Bill Lichtenstein

Bill Lichtenstein
Bill Lichtenstein during
production of West 47th Street (2003)
Born
William Theodore Lichtenstein

(1956-10-03) October 3, 1956 (age 68)
Boston, Massachusetts
EducationBrown University (B.A., Political Science and English, 1978)
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism (M.S., 1979)
Occupation(s)Print and broadcast journalism; documentary producer
Websitelcmedia.com

Bill Lichtenstein (born October 3, 1956) is an American print and broadcast journalist and documentary producer, president of the media production company, Lichtenstein Creative Media, Incorporated.

Lichtenstein began working in 1970 at age 14 as a volunteer and later as a part-time announcer and newscaster at WBCN-FM in Boston, Massachusetts.[1][self-published source?] He later produced investigative reports for ABC News[2] and public radio and television programs and documentary films on social justice issues as well as educational outreach campaigns.[2][3][self-published source][4] Lichtenstein and his company also made early[citation needed] use of emerging new media, including the 3-D virtual reality community Second Life.[5][6]

He writes for such publications as The New York Times, The Nation,[7][8][self-published source] New York Daily News, Boston Globe and Huffington Post.[9] From 1980 to 2006, Lichtenstein taught investigative reporting for TV and documentary film production at The New School in New York City.[10]

His work has received awards[11][self-published source][12] including a Peabody Award;[13] Guggenheim Fellowship;[14] eight National Headliner Awards; CINE Golden Eagle;[15] Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism;[16] and three National News Emmy Award nominations.[17]

  1. ^ Lichtenstein, Bill (July 18, 2009). "The Glory Days of the Rock of Boston" Archived July 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Boston Globe (op-ed),
  2. ^ a b Meisler, Andy (August 12, 2001). "On an Expedition Through the Mind". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "1994–1996 New York City Mental Health Anti-Stigma Campaign". Lcmedia.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  4. ^ "Congresswoman helps shake stigma of mental illness". CNN. June 10, 1998. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013.
  5. ^ "Why Savvy CEOs Hang Out in Second Life | BusinessWeek". Archived from the original on December 2, 2006. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
  6. ^ "Broadcasts about the mind originate in shared illusion," Archived May 9, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Current, July 31, 2006
  7. ^ "Spying on America: The FBI's Domestic Counterintelligence Program," James Kirkpatrick Davis, Greenwood Publishing Group, 1992, p. 183
  8. ^ "The secret battle for the NAE". Archived from the original on January 22, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  9. ^ "Bill Lichtenstein bio". www.huffingtonpost.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
  10. ^ Taught Investigative reporting. docstoc.com. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  11. ^ "LCM: Awards and Honors". www.lcmedia.com. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
  12. ^ The Infinite Mind on Spokane Public Radio Archived November 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Kpbx.org. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
  13. ^ "Maupin's 'Tales' Wins a Peabody Award". The New York Times. March 31, 1995. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  14. ^ "Guggenheim Foundation 2005 Fellows Page". Archived from the original on April 18, 2006. Retrieved January 3, 2008.. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
  15. ^ POV PBS Awards Archived June 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. PBS. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
  16. ^ Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism,
  17. ^ New York Festivals Archived December 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. New York Festivals. Retrieved July 30, 2011