Howard Arenstein (born March 5, 1950) is an American news correspondent for CBS Radio and the radio bureau manager for

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Early life and education

Arenstein earned an undergraduate degree from

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and a master's degree in 1974 from the

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Career

From 1974 until 1981, Arenstein resided in Israel, working as a reporter for ''

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'' and for Israeli Radio. In 1978, he was hired by

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as the wire service's Jerusalem bureau chief and as an editor on UPI's foreign desk in New York and Washington. In 1984, Arenstein joined CBS News as a writer on the overnight CBS News television broadcast CBS News Nightwatch. In 1987, he began working for CBS Radio. During his time at CBS News, Arenstein covered the impeachment process of President Clinton, the disputed

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, the

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, the war in Iraq and the

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. Arenstein won two individual

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awards for outstanding journalism - one in 2002 for feature reporting, and one in 2006 for covering the first home game of the

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baseball team.

Legal problem

In 2010 Arenstein and his wife

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were arrested for marijuana possession with intent to distribute. Washington police received a complaint that the couple was growing marijuana in their backyard and obtained a search warrant. During the raid the police found large cannabis plants standing more than 8 feet high. The charges later were dropped after prosecutors could not locate a witness.

References

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