Bernard Kalb
Bernard Kalb | |
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Born | New York City, U.S. | February 4, 1922
Died | January 8, 2023 North Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 100)
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Spouse | Phyllis Bernstein |
Children | 4 |
Relatives | Marvin Kalb (brother) |
Bernard Kalb (February 4, 1922 – January 8, 2023) was an American journalist, moderator, media critic, lecturer, and author.
Early life and education
Kalb was born in New York City on February 4, 1922,[1] the son of Bella (Portnoy) and Max Kalb. His father was a Polish Jewish immigrant and his mother was a Ukrainian Jew.[2][3] He graduated from the City College of New York with a B.S.S. and later received an M.A. from Harvard University.[4]
Career
Kalb covered international affairs for more than three decades at
Near the end of his tenure at the Times, Kalb received a fellowship from the Council on Foreign Relations—awarded annually to a foreign correspondent—and took a leave from the newspaper for a year.[citation needed]
Bernard Kalb and his younger brother, journalist Marvin Kalb, traveled extensively with Henry Kissinger on diplomatic missions and they later wrote a biography titled Kissinger. The brothers also co-authored The Last Ambassador, a novel about the collapse of Saigon in 1975.[5]
In 1984, Kalb was appointed
Kalb quit this post two years later to protest what he called "the reported disinformation program" conducted by the
In his later career, Kalb traveled as a lecturer and moderator. He was the founding anchor and a panelist on the weekly CNN program Reliable Sources from 1993 to 1998.[citation needed]
Awards and honors
Kalb won an Overseas Press Club Award for a 1968 documentary on the Vietcong.[9]
Personal life and death
Kalb and his wife, Phyllis Bernstein, had four daughters. He turned 100 on February 4, 2022.[10]
On January 2, 2023, Kalb suffered a fall and died from his injuries six days later at his home in North Bethesda, Maryland. He was 100.[11][12]
References
- ISBN 9780742501812– via Google Books.
- ^ Hevesi, Dennis (January 8, 2023). "Bernard Kalb, Veteran Foreign Correspondent, is Dead at 100". The New York Times.
- ^ "Bernard Kalb, a longtime foreign affairs newsman, has died at 100". NPR. Archived from the original on July 26, 2023.
- ^ "Nomination of Bernard Kalb To Be an Assistant Secretary of State". www.reaganlibrary.gov. Archived from the original on January 25, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- ^ "Bernard Kalb, a longtime foreign affairs newsman, has died at 100". NPR. January 8, 2023. Archived from the original on July 26, 2023.
- ^ "BERNARD KALB NAMED TO POST AT STATE DEPT". The New York Times. November 29, 1984. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- ^ Demott, John S. (June 21, 2005). "Bernard Kalb's Modest Dissent". Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved May 2, 2018 – via www.time.com.
- ^ https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/kalb-bernard-1922 [bare URL]
- ^ BERNARD KALB NAMED TO POST AT STATE DEPT.
- Jewish Insider. February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ Hevesi, Dennis (January 8, 2023). "Bernard Kalb, Veteran Foreign Correspondent, Is Dead at 100". The New York Times. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ Passantino, Jon (January 8, 2023). "Bernard Kalb, founding CNN 'Reliable Sources' anchor, dies at 100". CNN (published January 9, 2023).