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H. V. Kaltenborn
Hans von Kaltenborn (July 9, 1878 – June 14, 1965), generally known as H. V. Kaltenborn, was an American radio commentator. He was heard regularly on the radio for over 30 years, beginning with CBS in 1928. He was known for his precise diction, ability to ad-lib and his depth of knowledge of world affairs.
Kaltenborn was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and grew up in Merrill, Wisconsin. He began his career as a newspaper reporter, and moved to radio when it began to establish itself as a bona fide source of news.
When he was 19, he left home and joined the 4th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment to fight in the Spanish–American War. The war ended two months after his enlistment before the regiment could go overseas. From training camp Kaltenborn wrote articles for the Merrill Advocate, becoming editor of the paper following his demobilisation.
He left the Advocate to spend time in Europe. He returned to take a job with the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. At 24, he went to college, enrolling as a special student at Harvard University. When he finished, he returned to the Eagle, traveling during summers to distant locales.
Anti-German sentiment during World War I motivated Kaltenborn to change his byline from Hans von Kaltenborn to H. V. Kaltenborn. He was no relation to General Hans von Kaltenborn-Stachau, a former Prussian Minister of War.
Called the "Dean" of radio commentators by Edward R. Murrow and others, Kaltenborn addressed the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce while speaking from an experimental station in Newark, New Jersey, on April 21, 1921, where the group had assembled there to see the newly invented radio. On April 4, 1922, he made the first of what later became a regular series of radio talks on current events. Kaltenborn called them the "first spoken editorials ever heard by a radio audience."
Kaltenborn was one of the first news readers to provide analysis and insight into current news stories. His vast knowledge of foreign affairs and international politics amply equipped him for covering crises in Europe and the Far East in the 1930s. In August 1932, Kaltenborn, along with Karl Von Wiegand of Hearst News and Louis Lochner of the Associated Press, interviewed Adolf Hitler. His vivid reporting of the Spanish Civil War and the Czech crisis of 1938 helped establish the credibility of radio news in the public mind and helped to overcome the nation's isolationist sensibilities. As authors Christopher H. Sterling and John M. Kittross wrote,[citation needed] Kaltenborn reported on the Spanish Civil War "while hiding in a haystack between the two armies. Listeners in America could hear bullets hitting the hay above him while he spoke."
Radio historian James F. Widner described Kaltenborn's skill as a news analyst:
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H. V. Kaltenborn
Hans von Kaltenborn (July 9, 1878 – June 14, 1965), generally known as H. V. Kaltenborn, was an American radio commentator. He was heard regularly on the radio for over 30 years, beginning with CBS in 1928. He was known for his precise diction, ability to ad-lib and his depth of knowledge of world affairs.
Kaltenborn was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and grew up in Merrill, Wisconsin. He began his career as a newspaper reporter, and moved to radio when it began to establish itself as a bona fide source of news.
When he was 19, he left home and joined the 4th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment to fight in the Spanish–American War. The war ended two months after his enlistment before the regiment could go overseas. From training camp Kaltenborn wrote articles for the Merrill Advocate, becoming editor of the paper following his demobilisation.
He left the Advocate to spend time in Europe. He returned to take a job with the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. At 24, he went to college, enrolling as a special student at Harvard University. When he finished, he returned to the Eagle, traveling during summers to distant locales.
Anti-German sentiment during World War I motivated Kaltenborn to change his byline from Hans von Kaltenborn to H. V. Kaltenborn. He was no relation to General Hans von Kaltenborn-Stachau, a former Prussian Minister of War.
Called the "Dean" of radio commentators by Edward R. Murrow and others, Kaltenborn addressed the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce while speaking from an experimental station in Newark, New Jersey, on April 21, 1921, where the group had assembled there to see the newly invented radio. On April 4, 1922, he made the first of what later became a regular series of radio talks on current events. Kaltenborn called them the "first spoken editorials ever heard by a radio audience."
Kaltenborn was one of the first news readers to provide analysis and insight into current news stories. His vast knowledge of foreign affairs and international politics amply equipped him for covering crises in Europe and the Far East in the 1930s. In August 1932, Kaltenborn, along with Karl Von Wiegand of Hearst News and Louis Lochner of the Associated Press, interviewed Adolf Hitler. His vivid reporting of the Spanish Civil War and the Czech crisis of 1938 helped establish the credibility of radio news in the public mind and helped to overcome the nation's isolationist sensibilities. As authors Christopher H. Sterling and John M. Kittross wrote,[citation needed] Kaltenborn reported on the Spanish Civil War "while hiding in a haystack between the two armies. Listeners in America could hear bullets hitting the hay above him while he spoke."
Radio historian James F. Widner described Kaltenborn's skill as a news analyst:
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