflected in their finances — and when they are starting to feel threatened with the steady drumbeat of bloody headlines and lead stories, they take notice. And even if they don’t see much of it happening around them, they’re worried that it could find them." [21]

In 2023 Levy was inducted into the Long Island Journalism Hall of Fame. [22]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pulitzer Prize</span> Award for achievements in journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States

The Pulitzer Prize is an award administered by Columbia University for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher. As of 2023, prizes are awarded annually in twenty-three categories. In twenty-two of the categories, each winner receives a certificate and a US$15,000 cash award. The winner in the public service category is awarded a gold medal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting</span> American journalism award

The Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting is a Pulitzer Prize awarded for a distinguished example of breaking news, local reporting on news of the moment. It has been awarded since 1953 under several names:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting</span> American journalism award

This Pulitzer Prize has been awarded since 1942 for a distinguished example of reporting on international affairs, including United Nations correspondence. In its first six years (1942–1947), it was called the Pulitzer Prize for Telegraphic Reporting - International.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sydney Schanberg</span> American journalist

Sydney Hillel Schanberg was an American journalist who was best known for his coverage of the war in Cambodia. He was the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize, two George Polk awards, two Overseas Press Club awards, and the Sigma Delta Chi prize for distinguished journalism. Schanberg was portrayed by Sam Waterston in the 1984 film The Killing Fields based on the experiences of Schanberg and the Cambodian journalist Dith Pran in Cambodia.

<i>Newsday</i> American daily newspaper founded in 1940

Newsday is an American daily newspaper that primarily serves Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island, although it is also sold throughout the New York metropolitan area. The slogan of the newspaper is "Newsday, Your Eye on LI", and formerly it was "Newsday, the Long Island Newspaper". The newspaper's headquarters is in Melville, New York, in Suffolk County. Newsday has won 19 Pulitzer Prizes and has been a finalist for 20 more.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1980 Pulitzer Prize</span>

The Pulitzer Prizes for 1980 were announced on April 14, 1980. A total of 1,550 entries were submitted for prizes in 19 categories of journalism and the arts. Finalists were chosen by expert juries in each category, and winners were then chosen by the 16-member Pulitzer Prize Board, presided over by Clayton Kirkpatrick. For the first time in the Prizes' history, juries were asked to name at least three finalists in each category, and the finalists were announced in addition to the winners. Each prize carried a $1,000 award, except for the Public Service prize, which came with a gold medal.

The Pulitzer Prizes for 1995 were announced on April 18, 1995:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Doug Marlette</span> American novelist

Douglas Nigel Marlette was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American editorial cartoonist who, at the time of his death, had also published two novels and was "finding his voice in writing long-length fiction." His popular comic strip Kudzu, distributed by Tribune Media Services from 1981 to 2007, was adapted into a musical comedy.

<i>The Eagle-Tribune</i> Daily newspaper in Massachusetts and New Hampshire

The Eagle-Tribune is a seven-day morning daily newspaper covering the Merrimack Valley and Essex County, Massachusetts, and southern New Hampshire. It is the largest-circulation daily newspaper owned by Community Newspaper Holdings Inc., and the lead property in a regional chain of four dailies and several weekly newspapers in Essex County and southern New Hampshire.

Walt Handelsman is an editorial cartoonist for The Advocate in New Orleans. His cartoons are syndicated by Tribune Content Agency. He has twice won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning, in 1997 with the Times-Picayune and in 2007 for Newsday.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adam Liptak</span> American journalist and lawyer

Adam Liptak is an American journalist, lawyer and instructor in law and journalism. He is the Supreme Court correspondent for The New York Times.

Matt Davies is a British-American Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist, and author and illustrator of children's books.

Walt Bogdanich is an American investigative journalist and three-time recipient of the Pulitzer Prize.

Robert William Greene, Sr. was a pioneering investigative journalist, who uncovered corruption in Arizona after a journalist, Don Bolles, was murdered there and twice helped Newsday win the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. He spent 37 years as a reporter and editor at Newsday.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scott Higham</span>

Scott Higham is an American investigative journalist and author who documented the corporate and political forces that fueled the opioid epidemic, in addition to conducting other major investigations. He is a five-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and won the Pulitzer twice with his colleagues at The Washington Post. He is a member of The Post’s investigative unit and the co-author of two books.

Etheleen Renee Shipp is an American journalist and columnist. As a columnist for the New York Daily News, she was awarded the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for "her penetrating columns on race, welfare and other social issues."

Tom McGinty is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist known for his use and advocacy of computer-assisted reporting.

Brian Donovan was an American journalist for Newsday who won the Pulitzer Prize twice, in 1970 and in 1995. He was inducted into the Press Club of Long Island's Hall of Fame.

Stephanie Saul is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist known for her work at Newsday and The New York Times.

Dennis Bell was an American journalist, best known for his award-winning series of the articles on famine in Ethiopia in 1984 for Newsday.

References

  1. 1 2 "NCSS Administration Staff" . Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Cuomo Boasts of New York’s Rebirth, but Hits Snags," The New York Times.
  3. ↑ "SAUL S. LEVY". The New York Times. June 3, 1981.
  4. ↑ "On Long Island, Free Parking for Fuel Efficiency," The New York Times.
  5. 1 2 "Profile | Hofstra Experts | Hofstra | New York". www.hofstra.edu.
  6. ↑ "Lawrence Levy - ERASE Racism". www.eraseracismny.org.
  7. ↑ "1970's | Boston University Baseball".
  8. ↑ "Contributor: Lawrence C. Levy". Campaign Stops. January 7, 2008.
  9. ↑ ""Wyandanch Village STEAM Center"" (PDF).
  10. 1 2 3 4 "First Annual Celebration of Suburban Diversity"
  11. ↑ "Goodbye, Larry (It's Official, UPDATED)". New York Daily News. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  12. ↑ "Lawrence Levy". pulitzer.org.
  13. ↑ "Columbia University Announces 83rd Annual Pulitzer Prizes". www.columbia.edu.
  14. ↑ "Finalist: Lawrence C. Levy of Newsday, Long Island, NY" . Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  15. ↑ Levy, Lawrence. "Suburban voters make a president, and they can break him, too". CNN. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  16. ↑ "Campaign Stops". New York Times. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  17. ↑ "Capitol Pressroom" . Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  18. ↑ "Levittown and the rise of the American suburb" . Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  19. ↑ "The Suburbanites Behind the Big Blue Wave" . Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  20. ↑ "To End Inquiry, Suffolk Leader Exits Race," The New York Times.
  21. ↑ "What’s Behind the Widening Divide Between New York City and Its Suburbs?", The New York Times.
  22. ↑ "Campbell, Levy, Virag and Cassese to Be Inducted Into the Long Island Journalism Hall of Fame". pcli.org.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.