Kalb To Be Honored For Lifetime Achievement

New York Festivals Television & Film Awards/Radio Awards will honor The Kalb Report, the  public broadcasting series hosted by journalist Marvin Kalb, with the its 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award at its Storytellers Gala to be held during the 2023 NAB Show on April 18 in Las Vegas.

The New York Festivals Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes prominent industry leaders, innovators, and driving forces in the broadcast industry whose accomplishments have advanced their field and made a lasting impression on the industry.

The Kalb Report is the longest-running project in National Press Club history with 103 programs over 28 years.

During its nearly three decade run, the series has provided a forum for prominent newsmakers and journalists to discuss the news media’s impact on American democracy. The guest list included Supreme Court Justices, Civil Rights icons, network news anchors, best-selling authors, members of Congress, and influential leaders from across the media landscape.

The Kalb Report was created in 1994 when Kalb was on a one-year sabbatical from Harvard University to return to Washington to teach at George Washington University. Kalb was the last correspondent personally hired by Edward R. Murrow, and his career had taken him around the world as the CBS News Chief Diplomatic Correspondent. Prior to hosting the Kalb Report, Marvin Kalb’s career spanned three decades of reporting and commentary for CBS and NBC, including a turn as moderator of Meet the Press.

At GW, Kalb found a perfect partner in former CBS Radio Network General Manager Michael Freedman, who served as executive producer of The Kalb Report series for its entire 28-year run and went on to become president of the National Press Club in 2020.

“Over nearly three decades, The Kalb Report has followed the sometimes-tortuous course of American journalism as it has endured one of the most radical changes in history,” said Freedman, in summing up the show’s impact. “Time and again, Marvin and his guests have highlighted the essential work of a free and non-partial news media to democracy, and by working with students during the entire run, we hope we have passed that legacy on to the next generation.”

The Kalb Report public broadcasting series ends this spring.

This is the 13th year of New York Festivals’ strategic partnership with NAB.