Background
Suh, Ki-Won was born on October 24, 1930 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Son of Nae-Seok Suh and Suck Ja Cho.
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Ki-Won Suh
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Bachelor, Seoul National University, 1954.
Career
Reporter, Chosun Ilbo, Seoul, 1955-1961; correspondent Tokyo, Seoul Shinmun, 1966-1973; government spokesman, Economics Planning Board, Seoul, 1973-1976; press secretary to prime minister, Seoul, 1976-1979; senior press secretary to president, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 1979-1983; president, Korea Culture and Arts Foundation, Seoul, 1983-1988; president, Korean Broadcasting System, Seoul, since 1990.
Achievements
Membership
Captain Korean Air Force, 1951-1955. Member Korean Broadcasters Association (chairman since 1990), National Association television Arts and Sciences (director international council 1990-1992), International Institute Communications (trustee United Kingdom since 1991), International Press Institute, Press Foundation Asia.
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Married Ki-Won Sung; children: Dong-Sook, Dong-Jun, Dong-Han, Dong-Chul.
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South Korean -
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Education
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1954
Career
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1955 - 1961
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1966 - 1973
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1973 - 1976
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1979 - 1983
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1983 - 1988
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1990
Awards
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Author: (novel) This Full Night's Embrace, 1961 (Tong In Literature award 1961), biographies of Master of Arts Family, 1971, Women's Legs, 1976, Statue of Mary in White Porcelain, 1979.Author: (novel) This Full Night's Embrace, 1961 (Tong In Literature award 1961), biographies of Master of Arts Family, 1971, Women's Legs, 1976, Statue of Mary in White Porcelain, 1979.