- Bill Lichtenstein
Bill Lichtenstein is an award-winning print and broadcast journalist and documentary film producer.
Lichtenstein is president of tbe independent media production company, LCMedia, and is excutive producer of the national, weekly
public radio series,The Infinite Mind , which premiered in 1998 [http://www.lcmedia.com/dailynews2005.htm lcmedia.com] . He also co-produced and was director of photography of the award-winning documentary film, "West 47th Street ." [ [http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2003/west47thstreet/index.html P.O.V. - West 47th Street | PBS ] ]Lichtenstein started as newscaster and announcer in 1970 at WBCN in Boston. [ [http://www.lcmedia.com/americanrevolution.pdf BostonHerald.com - Business News: Web power to the people ] ] A graduate of
Brown University [ [http://www.brownalumnimagazine.com/class-notes/class-notes---1978.html Brown Alumni Magazine - Class Notes - 1978 ] ] and theColumbia Graduate School of Journalism [ [http://128.59.96.28/alumni_friends/connect/enews/2006-06.html Columbia Journalism School E-News June 5, 2006 ] ] , Bill began his work in television as a writer for ABC and CBS Sports. In the 1980s, Lichtenstein worked at ABC News, including as an investigative producer for the ABC News magazine20/20 and as a field producer for Nightline,World News Tonight , and other ABC News programs. In 1983, a 20/20 segment he produced, "Throwaway Kids," was nominated for anEmmy Award . The nomination, for a segment that uncovered the circumstances surrounding abused and dying children in Oklahoma state juvenile institutions [Carlton_Sherwood#Award-winning_reports ] was one of three Lichtenstein received that year.Since 1980, Lichtenstein has taught investigative reporting for TV and documentary film production at
The New School in New York City.He has received more than 60 journalism honors [ [http://www.kpbx.org/programs/infinitemind.htm The Infinite Mind on Spokane Public Radio ] ] including a
Guggenheim Fellowship [http://www.gf.org/05fellow.html Guggenheim Fellowship site] ; aPeabody Award [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE7DF173CF932A05750C0A963958260 Maupin's 'Tales' Wins a Peabody Award - New York Times ] ] and a United Nations Media Award [ [http://www.newyorkfestivals.com/main.taf?p=1,7,25 New York Festivals ] ] .Lichtenstein specializes in politics, particularly the politics of health issues, and the media for such publications as
The Nation ,Newsday ,Village Voice ,Entertainment Weekly ,TV Guide , 7 Days, Health, Medical Tribune, Channels and theNew York Daily News . "The Secret Battle for the NEA," published in the Village Voice in 1992, received a National Headliner Award. His news photography has appeared on the front page of the New York Daily News and theBaltimore Sun .References
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