Background
Pope, Leavitt Joseph was born on April 2, 1924 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Joseph and Charlotte (Leavitt) Pope.
Pope, Leavitt Joseph was born on April 2, 1924 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Joseph and Charlotte (Leavitt) Pope.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1947.
Administrative assistant New York Daily News, New York City, 1947-1951. Assistant to general manager Station WPIX-television, 1951-1956, vice president operations, 1956-1972, Station WPIX-FM, New York City, 1956-1972. Secretary WPIX, Inc., 1958-1975, executive vice president, 1972-1975, president, Chief Executive Officer, 1975-1992.
Secretary, executive vice president Connecticut Broadcasting Company, Bridgeport, 1967-1975, president, Chief Executive Officer, director, 1975-1987. Director New York Daily News, 1975-1978, Tribune Company, 1978-1981. Founder Indiana Network News, 1978-1989.
Chair New York City television all industry committee, advanced television system committee HDTV. Chair copyright committee National Association of Broadcasters.
Member New York State Regents Educational television Advisory Council, 1958. Board governors Daytop Village, 1972–2007. Trustee Catholic Communications Foundation, St. Thomas Aquinas College, 1968-1975, Cardinal Cooke Hospital, 1979-2007, vice chair, 1998-2007, Catholic Healthcare Network, 2001-2007.
Director Archdiocese New York Instructional television committee 1976-2007. Trustee St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City, 1992-2007. Served with Signal Corps United States Army, 1942-1946.
Member Association Indiana television Statistics (president 1976-1978, board directors), American Society of Mechanical Engineers, International Radio and television Society, National Association Broadcasters (director 1982-1986), New York State Broadcasters (president 1976-1978), Sigma Nu, Knight of Malta. Clubs: University (New York City). Riverbend (Tequesta, Florida).
Married Martha Pascale, November 20, 1948. Children— Joseph, Daniel, Patricia, Elizabeth, Nancy, Maria, Joan, Christopher, Virginia, Matthew, Charles.