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Barry Levine, BA ’81
Gallery of Success Awardee: School of Communications and Theater

Barry Levine is the executive editor of the National
Enquirer, a leading tabloid and the guilty pleasure
of millions of readers.

While at Temple, Levine served as editor in chief
of The Temple News and steered the paper to a Hearst
Journalism Award in 1979. He began his professional
career at the Associated Press and later worked
at the Syracuse Post-Standard and the Baltimore
News-American.

Levine got his start in tabloids at Star magazine as
chief of the Hollywood bureau. After a stint on television
as managing editor of FOX’s A Current Affair,
he returned to print journalism at the Enquirer.
Most recently, he led the magazine’s coverage of
Sen. John Edwards’ extramarital affair, scooping
traditional media outlets and winning respect among
internet journalists.

Levine also is a familiar face on television, having
shared the latest in celebrity news on various programs
including The Today Show, Good Morning America
and The Oprah Winfrey Show.		 Barry Levine 
Barry Levine
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