Leroy Sievers, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leroy Sievers

American journalist

Date of Birth: 16-Jun-1955

Place of Birth: San Marino, California, United States

Date of Death: 15-Aug-2008

Profession: war correspondent, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Leroy Sievers (June 16, 1955 – August 15, 2008) was a journalist who won 12 national news Emmy Awards, two Peabody Awards, and two Alfred I.
duPont-Columbia University Awards.
He was a commentator for National Public Radio, served as a bureau chief for CBS news, served as an executive producer for the ABC program Nightline, and covered a variety of global conflicts as a war correspondent.
Sievers was also part of the Discovery Channel program entitled Living with Cancer, hosted by his friend Ted Koppel.
This show was taped at the Discovery Channel Headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland on May 6, 2007, and featured other cancer survivors, including Elizabeth Edwards and Lance Armstrong.
Born in San Marino, California, Sievers attended Princeton University but transferred to the University of California, Berkeley, where he finished his undergraduate degree.He was married to Laurie Singer, a producer at NBC News.