Brian Lamb (1) (1941–)
Author of Booknotes: Stories from American History
For other authors named Brian Lamb, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Brian Lamb, the founding CEO of C-SPAN, has been the host of Booknotes since its inception in 1989. He lives in Arlington, Virginia
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Series
Works by Brian Lamb
Booknotes: America's Finest Authors on Reading, Writing, and the Power of Ideas (1997) — Compiler — 429 copies
Booknotes on American Character: People, Politics, and Conflict in American History (2004) 138 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Lamb, Brian Patrick
- Birthdate
- 1941-10-09
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Lafayette, Indiana, USA
- Places of residence
- Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Arlington, Virginia, USA - Education
- Jefferson High School
Purdue University (BA ∙ Speech ∙ 1963)
United States Navy Officer Candidate School - Occupations
- drummer
disc jockey
reporter
press secretary
editor
Founder, C-SPAN (show all 10)
President, C-SPAN
CEO, C-SPAN
Executive Chairman of Board of Directors, C-SPAN
TV host - Organizations
- Phi Gamma Delta
United States Navy
White House
C-SPAN - Awards and honors
- Lieutenant, junior grade, U.S. Navy
Fourth Estate Award (National Press Club ∙ 2002)
National Humanities Medal (2003)
Harry S. Truman Good Neighbor Award (2003)
Freedom of Speech Award (The Media Institute ∙ 2003)
Presidential Medal of Freedom (2007) (show all 14)
The Lone Sailor award (U.S. Navy Memorial ∙ 2007)
Manship Prize for Exemplary Use of Media and Technology (Louisiana State University)
Al Neuharth Award for Excellence in the Media
Gaylord Prize for Excellence in Journalism (University of Oklahoma ∙ 2011)
Giants of Broadcasting Award (Library of American Broadcasting ∙ 2011)
Honorary Doctorate (Purdue University)
Distinguished Alumni Award (Purdue University ∙ 1987)
Purdue University's communications department was renamed the Brian Lamb School of Communication (2011)
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Statistics
- Works
- 26
- Members
- 1,732
- Popularity
- #14,839
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 20
- ISBNs
- 40
- Languages
- 2