Anthony Kuhn

Anthony Kuhn
Education	Washington University in St. Louis Hopkins-Nanjing Center
Occupation	Radio journalist
Years active	2004-present
Website	Official NPR biography

Anthony Kuhn (Chinese: 孔安; pinyin: Kǒng Ān) is the National Public Radio correspondent in Seoul, South Korea.^[1] He was previously NPR's correspondent in Beijing, China.^[2][3] Before his roles in South Korea and China, he served as NPR correspondent for Southeast Asia based in Jakarta, in which capacity he opened NPR's first bureau there,^[4] as well as in London.^[5] A graduate in French Literature at Washington University in St. Louis, he earned a graduate certificate in Chinese Studies from the Johns Hopkins University-Nanjing University Center for Chinese and American Studies in Nanjing, China.^[6] He attended high school at the Commonwealth School in Boston, Massachusetts.^[7]

Kuhn, who was NPR's correspondent in Beijing for years and reported on stories throughout China^[8] and the broader region, gained national attention in China when a video of him asking questions at a government press conference in fluent Mandarin became popular on the Chinese microblogging site Sina Weibo (China's answer to Twitter) in March 2017.^[9] On August 1, 2018, NPR announced Kuhn will become their next Seoul correspondent as Elise Hu will be moving to NPR West. ^[1]

He is the son of the late Harvard professor and sinologist Philip A. Kuhn.^[2][10]

References

1. "Newsroom Moves For NPR's Elise Hu and Anthony Kuhn". NPR Extra. 2018-08-01. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
2. "Philip Alden Kuhn, 82". Harvard Gazette. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
3. "Anthony Kuhn". Hawai'i Public Radio. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
4. Stewart, Chase (2015-10-05). "NPR Correspondent Anthony Kuhn on Reporting from China". SAIS Observer. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
5. "Anthony Kuhn". WSHU Sacred Heart University Public Radio. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
6. "Anthony Kuhn: International Correspondent in Beijing, China". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
7. "Melrose High Achievers". Wicked Local. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
8. 邓, 小卫 (August 28, 2013). "美国记者西安访饺子". 华商报. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
9. "For Years, I've Been A Correspondent In China. This Month, I Became A Viral Star". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
10. "Philip A. Kuhn: Professor of History and of East Asian Languages and Civilizations CCTV News - CNTV English". english.cntv.cn. Archived from the original on 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2018-02-13.

External links

• Official NPR biography