Stephen Birnbaum (c. 1937 – December 20, 1991) was an American writer, journalist and commentator best known for travel commentary and guide books.
In addition to print media, he worked in television and radio, including appearances on three major U.S. commercial broadcast networks.
For more than 14 years, he provided travel commentary on the CBS Radio Network, working at flagship station WCBS (AM), in New York.
The magazine was sold to Hearst Corporation in 1984, but Birnbaum remained its editorial director until his death.
[1] In the 1980s, he also sold audio-tape walking tours, but found sales of tapes to be relatively slow compared with his books.