Eric Kuhn is a new media consultant and an award winning journalist. A recognized member of the UWire100 list, Eric is considered one of the most influential young people in the field today. Arianna Huffington called Eric a “fearless journalist” and legendary television veteran Tammy Haddad said he was “the most creative, young person that came through MSNBC. He gets new media; he gets old media.”
As a new media consultant, Kuhn advises companies on their marketing and communications strategies for blogger outreach and the use of social media, especially Twitter. His clients include CBS News and the NBA. He regularly appears on the radio and is frequently quoted in articles regarding politics and the use of new media, as well as Facebook, LinkedIn and social media. Kuhn also gives speeches and workshops on the changing media landscape.
As a journalist, Kuhn has traveled the world looking for exclusive interviews and major issues to examine. Along the way, he has gained exclusive access into the West Wing, the U.S. Congress and the British Parliament, examined poverty in India, and made CNBC’s Jim Cramer sing on a sound stage in Hollywood. At the age of 17 he went head-to-head with the Reverend Al Sharpton for his high school television show and in college he started a Podcast and radio show where former NYC Mayor Ed Koch, Pat Buchanan, Ron Reagan, former NYS Governor Eliot Spitzer, former NJ Governor Christine Todd Whitman, activist Cindy Sheehan, Murderball movie star Mark Zupan, Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield, Merrill Lynch Chief US & Quantitative Strategist Richard Bernstein, and others. Ann Curry (NBC), Andrea Mitchell (NBC), Tucker Carlson (MSNBC), Allyson Stewart (MSNBC), Lisa Daniels (NBC), Lou Dobbs (CNN), Lynn Sherr (ABC), Mike Jerrick (Fox), John Montone (1010 Wins), Joe and Shirley Wershba, Arianna Huffington, Mo Rocca, Rachel Sklar (Huff Po), and others participated in a special series called “Media Under the Microscope,” where Kuhn tried to explore all forms of the media in today’s ever changing world.
Until recently, Kuhn was the co-editor of PBase Magazine (an international photography magazine). He is a Huffington Post contributor and has published articles and videos on MSNBC.com, TodayShow.com, CBSNews.com, WashingtonPost.com, MediaBistro.com and CNBC.com. Before becoming a consultant, Kuhn interned for the Creative Director's intern for CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, NBC News Digital Media, Hardball with Chris Matthews and in NYS Senator Chuck Schumer’s Press Office.
Kuhn is also passionate about bettering the life of all New Yorkers. He is the former co-president of Project SHARE, a non-profit which helps build relationships between the homeless and high school students. Currently he is the Public Relations Director of Redemption Inc., a non-profit based in Brooklyn, New York, which encourages the self-empowerment and educational advancement of underserved youth, ages 13 – 19 years old, by promoting inter-generational learning, and by providing youth services and advocacy.
Eric majored in Government Hamilton College and also spent a year studying at the London School of Economics.
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