Steve Handelsman Biography
Steve Handelsman is an American journalist. Handelsman joined NBC in Washington in 1984 as the network’s first national reporter.
Age
He was born Stephen Hale Steve Handelsman on 9 December 1948, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. He is 7 years old as of December 2023.
Education
Handelsman is a Baltimore native who, after graduating from Duke University, spent three years teaching English and Mass Media at Anacostia High School in Washington, D.C.
Wife- Married
He is happily married to his wife Ruth E. Handelsman, and they have two children.
NBC News
As a former national correspondent for NBC News, his reports appeared on a number of NBC stations. At times, he would “tag out” by mentioning the general branding or newscast title of an NBC station, giving the impression that he is a reporter for that station—whether it is owned and operated by NBCUniversal or is simply connected to the network—while at other times, particularly on WMGM-TV, he would explicitly state that he was from NBC News. He has reported for The Weather Channel and CNBC. He’d applied to be on Dateline NBC.
As the first national reporter for the NBC-owned stations, Handelsman started his career with NBC in Washington. He had previously worked for WLWT-TV in Cincinnati and WXYZ-TV in Detroit. Three Emmy Awards have been given to him, one of which was given in 1988 for the story “Kids on Steroids.” Some of the main domestic stories Handelsman has covered are Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Andrew, Hurricane Hugo. He reported on events in Pakistan, Panama, the Philippines, Africa, and the Middle East; terrorist incidents in Brussels (2016) and London; the fall of Pope John Paul II; the opening of the Berlin Wall; and summit meetings in Geneva, Moscow, and Iceland while he was abroad.Handelsman writes about national politics, encompassing the presidential election of 2016. Since 1984, he has been allocated political coverage.
Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of 1 million dollars.