Irene Corbally Kuhn Explained

Irene Corbally Kuhn
Birth Name:	Irene Corbally
Birth Date:	15 January 1898
Birth Place:	New York City, United States
Nationality:	American
Occupation:	Journalist

Irene Corbally Kuhn (15 January 1898 – 30 December 1995) was a journalist and author, whose career spanned seven decades in five continents.^[1] She became famous in the 1920s and '30s by working as a reporter for many newspapers in the United States and China.^[2] Mrs. Kuhn was a woman of many "firsts", among others, she was the first woman to broadcast from the Orient and the first individual to broadcast from a US Navy vessel.^[3] In addition to countless columns for numerous newspapers, she also wrote a memoir,^[4] a documentary and a screen-play.^[5]

Awards

• 1977: Front Page Award for best magazine feature article^[6]

Publications

• With Book: De Jaegher, Raymond J. . Raymond J. de Jaegher . 1952 . The Enemy Within: An Eyewitness Account of the Communist Conquest of China . Garden City, NY . Doubleday.

External links

• Irene Kuhn Papers at the American Heritage Center
• Digital Collection of Irene Kuhn Papers at AHC digital collections
• Blog entries about Kuhn at AHC blogs

Notes and References

1. Book: Ware, Susan. Notable American Women: A Biographical Dictionary Completing the Twentieth Century. 2004. Harvard University Press. 9780674014886. en.
2. News: Irene Corbally Kuhn, 97, Reporter and Columnist . Pace . Eric . The New York Times . October 12, 2018 . 33 . December 31, 1995 . CXLV . 50292 . Late.
3. Web site: Kuhn, Irene Corbally (1898–1995) Encyclopedia.com. www.encyclopedia.com. en. 2018-10-12.
4. Book: Kuhn, Irene Corbally. Assigned to Adventure. August 2018. Ardent Writer Press, LLC. 9781938667985. en.
5. Web site: Irene Kuhn. IMDb. 2018-10-12.
6. News: 10 Women in Journalism to Get Awards for Work . . November 8, 1977 . November 11, 2020 . 36 . CXXVII . 43753 . Late City.