Background
Burrington, David Edson was born on March 11, 1931 in Rapid City, South Dakota, United States. Son of Therlo Edson and Mary Josephine (Nissen) Burrington.
Burrington, David Edson was born on March 11, 1931 in Rapid City, South Dakota, United States. Son of Therlo Edson and Mary Josephine (Nissen) Burrington.
Student, South Dakot State School Mines and Technology, 1949-1950; Bachelor of Arts Journalism, University of Minnesota, 1953; Master of Arts in American Studies, University of Minnesota, 1959; degre moyen, Faculte des Lettres, U. Paris, 1957; postgraduate, University of California at Los Angeles, 1963-1964.
News reporter, Station KSTP-television, Minneapolis, 1959-1961; News reporter, Station WRCV-television, Philadelphia, 1961-1963; news reporter, writer, Station National Broadcasting Company, Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles, 1964-1966; foreign correspondent, NBC News, Saigon, VietNam, 1966-1967; news correspondent, NBC News, Los Angeles, 1967-1969; foreign correspondent, NBC News, Paris, 1969-1971; foreign correspondent, bureau chief, NBC News, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1971-1974; foreign correspondent, Rome, Italy, 1974-1977; foreign correspondent, bureau chief, Madrid, Spain, 1977-1978; foreign correspondent, Cairo, Egypt, 1978-1979; network correspondent, Los Angeles, 1979-1982; network correspondent, San Francisco, 1982-1991.
Served with United States Army, 1954-1956. Member Overseas Press Club. M C.
Married Maria Harrington Jensen. Children: Rachel Catherine, Ingrid Mary.