Brian Kahn
Brian Kahn is an American author, journalist, and public radio host. His weekly public affairs program Home Ground is broadcast on 50+ stations/translators in the Rocky Mountain west. On the air since 1996, it has been named Montana's Outstanding Non-Commercial Radio Program[1] Kahn is the winner of the 2009 Montana Governor's Award for the Humanities. A lawyer, he is former president of the California Fish and Game Commission.[2] His book Real Common Sense, "a well-written, well-intentioned reflection on what it means to be a citizen in today's imperfect America," was published in 2011 by Seven Stories Press.[3]
Awards
- 2009 Montana Governor's Award for the Humanities
- 1987 CINE Golden Eagle Award for "A Thousand Cranes", documentary film about US-Soviet cooperation to save the Siberian crane from extinction.
- 1987 President's Medal, Salerno International Film Festival, "A Thousand Cranes".
Publications
- The Streamside Flyfisher's Guide, with Max Hale (Baetis Press, 1981).
- Seasons of the Hunter, Robert Elman, editor. Contributing author. (A. Knopf, N.Y. 1985).
- Parting With Illusions, by Vladimir Pozner (Atlantic Monthly Press, N.Y. 1990) collaborator.
- Training People, by Tess of Helena (Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 2007)
- America, One Story High, with Vladimir Pozner, (Zebra E, Moscow, 2008)
- Real Common Sense (Seven Stories Press, N.Y. 2011)
- Huffington Post blog, 2012-present
Television
- A Thousand Cranes, aired internationally on TBS, BBC, national Soviet television, 1987. Producer, Executive Producer.
- America, One Storey High, 16-hour documentary series on the United States, broadcast on Russia's Channel One. Winner of the NIKA Award. Kahn served with Vladimir Pozner and Ivan Urgant as co-host.
References
- ↑ . http://www.yellowstonepublicradio.org/programs/local/home_ground.html http://www.yellowstonepublicradio.org/programs/local/home_ground.html]
- ↑ http://www.humanitiesmontana.org/GovernorAwards/governorsawards2009.php
- ↑ Publishers Weekly, February 14, 2011