Education
Duke University.
Duke University.
As a national correspondent for National Broadcasting Company News, his reports can be seen on many National Broadcasting Company stations, sometimes with him "tagging out" with the stations local Idaho, giving the impression he is a reporter for that station, while other times stating he is from National Broadcasting Company News. His reports also appear on The Weather Channel. In 1984, Handelsman began working for National Broadcasting Company in Washington as the first national reporter for the National Broadcasting Company owned stations.
Prior to that, he was with WXYZ-television in Detroit and WLWT-television in Cincinnati.
Some of the major stories Handelsman has covered include Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Andrew, Hurricane Hugo, The Iraq War, The Gulf War, unrest in Pakistan, Panama, the Philippines, Africa, and the Middle East, the historic opening of the Berlin Wall, Pope John Paul II"s death, American Politics, and Summit conferences in Geneva, Moscow, and Iceland. In Washington, Handelsman covers national political affairs
Handelsman is a native of Baltimore and following his graduation from Duke University, he taught English and Mass Media for three years at Anacostia High School in Washington, District of Columbia