Background
Bensky, Lawrence Martin was born on May 1, 1937 in Brooklyn. Son of Eli and Sarah (Davidson) Bensky.
Bensky, Lawrence Martin was born on May 1, 1937 in Brooklyn. Son of Eli and Sarah (Davidson) Bensky.
Bachelor, Yale University, 1958.
Reporter, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 1958-1959;
associate editor, Random House Public, New York City, 1960-1963;
Paris editor, Paris Review, 1964-1966;
assistant editor, New York Times Book Review, New York City, 1966-1968;
managing editor, Ramparts magazine, San Francisco, 1968;
news reporter, anchor, Station KSAN, San Francisco, 1969-1970, 77-79;
general manager, Station KPFA, Berkeley, California, 1974-1977;
news director, Station KBLX, Berkeley, 1981-1982;
managing editor, California Public Radio, San Francisco, 1982-1983;
national affairs correspondent, Pacifica Radio, Washington, Berkeley, since 1987. Co-founder, board directors Media Alliance, San Francisco, since 1975. Visiting lecturer Stanford University, 1989, 91, 93-94, 98, University of California, Berkeley, 1991.
Lecturer California State University, Hayward, since 1992.
Board of directors American Youth Hostels, San Francisco, 1991-1996.