David Helvarg

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Full Name	David Helvarg
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Apr 10, 1951(1951-04-10)
Age	73
Country	United States
Birth City	New York City
Horoscope	Aries

David Helvarg Biography

David Helvarg is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on April 10, 1951 in New York City, United States. Helvarg was born on April 10 1951, in New York City, the son of refugees. His mother fled Nazi Germany and his father was able to escape the civil conflict in Ukraine. He was raised in Long Island, where he became a civil-rights and anti-war advocate. He was a student at Boston University and earned a bachelor’s degree in historical studies from Goddard College in Vermont, in 1974.

When he returned to California after his return, he was certified as private investigator and then returned to freelance writing. He wrote reports about technology for underwater, and articles on John Hoagland after conducting the photographer’s final interview, as well as an interview Jonas Salk. Helvarg began to become more involved in production for television however, he also pursued a freelance work. In the latter half of the 1980s, his TV topics were heavily influenced in the direction of AIDS education, specifically to those in the Hispanic community.

Helvarg won his first national award in 1988 when he won an Emmy for community service in recognition of his work on AIDS Lifeline, a networked television AIDS awareness campaign. His subsequent awards include two National Association for Interpretation awards for Interpretive Communications (in 1989 and 1991), the Nike Earthwrite Award (1997), a National Health Information Award (1999) and a CINE Golden Eagle Award (1999). In 2005, Coastal Living magazine gave him their Leadership Award. In 2007 he won the Herman Melville Award.

His first documentaries drew upon his experiences as a war correspondent in Northern Ireland and Central America. When he moved to San Francisco he was commissioned to produce programs about AIDS awareness for the Hispanic community and these led to other documentaries about Hispanic health. In 1989 Globe TV commissioned a program about Greenpeace to coincide with the launch of the new Rainbow Warrior vessel. This brought Helvarg into contact with green activists, with whose cause he found he sympathized. He would return to green themes in 1991 and 1992 but in the meantime he continued to make series about health, and topical news. From 1992 onwards his energies were focussed on environmental programming with some health commissions.

From 1979 until 1983, Helvarg reported on from 1979 to 1983, he covered U.S. role in Central American conflicts, first as a reporter on radio in the media of The Associated Press and Pacifica Radio in Nicaragua and El Salvador. His exclusive stories included coverage of combat in the town that was first that fell to Sandinista rebels and the first delivery of U.S. gunships to El Salvador, the first trip in the Contra camp in Honduras and the final conversation in which he spoke to Sister Ita Ford before she was murdered at the hands of the Salvadoran military. He was detained in 1983 by Salvadoran army Salvadoran army and exiled out of El Salvador in 1983 while covering the murder of civilians.

David Helvarg Net Worth

David Helvarg is one of the richest Journalist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, David Helvarg 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

David Helvarg (born April 10 1951) is an American journalist and environmentalist. He is the founding and chairman of the marine conservation lobbying group Blue Frontier Campaign, a part of the Seaweed rebellion that emerged from his novel Blue Frontier. The first of his books, The War against the Greens makes a convincing argument that organized violence is organized against the environmental movement.

While still in school, Helvarg traveled to Northern Ireland in 1973. The civil war referred to in the media as “The Troubles” was at the height of its intensity and Helvarg reported about the war in The Liberation News Service. Helvarg concentrated on the part females played during the conflict and emphasized the possibility that the agents belonging to the British government were involved in sectarian killings. After graduating from the college He moved into San Diego to work as freelance journalist. He wrote “Ireland Diary; A Day in the Life” in the publication called the underground San Diego Door, and wrote for the daily paper San Diego Newsline.

Helvarg has produced more than 40 television documentaries broadcast by PBS, The Discovery Channel, and others. His 1986 documentary Sex Inc. was the highest rating show broadcast on the San Francisco PBS station KQED. Other documentaries focused on the military, politics, health and environmental topics. He is a commentator for the National Public Radio station Public Radio International’s program Marketplace.

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In 2003 Helvarg founded the marine conservation activist organization Blue Frontier Campaign, of which he became the president. Originally entitled the “Ocean Awareness Project”, the Campaign has established a nationwide network of grassroots lobbyists. It is campaigning for an American Oceans Act to protect what the members call “our public seas” and is working to improve local, state, federal and global policies on marine conservation. Helvarg writes articles and books on its behalf. He edited the 2005–2006 Ocean and Coastal Conservation Guide and (with Philippe Cousteau and ‘Sherman’s Lagoon’ cartoonist Jim Toomey, the book, ’50 Ways to Save the Ocean’ and has organized several conferences: in Washington, D.C. in July 2004 and March 2009 and at the National Aquarium in Baltimore in April 2005 and San Francisco in 2005. These conferences brought together activists, academics, officials, and politicians in a series of seminars. The Campaign is based in Washington, D.C., and the San Francisco Bay Area where Helvarg lives.

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David Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. David Helvarg celebrates birthday on April 10 of every year.

Helvarg is the editor of Blue Frontier Campaign’s first major publication: The Ocean and Coastal Conservation Guide (2005), a directory for those interested in the protection and restoration of United States coastal lands and waters. Blue Frontier Campaign plans to publish a new edition of the guide every two years.

Top Facts about David Helvarg

1. David Helvarg is an American journalist and environmental activist.
2. He founded the Blue Frontier Campaign to protect oceans.
3. Helvarg has written several books on ocean conservation.
4. He worked as a war correspondent in Central America.
5. Helvarg was a speechwriter for Vice President Al Gore.
6. He has been featured in numerous media outlets, including NPR and CNN.
7. Helvarg received the Hero of the Seas award from Scuba Diving magazine.
8. He advocates for sustainable fishing practices and marine protected areas.
9. Helvarg co-founded the Ocean Conservation Caucus in Congress.
10. He is a frequent speaker at environmental conferences and events.