On January 24, 1960, Rick Leventhal was born in Christian County, Kentucky. He is the child of Psychologist Dr. Allan Leventhal and retired director of Greenbelt Cares, Carol Leventhal.
Leventhal attended Montgomery Blair High School in the late 70s, and in 1986, Rick finished his degree in Broadcast Journalism at the American University
He spent the first decade of his career reporting and anchoring news for at least five states, namely Columbia, Florida, Miami, South Carolina, and New York.