Richard Levick

Richard Levick, Esq., is Chairman and CEO of LEVICK, a strategic communications firm, and a frequent television, radio, online, and print commentator. He hosts regular podcasts in partnership with major magazines including the Corporate Counsel Business Journal, In-House Community (Asian-MENA Counsel), and American Heritage.

Mr. Levick has co-authored five books including The Communicators: Leadership in the Age of Crisis; Stop the Presses; The Crisis and Litigation PR Desk Reference; 365 Marketing Meditations; and Lessons for Absent Children.

You can follow him on Twitter @richardlevick. More info is at: Visit levick.com/about/richard-s-levick/

Articles by this Author

The Quiet Monkee, Winter 2023 | Vol. 68, No. 1

The late Michael Nesmith, cerebral member of The Monkees, embodied youth unrepressed.

Mr. Rogers and George Floyd, June 2021 | Vol. 66, No. 4

For 33 years, "Mr. Rogers" taught television audiences about civility, tolerance, and love.

"You're the Media and You're Going to Die", Spring 2021 | Vol. 66, No. 3

The Words of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, October 2020 | Vol. 65, No. 6

Her philosophy was embodied in the words engraved over the entrance to the Supreme Court: "Equal Justice Under Law"

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For 33 years, "Mr. Rogers" used his gentle demeanor to teach television audiences about civility, tolerance, and love. Sleep is not something I take for granted anymore. Early one recent morning, I succumbed to the band of the unslept and watched Tom Hanks playing Mr. Rogers in A Beautiful Day in…

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