Gabe pressman biography
Gabe pressman biography
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Gabe Pressman
American television journalist (–)
Gabriel Stanley "Gabe" Pressman (February 14, – June 23, ) was an American journalist who was a reporter for WNBC-TV in New York City for more than 60 years.
His career spanned more than seven decades; the events he covered included the sinking of the Andrea Doria in , the assassinations of JFK and Martin Luther King Jr., the Beatles' first trip to the United States, and the attacks on the World Trade Center on 9/ He was one of the pioneers of United States television news and has been credited as the first reporter to have left the studio for on-the-scene "street reporting" at major events.[4] Pressman was dubbed the "Dean of New York Journalism"; his numerous awards include a Peabody and 11 Emmys, and he was considered a New York icon.[2][5][6]
Early life and education
Pressman was born and raised in the Bronx, the son of Jewish immigrants, Benjamin Pressman (–), who was born i