Tony Kahn
Encyclopedia
Tony Kahn is an American
award-winning broadcaster, published author, scholar and son of the blacklisted
screenwriter Gordon Kahn.
, the son of Hollywood screenwriter Gordon Kahn and Barbara Brodie Kahn. He joined his family in Cuernavaca, Mexico
, where his father had fled in the 1950s during the Red Scare
, when he was five years old. 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
.
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 & Finch. 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.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
award-winning broadcaster, published author, scholar and son of the blacklisted
Hollywood blacklist
The Hollywood blacklist—as the broader entertainment industry blacklist is generally known—was the mid-twentieth-century list of screenwriters, actors, directors, musicians, and other U.S. entertainment professionals who were denied employment in the field because of their political beliefs or...
screenwriter Gordon Kahn.
Life
Kahn grew up in Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, the son of Hollywood screenwriter Gordon Kahn and Barbara Brodie Kahn. He joined his family in Cuernavaca, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, where his father had fled in the 1950s during the Red Scare
Red Scare
Durrell Blackwell Durrell Blackwell The term Red Scare denotes two distinct periods of strong Anti-Communism in the United States: the First Red Scare, from 1919 to 1920, and the Second Red Scare, from 1947 to 1957. The First Red Scare was about worker revolution and...
, when he was five years old. Ultimately, the family returned to the United States and Kahn graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
. Kahn also holds a masters degree in Slavic studies from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
.
Work
Kahn has produced work in various media but is best known for his work in public radio. He produces and directs the WGBHWGBH (FM)
WGBH is a public radio station located in Boston, Massachusetts. WGBH is a member station of NPR and PRI. The license-holder is the WGBH Educational Foundation, which also owns WGBH-TV and WGBX-TV....
program Morning Stories and hosts its podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
version. Before its cancellation, Kahn was a contributor to Minnesota Public Radio
Minnesota Public Radio
Minnesota Public Radio , is the flagship National Public Radio member network for the state of Minnesota. With its three services, News & Information, Classical Music and The Current, MPR operates a 42-station regional radio network in the upper Midwest serving over 8 million people...
's Savvy Traveler. He serves as an alternate host and a regular correspondent to PRI
Public Radio International
Public Radio International is a Minneapolis-based American public radio organization, with locations in Boston, New York, London and Beijing. PRI's tagline is "Hear a different voice." PRI is a major public media content creator and also distributes programs from many sources...
'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!
Says You!
Says You! is an American panel radio show distributed by Pipit & Finch in the United States. Although many NPR stations carry it, it is independently produced. It was created by host Richard Sher, and is produced in Boston, Massachusetts, by Pipit & Finch...
which airs on public radio and produced by Pipit & Finch. 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
Edward R. Murrow
Edward Roscoe Murrow, KBE was an American broadcast journalist. He first came to prominence with a series of radio news broadcasts during World War II, which were followed by millions of listeners in the United States and Canada.Fellow journalists Eric Sevareid, Ed Bliss, and Alexander Kendrick...
Award for Feature Reporting.
Audio
- Blacklisted, a six part radio series narrated by Kahn, Stockard ChanningStockard ChanningStockard Channing is an American stage, film and television actress. She is known for her portrayal of First Lady Abbey Bartlet in the NBC television series The West Wing; for playing Betty Rizzo in the film Grease; and for her role as Ouisa Kittredge in the play Six Degrees of Separation and its...
, Ron LeibmanRon Leibman-Career:Leibman was a member of the Compass Players in the late 1950s. He has appeared in many films such as Phar Lap; Where's Poppa?; The Hot Rock; Slaughterhouse-Five; The Super Cops; Up the Academy; Norma Rae; Romantic Comedy; Zorro, The Gay Blade; Garden State; and Rhinestone...
and Carroll O'ConnorCarroll O'ConnorJohn Carroll O'Connor best known as Carroll O'Connor, was an American actor, producer and director whose television career spanned four decades...
, 1995
Video
- Media Probes. Soundaround, as writer and host, 1982
- The Day the Cold War Came Home, as producer, writer and narrator, 1987
For WCVB-TV Boston
- ChronicleChronicle (TV series)Chronicle is a newsmagazine show produced at two Hearst Television-owned New England television stations, WCVB-TV Ch. 5 in Boston and WMUR-TV Ch. 9 in Manchester, New Hampshire...
, host of closing social commentary segment (1982–1985) - Learning to Drive, a primetime special hosted by Kahn, 1990.
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