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Kaltenborn, Hans V. was born on July 9, 1878 in Milwaukee. Son of Rudolph von and Betty (Wessels) Kaltenborn.
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Kaltenborn, Hans V. was born on July 9, 1878 in Milwaukee. Son of Rudolph von and Betty (Wessels) Kaltenborn.
Bachelor of Arts cum laude, Harvard, 1909. Doctor of Laws, University of Wisconsin, 1939. Doctor More Humane Letters, Hamilton College, 1939.
Doctor of Letters, Miami University, 1940.
Associated with father in building materials, Merrill, Wisconsin, 1893-1898. City editor Merrill Advocate, 1899. Traveling salesman in France, 1900-1902.
Reporter Brooklyn Eagle, 1902-1905.
Secretary Harvard-Berlin Exchange Professor in Berlin, 1907-1908. With Brooklyn (New York) Eagle, 1910-1930.
Radio and television news analyst, since 1922. News analyst Columbia Broadcasting System, 1929-1940.
National Broadcasting Company, since 1940. First sergeant Company F, 4th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, Spanish American War, 1898-1899.
Radio and television reporter Republican and Demo. Convs., since 1932, London Conference, 1933, many of the international conferences since 1933. Reported World World World War II from British Isles, Italy, France, Germany, West. Africa, Latin America and Southwest Pacific, 1939-1945.
Received gold plaque for the best foreign radio reporting, awarded for covering Spanish front, 1936, and a variety of awards since, later one, being.
Radio Certificate of Merit by National Federation of Press Women, DuPont award, 1945. First Award for news analysis, Radio Institute of Ohio State University, 1945.
Citation from the National Civic Federation, 1945. Founding member Phi Beta Kappa Associates.
Founder and first president Association of Radio and Television News Analysts.
Founder Broadcast Pioneers. Honorary member of Sigma Delta Rho fraternity.
Clubs: Harvard (Long Island) (president).
Married Baroness Olga von Nordenflycht, September 14, 1910. Children: Anais (Mistress Attmore Robinson, Junior), Rolf.