Tony Kahn: Public Broadcasting Pioneer

TONY KAHN has written, produced, narrated and hosted more than fifty radio and television programs and series for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), National Public Radio (NPR), Nickelodeon, A&E Cable, Monitor Radio, CBS Cable, and Boston television stations WGBH and WCVB.  He was also the producer and narrator of the NPR docu-drama series “Blacklisted,” which chronicled the Hollywood blacklisting of his screenwriter father, Gordon Kahn, during the McCarthy era.

Tony Kahn was for many years both the co-host of PRI’s international news program “The World” and host of “Tony Kahn’s Journal.”  In addition to his work with “The World,” Kahn is a regular panelist on NPR’s weekly witty word game show, “Says You,” and has been a regular commentator for Public Radio International’s Marketplace, American Public Media’s The Savvy Traveler, and NPR’s Morning Edition.

Kahn’s broadcast work has received numerous awards, including twelve New England Emmys for writing, producing and directing, the Grand Award of the New York Film and Television Festival, three Gabriel Awards, the Robert Bennet Award, the Edward R. Murrow Award for Feature Reporting, a Web Nomination for Best Personal Website, a Cable Ace Nomination, and a National Emmy Nomination for Best Writing.

Kahn graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University, where he was also Phi Beta Kappa. Kahn also holds a master’s degree in Slavic studies from Columbia University.

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