hiː dʒˈɔɪnd ðə stˈæf ʌvðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk dˈeɪli nˈuːz ˈæftɚ ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾɪŋ fɹʌm kˈuːpɚ jˈuːniən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks wɪð ɐ dᵻɡɹˈiː ɪn ᵻlˈɛktɹɪkəl ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ.
He joined the staff of the New York Daily News after graduating from Cooper Union in 1936 with a degree in electrical engineering.