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.

References

1. . http://www.yellowstonepublicradio.org/programs/local/home_ground.html
2. http://www.humanitiesmontana.org/GovernorAwards/governorsawards2009.php
3. Publishers Weekly, February 14, 2011