16 Facts About Paul Levinson

Paul Levinson was born on March 25,1947 and is an American author, singer-songwriter, and professor of communications and media studies at Fordham University in New York City.

Paul Levinson is frequently quoted in news articles and appears as a guest commentator on major news outlets.

Paul Levinson graduated from Christopher Columbus High School in the Bronx, attended the City College of New York in the 1960s, and received a BA in journalism from New York University in 1975; an MA in Media Studies from The New School in 1976; and a PhD from New York University in media ecology in 1979.

Paul Levinson's work has been translated into Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Polish, Romanian, Macedonian, Croatian, Russian, Turkish, Persian, and Arabic.

Paul Levinson has received multiple nominations for the Hugo, Nebula, Sturgeon, Prometheus, Edgar and Audie Awards.

Paul Levinson's novella Loose Ends was a 1998 finalist for a Hugo, a Sturgeon, and a Nebula.

Paul Levinson has taught at Fordham University since 1998; he has been Professor of communication and media studies since 2000, and chair of the department from 2002 to 2008.

Paul Levinson had previously been Assistant and then Associate Professor at Farleigh Dickinson University, and had adjunct positions at The New School, Hofstra University, St John's University, Polytechnic University of New York, Audrey Cohen College and the Western Behavioral Sciences Institute.

Paul Levinson has given lectures and keynote addresses at conferences at many universities and authored over 100 scholarly articles.

Paul Levinson served as president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America from 1998 to 2001.

Paul Levinson has been interviewed more than 500 times on local, national and international television and radio as a commentator on media, popular culture, and science fiction.

Paul Levinson is frequently quoted in newspapers and magazines around the world and his op-eds have appeared in such major papers as The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, New York's Newsday, and The New York Sun.

Paul Levinson was interviewed in a short weekly spot early Sunday mornings on KNX-AM Radio in Los Angeles, from 2006 to 2008 on media-related news events and popular culture.

Paul Levinson was principal artist, writer, and producer for Twice Upon a Rhyme, a 1972 LP released on HappySad Records and subsequently re-issued on CD.

Paul Levinson's song "Hung Up On Love" was recorded by his trio The Other Voices and released on Atlantic Records in 1968; it was included in Rhino Handmade's 2004 compilation CD Come to the Sunshine: Soft Pop Nuggets from the WEA Vaults, compiled by Andrew Sandoval.

Paul Levinson sang falsetto harmony on many of The Other Voices' recordings.