Tony Kahn

Tony Kahn is an award-winning broadcaster, published author, scholar and son of the blacklisted screenwriter Gordon Kahn.cite news | first=Michael | last=Blown | coauthors= | title='ENDS AND MEANS': FROM RED MENACE TO BLACKLIST | date=October 27, 1988 | publisher= | url =http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BG&p_theme=bg&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADEE960790F3E9&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM | work =Boston Globe | pages = | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | language = ]

Life

Kahn grew up in Los Angeles, but fled with his family to Mexico in the 1950's during the Red Scare when he was five years old. cite web|url=http://www.transom.org/guests/specialguests/tonykahn.html |title=Tony Kahn Bio |accessdate=2007-10-01 ] Ultimately, the family returned to the United States and Kahn graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University. Kahn also holds a masters degree in Slavic studies from Columbia University. cite web|url=http://www.transom.org/guests/specialguests/tonykahn.html |title=Tony Kahn Bio |accessdate=2007-10-01 ]

Work

Kahn has produced work in various media but is best known for his work in public radio. He produces and directs the WGBH program "Morning Stories" and hosts its podcast version. Before its cancellation, Kahn was a contributor to Minnesota Public Radio's "Savvy Traveler". He serves as an alternate host and a regular correspondent to PRI's "The World", where he also contributes a regular feature entitled "Tony Kahn's Journal". He also is a regular panelist on linguist quiz show "Says You!" which airs on public radio and produced by Pipit & Fitch. Kahn has won numerous broadcasting awards including twelve New England Emmys, six Gold Medals of the New York International Festival and the Edward R. Murrow Award for Feature Reporting.

Translation

*"The Day is Born of Darkness" by Mikhail Dyomin, ISBN 0394491661, 1976

Audio

*"Blacklisted", a six part radio series narrated by Kahn, Stockard Channing, Rob Leibman and Carroll O'Connor, 1995

Video

*"Media Probes. Soundaround", as writer and host, 1982
*"The Day the Cold War Came Home", as producer, writer and narrator, 1987

For NOVA & WGBH Boston

*"We Know Where You Live", as narrator, 1990
*"Three Men and a Balloon", as co-author and narrator, 1996
*"Sinking city of Venice", as co-author and narrator, 2002

References

* [http://leopac5.nypl.org/ The New York Public Library catalog]
* [http://www.loc.gov/ The Library of Congress]

External links

* [http://www.theworld.org/ Official website of "The World"]
* [http://www.wgbh.org/ Official website of WGBH Boston]
* [http://www.wgbh.org/article?item_id=2783909 Official website of "Morning Stories"]