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] 'Rediscovering My Country' was published in 2015 (Social Sciences Editorial, Havana) and presented at the Havana International Book Fair.

Awards
  • Montana Governor's Award for the Humanities
  • CINE Golden Eagle Award for "A Thousand Cranes", documentary film about US-Soviet cooperation to save the Siberian crane from extinction.
  • President's Medal, Salerno International Film Festival, "A Thousand Cranes".
  • Chevron Conservation Award

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
  • Rediscovering My Country (Social Sciences Editorial, Havana, Cuba, 2015)

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.
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References
  1. . http://www.yellowstonepublicradio.org/programs/local/home_ground.html
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-02. Retrieved 2011-03-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) ["Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-02. Retrieved 2011-03-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)]
  3. Publishers Weekly, February 14, 2011


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