Irv Drasnin Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth and Family

Age, Biography and Wiki

Irv Drasnin was born on 18 March, 1934 in Charleston, West Virginia, is a journalist. Discover Irv Drasnin’s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 89 years old?

Popular As N/A
Occupation N/A
Age 89 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 18 March 1934
Birthday 18 March
Birthplace Charleston, West Virginia
Nationality West Virginia

We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 18 March.
He is a member of famous journalist with the age 89 years old group.

Irv Drasnin Height, Weight & Measurements

At 89 years old, Irv Drasnin height not available right now. We will update Irv Drasnin’s Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.

Physical Status
Height Not Available
Weight Not Available
Body Measurements Not Available
Eye Color Not Available
Hair Color Not Available

Who Is Irv Drasnin’s Wife?

His wife is Dr. Xiaoyan Zhao (m. 1987)

Family
Parents Not Available
Wife Dr. Xiaoyan Zhao (m. 1987)
Sibling Not Available
Children Not Available

Irv Drasnin Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Irv Drasnin worth at the age of 89 years old? Irv Drasnin’s income source is mostly from being a successful journalist. He is from West Virginia. We have estimated
Irv Drasnin’s net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million – $5 Million
Salary in 2023 Under Review
Net Worth in 2022 Pending
Salary in 2022 Under Review
House Not Available
Cars Not Available
Source of Income journalist

Irv Drasnin Social Network

Instagram
Linkedin
Twitter
Facebook
Wikipedia
Imdb

Timeline

He is married to Xiaoyan Zhao, former senior vice president and global polling director for New York-based GfK Roper Public Affairs. The couple has lived in New York City (1987–1996) and Hong Kong (1997–1998) where Xiaoyan was the founding managing director of Roper’s Asia-Pacific Headquarters. They now reside in Los Altos, California.

He was a founding member and then co-chair of the China Council of The Asia Society in New York (1980–82). His public speaking engagements include The National Press Club, The Chicago Council of Foreign Relations, the Kansas City International Relations Council, the National Photographers Association, The Foreign Correspondents Clubs of Beijing, of Shanghai, and of Hong Kong, of which he is a member, universities and civic groups.

When US-China relations were restored in 1972 after a 20-year hiatus, each of the three U.S. television networks was allowed access to film a documentary. Drasnin drew the assignment for CBS News, spending ten-weeks inside the country to make the film Shanghai. In 1991, he reported in depth from China in the wake of the government’s violent crackdown on student-led demonstrations in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, China After Tiananmen.

CBS News, 1966–79. PBS, 1982–92, for Frontline, The American Experience and Nova.

In 1961 he was hired by CBS News as a writer for daily news broadcasts, becoming a producer for Calendar, a public affairs program with Harry Reasoner; and the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite. His assignments for the evening news covered major news events, including the civil rights movement. He was the producer of CBS News coverage in Selma, Alabama including “Bloody Sunday” (March 1965) and for the Senate passage of the Voting Rights Act that followed. Other assignments included the Republican Convention of 1964, the successful presidential campaign of Lyndon Johnson, the funeral of Winston Churchill in London, the space program (the Mercury 6 flight of Wally Schirra), and the World Series, Dodgers vs the Orioles, Cardinals vs. the Red Sox.

He began his career as a reporter at United Press International, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the eastern division news headquarters (1959–60), where the stories he covered included the steelworkers strike of 1959, the visits of Soviet leaders Kozlov and Khrushchev, Wightman Cup Tennis. He wrote both for newspapers and radio.

He has a MA from Harvard in East Asian Studies (1957–59) with a specialization in China. He taught in the Master’s Film Program at Stanford University (1980–82).

Drasnin is a graduate of Carthay Center Elementary School, John Burroughs Junior High School and Los Angeles High School (1952). He has a BA in political science from UCLA, where he was student body president (1955–56); editor of The Daily Bruin (for which the paper was awarded an All-American rating as one of the top five college dailies in the country); and Men’s Representative to the Student Council (1954). He also was a member of Project India (1954), one of twelve students selected each year to spend the summer in India, speaking about America and interacting with Indian college students.

Irv Drasnin was born in Charleston, West Virginia, on March 18, 1934, a son of immigrants: his father, Joseph, a U.S. Treasury Agent, was from Tsarist Russia, as was his mother, Clara Aaron. The family moved to Los Angeles when he was four years old. His oldest brother, Sid, was an architect, remembered (with Lloyd Wright) for the Wayfarer’s Chapel in Palo Verdes, California, and for The Gardens of the World in Thousand Oaks, California.  His brother Bob played clarinet, sax and flute with the Les Brown Orchestra and Red Norvo quintet among others, performed in Carnegie Hall as a classical musician, was the director of music at CBS, and a composer and teacher.

Leave a Comment