BILL LICHTENSTEIN
Curriculum Vitae
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
M.S. Journalism; June 1979.
Brown University
B.A., 1978; Political Science and English (Double Major); concurrent courses in Photography at Rhode Island School of Design.
EMPLOYMENT
1987-Present Lichtenstein Creative Media, Inc., Cambridge, MA.
Founder and president of Lichtenstein Creative Media, Inc (LCMedia), a Peabody Award-winning independent media production company located in Cambridge, MA. LCMedia has extensive multimedia production, distribution and educational/ community outreach experience, particularly with health and related social issues. LCMedia is also the creator of groundbreaking educational and social marketing campaigns utilizing innovative media and strategic communications.
Productions include West 47 Street, the award-winning documentary film that followed four people with serious mental illness over three years, and which won the Atlanta Film Festival and aired on PBS’ P.O.V.; The Infinite Mind, for a decade public radio’s most honored and listened to health and science program; Back from the Edge, the first documentary to feature people living with and recovering from Borderline Personality Disorder; and If I Get Out Alive, narrated by Diane Keaton, which exposed the systematic brutality faced by juveniles in the adult prison system.”
Other media productions include the Peabody Award-winning Voices of an Illness public radio documentary series including Depression: Voices of an Illness, narrated by Rod Steiger, Schizophrenia: Voices of an Illness, narrated by Jason Robards and Manic Depression: Voices of an Illness, narrated by Patty Duke; AMI on the Air public service announcement campaign for the Alliance for the Mentally Ill of New York State; development of a film short, for Tri-Star Pictures, on the making of the Richard Pryor/Gene Wilder film, See No Evil; The Making of Sun City, a look at the impact of the hit record and music video "Sun City," by the Artists United Against Apartheid, which aired on PBS and MTV; and assistance with the audio montage opening segment of the Miramax film Scandal. LCMedia has also produced corporate videos for J. Walter Thompson; Century 21; PaineWebber; among others.
LCMedia pioneered the social uses of 3-D virtual worlds, producing the first ever live radio broadcasts from Second Life featuring singer Suzanne Vega and author Kurt Vonnegut; Italian Minister of Infrastructure Antonio Di Pietro; and a live town meeting on Darfur with Mia Farrow and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. BusinessWeek magazine called Lichtenstein one of eight "Savvy CEO's Who Hang Out in Second Life,” with IBM CEO Sam Palmisano and Virginia Governor Mark Warner.
LCMedia is working on a four-part series for PBS on the intersection of foster care, education, juvenile justice and mental health funded by the MacArthur Foundation and a Guggenheim Fellowship and The American Revolution, a documentary film examining the cultural, social and political changes fueled by underground radio in the late 1960s.
2008 - Present Huffington Post, New York, New York.
Contributor on politics, media and health issues.
1992 ABC News Magazine 20/20, New York, New York.
Consultant on "The Perils of McMedicine,” based on original reporting.
1989 Telejapan, New York, New York.
Produced pilot for international business news show, originating from Pacific Rim.
1987 Interlock Media Associates, Boston, Massachusetts.
Contributing writer of "Vietnam: Radio First Termer," award-winning NPR documentary on radio propaganda during the Vietnam War; and "Proving Their Worth," PBS documentary on the rain forest.
1986-1987 Jimmy Breslin's People, New York, New York.
Field Director and Producer for the ABC late-night television program.
1986-1992 Cable News Network, New York, New York.
Freelance producer and field crew for CNN New York bureau.
1983-1985 ABC News, Washington, D.C.
Field Producer for World News Tonight Investigative Unit, Nightline, Weekend News, This Week with David Brinkley and Morning News.
1979-1983 ABC News Magazine 20/20, New York, New York.
Producer of Emmy Award-nominated investigative reports including "Mobtown, U.S.A." profile of Congressman Jim Traficant; "Throwaway Kids," a nine-month investigation of child abuse and deaths in Oklahoma state institutions; "Formaldehyde: The Danger Within," a ground-breaking report on urea-formaldehyde foam housing insulation that resulted in a government ban.
1983 First Freedom Project, Inc., New York, New York.
Founder of non-profit organization established to produce documentaries on First Amendment.
1981-2005 The New School for Social Research, New York, New York.
Member of the Faculty, taught “Investigative Reporting for TV” and "Documentarians Present Their Work."
1990 Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School, New York, New York.
Taught English and Journalism to ninth and tenth graders.
1979 CBS Sports, New York, New York.
Head writer for Pan American Games coverage from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Responsibilities included writing, field producing and off-camera reporting for late night and weekend coverage.
1979 ABC Sports, New York, New York.
Writer covering collegiate football for the "Prudential College Scoreboard."
1976 Pacifica News Network
National Correspondent for coverage of the Bicentennial, reporting live on location from Philadelphia.
1974-1978 WBRU-FM, Providence, Rhode Island.
Program Director (1976-1977). Also Newscaster and Disc Jockey for 50,000 watt ABC affiliate.
1971-1977 WBCN-FM, Boston, Massachusetts.
Disc Jockey and Newscaster, including producing news and public affairs programs, anchored newscasts and live field reports.
HONORS AND AWARDS
2013 Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism (honorable mention) for “A Terrifying Way to Discipline Children,” Sunday New York Times, September 9, 2012.
2007 Media Award from National Mental Health Association for “Four Lives,” featuring Jane Pauley, Mary Jo Codey, Caris Corfman and Judge Sol Wachtler, from The Infinite Mind public radio series.
2006 Media Award from American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
2006 National Headliner Award for The Infinite Mind special "Hurricane Katrina: The Road to Recovery.”
2005 Guggenheim Fellowship from John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
2004 Media Award from the United Nations for “War," a special report, hosted by John Hockenberry, an episode of The Infinite Mind.
2004 "Best of Show" award and Gold World Medal from the International Radio Awards of the New York Festivals for "War," a special report hosted by John Hockenberry, airing on The Infinite Mind.
2004 Media Award from National Mental Health Association for “Between Two Worlds: Immigrant Mental Health,” from The Infinite Mind public radio series.
2004 Two Gracie Awards from the American Women in Radio and Television for West 47 Street and for “Domestic Violence,” an episode of The Infinite Mind.
2003 Unity Award in Media for The Infinite Mind program “Golden Years? Mental Health and the Elderly.”
2003 National Headliner Award for The Infinite Mind segment “Laugh Tracks.”
2002 Best Documentary, Atlanta Film Festival, for West 47th Street, a cinéma verité documentary following four people with serious mental illness over three years.
2002 Audience Award from the (Washington) D.C. International Film Festival for West 47th Street.
2002 International Radio Award from New York Festivals for “The Infinite Mind” commentary “Resilience,” by John Hockenberry for “Mental Health in Troubled Times” series.
2002 Unity Awards in Media for five-part “Mental Health in Troubled Times” series on The Infinite Mind.
2002 Gracie Award from American Women in Television and Radio for five-part “Mental Health in Troubled Times” series on The Infinite Mind, on mental health impact of September 11 and ongoing crisis.
2002 National Headliner Award for five-part “Mental Health in Troubled Times” series on The Infinite Mind, focusing on mental health impact of September 11 and ongoing crisis.
2002 National Headliner Award for “Beyond the Baby Blues” which went beyond the headlines of the Andrea Yates case to examine postpartum depression from medical, legal and social perspective.
2001 National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Media Award for “The Infinite Mind” series.
2001 International Radio Festival Award from the NY Festivals for The Infinite Mind show “Pam’s Story.”
2001 National Mental Health Association Media Award for The Infinite Mind program “The Bipolar Child.”
2001 National Headliner Award (second place) for The Infinite Mind program on “Pe rf ect Pitch.”
2001 Gracie Award from American Women in Television and Radio (honorable mention) for The Infinite Mind program on “Pam’s Story.”
2000 Epilepsy Foundation Distinguished Journalism Award for The Infinite Mind program on “Epilepsy.”
2000 New York Press Club Best Feature Award for “The Infinite Mind.”
2000 Clarion Award f rom the Association for Women in Communication for “The Infinite Mind” program on “The Closing of Haverford State: A Special Report.”
2000 Deadline Club Award for “The Closing of Haverford State,” awarded by Sigma Delta Chi.
2000 National Headliner Award (first place) for “If I Get Out Alive.”
2000 NCCD Prevention for a Safer Society (PASS) Award for “If I Get Out Alive” from The National Council on Crime and Delinquency.
1999 Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism for “If I Get Out Alive,” hosted by Diane Keaton.
1999 Three EDI Awards from National Easter Seal Society for The Infinite Mind shows: “Men and Suicide: The Tragedy of J . Timothy Hogan,” “Autism: Breaking the Silence,” and “The Closing of Haverford State.”
1999 Clarion Award from the Association for Women in Communication for “The Infinite Mind” program on “Men and Suicide: The Tragedy of J . Timothy Hogan.”
1999 National Headliner Award for “The Infinite Mind” show “Men and Suicide: The Tragedy of J . Timothy Hogan.”
1999 Three Unity Awards in Media for “The Infinite Mind” programs on “Men and Suicide: The Tragedy of J. Timothy Hogan;” “Autism: Beyond the Silence;” and special Millennium Award for “The Infinite Mind.”
1999 International Radio Festival Award f rom the New York Festivals for J ohn Hockenberry’s weekly commentaries for The Infinite Mind.
1998 Unity Award in Media for "The Infinite Mind” program on “sleep.”
1997 Media Award from National Mental Health Association for “Depression: Voices of an Illness.”
1997 Broadcast Award from International Radio Festival for “Depression: Voices of an Illness.”
1997 American Medical Writers Association Vincent Dowling Award for Excellence in Medical Communications for “Depression: Voices of an Illness.”
1997 American Psychiatric Association Robert L. Robinson Award for "Depression: Voices of an Illness."
1996 EDI Award from the National Easter Seal Society for "Depression: Voices of an Illness."
1996 Media Award from National Mental Health Association for "Schizophrenia: Voices of an Illness."
1995 George Foster Peabody Award for Excellence in Broadcasting for "Schizophrenia: Voices of an Illness."
1995 International Radio Festival of New York: Best Health and Medical Program and Best Writing for "Schizophrenia: Voices of an Illness."
1995 Outstanding Public Education Through the Media: Radio Award from the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill for the "Voices of an Illness" radio documentary series.
1995 Robert L. Robinson Award (Honorable Mention) from the American Psychiatric Association for "Schizophrenia: Voices of an Illness."
1995 Grand EDI Award from National Easter Seal Society for "Schizophrenia: Voices of an Illness."
1994 National Institute of Mental Health Public Service Award for "Manic Depression: Voices of an Illness."
1994 The Health Journalism Award from American Chiropractic Association for "Schizophrenia: Voices of an Illness."
1994 Award for Best Public Affairs Program of 1994 from the Southern California Psychiatric Society for "Schizophrenia: Voices of an Illness."
1994 Broadcast Media Award from the Alliance for the Mentally Ill of New York State for
"Schizophrenia: Voices of an Illness."
1993 Gold Medal: Best Public Affairs Program, Silver Medal: Best Writing, Best Narration and Best Health Reporting from International Radio Festival for "Manic Depression: Voices of an Illness."
1993 National Headliner Award for "The Secret Battle for the N.E.A." (Village Voice).
1993 Unity Award in Media for "Manic Depression: Voices of an Illness."
1993 American Chiropractic Association Health Journalism Award for "Manic Depression: Voices of an Illness."
1993 Ohio State Award for "Manic Depression: Voices of an Illness."
1983 National News Emmy Award nominations (3) for "Formaldehyde--The Danger Within," "Throwaway Kids" and "Nuclear Preparation--Can We Survive?" (ABC News 20/20).
1982 National Headliner Award Outstanding Investigative Reporting for "Throwaway Kids," (ABC News 20/20.)
1981 Consumer Journalism Award from National Press Club for "Pick-Up Trucks--The Safety Factor" (ABC News 20/20).
1979 National News and Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Program Achievement for “VW Beetle: The Hidden Danger” (Associate Producer - ABC News 20/20).
1973 National Public Radio "Youth Radio Award" for "What is News?," a documentary on the powers that be in the news industry, and how they affect American journalism.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
2005 - present, Member of the Advisory Board, Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism, Atlanta, GA.
2004 - present, Member of Advisory Board, Families for Depression Awareness, Waltham, MA.
1998 - 2004, Review of grants for National Institute of Mental Health and National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.
1982 - 2000; 2012 - present, Judge, National News Emmy Awards, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, New York, NY.
2003 - present, Screener, Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Awards, Columbia University, New York, NY.
1978-1979 Sigma Delta Chi journalism society, Vice President, Columbia University chapter.
PUBLICATIONS
"Remembering the News Dissector," Boston Globe, Boston, MA, April 24, 2015
“A Terrifying Way to Discipline Children,” Sunday New York Times, September 9, 2012.
Various articles for Huffington Post, New York, 2009 – present including: “NPR Gets in Staff ’s Facebook,” Huffington Post, New York, October 19, 2009; “WBCN and The American Revolution,” Huffington Post, New York, August 11, 2009; and "Mass. Problems for Kids," May 8, 2013.
“The Glory Days of the Rock of Boston,” Boston Globe (Op-Ed), Boston, MA, July 18, 2009.
"Telling Our Stories," Journal of the California Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Sacramento, California, September, 1995.
"The Secret Battle for the N.E.A.," (cover story) Village Voice, New York, March 10, 1992. (Winner National Headliner Award)
"Video Jukebox Network: Dialing for Hits," Entertainment Weekly, New York, August 2, 1991.
"The Perils of McMedicine," Health Watch, Louisville, Kentucky, August 1991. (Also sold to New York Times Syndication).
"Global Television," TV Time, New York, April 27, 1991.
"Tooth Safety," Health, New York, April, 1991.
"The Censor Within," Channels Magazine, New York, November 5, 1990.
"Pool Goes Posh," New York Daily News, Sunday Business Section, New York, March 4, 1990.
Feature and investigative articles for Medical Tribune, New York, on topics including new AIDS research and the perils of "fast food" style walk-in medical facilities, and the impact of relaxed fluoride limits on fluorosis, 1988 - 1990.
Freelance photographer, Baltimore Sun New York news bureau, subjects including the 47th Street Diamond District, Times Square redevelopment and crime at Penn Station, 1988-1991.
"CBS--Between a Black Rock and a Hard Place," 7 Days, New York, June 8, 1988.
"The MX Dilemma," Newsday, (op-ed page), New York, June 3, 1982.
"Apartment Referral Rip-Off," and "Buying Gas: Where There's Panic, There's Profit," Shop Magazine, New York, 1979.
"Anthony Casamento: The Forgotten Soldier," July 10, 1979 and "What's in a Name?: NBC's Bambi Tascarella," Us Magazine, New York, May 1979.
"Red Alert in Puerto Rico: COINTELPRO," The Nation, New York, June 30, 1979.
Cover photograph for New York Daily News of subway stabbing, March 23, 1979.
Feature articles on Gang Warfare at Coney Island, Three Mile Island and Subway Violence for The Columbia Press, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, New York, 1979.
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
M.S. Journalism; June 1979.
Brown University
B.A., 1978; Political Science and English (Double Major); concurrent courses in Photography at Rhode Island School of Design.
EMPLOYMENT
1987-Present Lichtenstein Creative Media, Inc., Cambridge, MA.
Founder and president of Lichtenstein Creative Media, Inc (LCMedia), a Peabody Award-winning independent media production company located in Cambridge, MA. LCMedia has extensive multimedia production, distribution and educational/ community outreach experience, particularly with health and related social issues. LCMedia is also the creator of groundbreaking educational and social marketing campaigns utilizing innovative media and strategic communications.
Productions include West 47 Street, the award-winning documentary film that followed four people with serious mental illness over three years, and which won the Atlanta Film Festival and aired on PBS’ P.O.V.; The Infinite Mind, for a decade public radio’s most honored and listened to health and science program; Back from the Edge, the first documentary to feature people living with and recovering from Borderline Personality Disorder; and If I Get Out Alive, narrated by Diane Keaton, which exposed the systematic brutality faced by juveniles in the adult prison system.”
Other media productions include the Peabody Award-winning Voices of an Illness public radio documentary series including Depression: Voices of an Illness, narrated by Rod Steiger, Schizophrenia: Voices of an Illness, narrated by Jason Robards and Manic Depression: Voices of an Illness, narrated by Patty Duke; AMI on the Air public service announcement campaign for the Alliance for the Mentally Ill of New York State; development of a film short, for Tri-Star Pictures, on the making of the Richard Pryor/Gene Wilder film, See No Evil; The Making of Sun City, a look at the impact of the hit record and music video "Sun City," by the Artists United Against Apartheid, which aired on PBS and MTV; and assistance with the audio montage opening segment of the Miramax film Scandal. LCMedia has also produced corporate videos for J. Walter Thompson; Century 21; PaineWebber; among others.
LCMedia pioneered the social uses of 3-D virtual worlds, producing the first ever live radio broadcasts from Second Life featuring singer Suzanne Vega and author Kurt Vonnegut; Italian Minister of Infrastructure Antonio Di Pietro; and a live town meeting on Darfur with Mia Farrow and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. BusinessWeek magazine called Lichtenstein one of eight "Savvy CEO's Who Hang Out in Second Life,” with IBM CEO Sam Palmisano and Virginia Governor Mark Warner.
LCMedia is working on a four-part series for PBS on the intersection of foster care, education, juvenile justice and mental health funded by the MacArthur Foundation and a Guggenheim Fellowship and The American Revolution, a documentary film examining the cultural, social and political changes fueled by underground radio in the late 1960s.
2008 - Present Huffington Post, New York, New York.
Contributor on politics, media and health issues.
1992 ABC News Magazine 20/20, New York, New York.
Consultant on "The Perils of McMedicine,” based on original reporting.
1989 Telejapan, New York, New York.
Produced pilot for international business news show, originating from Pacific Rim.
1987 Interlock Media Associates, Boston, Massachusetts.
Contributing writer of "Vietnam: Radio First Termer," award-winning NPR documentary on radio propaganda during the Vietnam War; and "Proving Their Worth," PBS documentary on the rain forest.
1986-1987 Jimmy Breslin's People, New York, New York.
Field Director and Producer for the ABC late-night television program.
1986-1992 Cable News Network, New York, New York.
Freelance producer and field crew for CNN New York bureau.
1983-1985 ABC News, Washington, D.C.
Field Producer for World News Tonight Investigative Unit, Nightline, Weekend News, This Week with David Brinkley and Morning News.
1979-1983 ABC News Magazine 20/20, New York, New York.
Producer of Emmy Award-nominated investigative reports including "Mobtown, U.S.A." profile of Congressman Jim Traficant; "Throwaway Kids," a nine-month investigation of child abuse and deaths in Oklahoma state institutions; "Formaldehyde: The Danger Within," a ground-breaking report on urea-formaldehyde foam housing insulation that resulted in a government ban.
1983 First Freedom Project, Inc., New York, New York.
Founder of non-profit organization established to produce documentaries on First Amendment.
1981-2005 The New School for Social Research, New York, New York.
Member of the Faculty, taught “Investigative Reporting for TV” and "Documentarians Present Their Work."
1990 Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School, New York, New York.
Taught English and Journalism to ninth and tenth graders.
1979 CBS Sports, New York, New York.
Head writer for Pan American Games coverage from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Responsibilities included writing, field producing and off-camera reporting for late night and weekend coverage.
1979 ABC Sports, New York, New York.
Writer covering collegiate football for the "Prudential College Scoreboard."
1976 Pacifica News Network
National Correspondent for coverage of the Bicentennial, reporting live on location from Philadelphia.
1974-1978 WBRU-FM, Providence, Rhode Island.
Program Director (1976-1977). Also Newscaster and Disc Jockey for 50,000 watt ABC affiliate.
1971-1977 WBCN-FM, Boston, Massachusetts.
Disc Jockey and Newscaster, including producing news and public affairs programs, anchored newscasts and live field reports.
HONORS AND AWARDS
2013 Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism (honorable mention) for “A Terrifying Way to Discipline Children,” Sunday New York Times, September 9, 2012.
2007 Media Award from National Mental Health Association for “Four Lives,” featuring Jane Pauley, Mary Jo Codey, Caris Corfman and Judge Sol Wachtler, from The Infinite Mind public radio series.
2006 Media Award from American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
2006 National Headliner Award for The Infinite Mind special "Hurricane Katrina: The Road to Recovery.”
2005 Guggenheim Fellowship from John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
2004 Media Award from the United Nations for “War," a special report, hosted by John Hockenberry, an episode of The Infinite Mind.
2004 "Best of Show" award and Gold World Medal from the International Radio Awards of the New York Festivals for "War," a special report hosted by John Hockenberry, airing on The Infinite Mind.
2004 Media Award from National Mental Health Association for “Between Two Worlds: Immigrant Mental Health,” from The Infinite Mind public radio series.
2004 Two Gracie Awards from the American Women in Radio and Television for West 47 Street and for “Domestic Violence,” an episode of The Infinite Mind.
2003 Unity Award in Media for The Infinite Mind program “Golden Years? Mental Health and the Elderly.”
2003 National Headliner Award for The Infinite Mind segment “Laugh Tracks.”
2002 Best Documentary, Atlanta Film Festival, for West 47th Street, a cinéma verité documentary following four people with serious mental illness over three years.
2002 Audience Award from the (Washington) D.C. International Film Festival for West 47th Street.
2002 International Radio Award from New York Festivals for “The Infinite Mind” commentary “Resilience,” by John Hockenberry for “Mental Health in Troubled Times” series.
2002 Unity Awards in Media for five-part “Mental Health in Troubled Times” series on The Infinite Mind.
2002 Gracie Award from American Women in Television and Radio for five-part “Mental Health in Troubled Times” series on The Infinite Mind, on mental health impact of September 11 and ongoing crisis.
2002 National Headliner Award for five-part “Mental Health in Troubled Times” series on The Infinite Mind, focusing on mental health impact of September 11 and ongoing crisis.
2002 National Headliner Award for “Beyond the Baby Blues” which went beyond the headlines of the Andrea Yates case to examine postpartum depression from medical, legal and social perspective.
2001 National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Media Award for “The Infinite Mind” series.
2001 International Radio Festival Award from the NY Festivals for The Infinite Mind show “Pam’s Story.”
2001 National Mental Health Association Media Award for The Infinite Mind program “The Bipolar Child.”
2001 National Headliner Award (second place) for The Infinite Mind program on “Pe rf ect Pitch.”
2001 Gracie Award from American Women in Television and Radio (honorable mention) for The Infinite Mind program on “Pam’s Story.”
2000 Epilepsy Foundation Distinguished Journalism Award for The Infinite Mind program on “Epilepsy.”
2000 New York Press Club Best Feature Award for “The Infinite Mind.”
2000 Clarion Award f rom the Association for Women in Communication for “The Infinite Mind” program on “The Closing of Haverford State: A Special Report.”
2000 Deadline Club Award for “The Closing of Haverford State,” awarded by Sigma Delta Chi.
2000 National Headliner Award (first place) for “If I Get Out Alive.”
2000 NCCD Prevention for a Safer Society (PASS) Award for “If I Get Out Alive” from The National Council on Crime and Delinquency.
1999 Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism for “If I Get Out Alive,” hosted by Diane Keaton.
1999 Three EDI Awards from National Easter Seal Society for The Infinite Mind shows: “Men and Suicide: The Tragedy of J . Timothy Hogan,” “Autism: Breaking the Silence,” and “The Closing of Haverford State.”
1999 Clarion Award from the Association for Women in Communication for “The Infinite Mind” program on “Men and Suicide: The Tragedy of J . Timothy Hogan.”
1999 National Headliner Award for “The Infinite Mind” show “Men and Suicide: The Tragedy of J . Timothy Hogan.”
1999 Three Unity Awards in Media for “The Infinite Mind” programs on “Men and Suicide: The Tragedy of J. Timothy Hogan;” “Autism: Beyond the Silence;” and special Millennium Award for “The Infinite Mind.”
1999 International Radio Festival Award f rom the New York Festivals for J ohn Hockenberry’s weekly commentaries for The Infinite Mind.
1998 Unity Award in Media for "The Infinite Mind” program on “sleep.”
1997 Media Award from National Mental Health Association for “Depression: Voices of an Illness.”
1997 Broadcast Award from International Radio Festival for “Depression: Voices of an Illness.”
1997 American Medical Writers Association Vincent Dowling Award for Excellence in Medical Communications for “Depression: Voices of an Illness.”
1997 American Psychiatric Association Robert L. Robinson Award for "Depression: Voices of an Illness."
1996 EDI Award from the National Easter Seal Society for "Depression: Voices of an Illness."
1996 Media Award from National Mental Health Association for "Schizophrenia: Voices of an Illness."
1995 George Foster Peabody Award for Excellence in Broadcasting for "Schizophrenia: Voices of an Illness."
1995 International Radio Festival of New York: Best Health and Medical Program and Best Writing for "Schizophrenia: Voices of an Illness."
1995 Outstanding Public Education Through the Media: Radio Award from the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill for the "Voices of an Illness" radio documentary series.
1995 Robert L. Robinson Award (Honorable Mention) from the American Psychiatric Association for "Schizophrenia: Voices of an Illness."
1995 Grand EDI Award from National Easter Seal Society for "Schizophrenia: Voices of an Illness."
1994 National Institute of Mental Health Public Service Award for "Manic Depression: Voices of an Illness."
1994 The Health Journalism Award from American Chiropractic Association for "Schizophrenia: Voices of an Illness."
1994 Award for Best Public Affairs Program of 1994 from the Southern California Psychiatric Society for "Schizophrenia: Voices of an Illness."
1994 Broadcast Media Award from the Alliance for the Mentally Ill of New York State for
"Schizophrenia: Voices of an Illness."
1993 Gold Medal: Best Public Affairs Program, Silver Medal: Best Writing, Best Narration and Best Health Reporting from International Radio Festival for "Manic Depression: Voices of an Illness."
1993 National Headliner Award for "The Secret Battle for the N.E.A." (Village Voice).
1993 Unity Award in Media for "Manic Depression: Voices of an Illness."
1993 American Chiropractic Association Health Journalism Award for "Manic Depression: Voices of an Illness."
1993 Ohio State Award for "Manic Depression: Voices of an Illness."
1983 National News Emmy Award nominations (3) for "Formaldehyde--The Danger Within," "Throwaway Kids" and "Nuclear Preparation--Can We Survive?" (ABC News 20/20).
1982 National Headliner Award Outstanding Investigative Reporting for "Throwaway Kids," (ABC News 20/20.)
1981 Consumer Journalism Award from National Press Club for "Pick-Up Trucks--The Safety Factor" (ABC News 20/20).
1979 National News and Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Program Achievement for “VW Beetle: The Hidden Danger” (Associate Producer - ABC News 20/20).
1973 National Public Radio "Youth Radio Award" for "What is News?," a documentary on the powers that be in the news industry, and how they affect American journalism.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
2005 - present, Member of the Advisory Board, Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism, Atlanta, GA.
2004 - present, Member of Advisory Board, Families for Depression Awareness, Waltham, MA.
1998 - 2004, Review of grants for National Institute of Mental Health and National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.
1982 - 2000; 2012 - present, Judge, National News Emmy Awards, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, New York, NY.
2003 - present, Screener, Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Awards, Columbia University, New York, NY.
1978-1979 Sigma Delta Chi journalism society, Vice President, Columbia University chapter.
PUBLICATIONS
"Remembering the News Dissector," Boston Globe, Boston, MA, April 24, 2015
“A Terrifying Way to Discipline Children,” Sunday New York Times, September 9, 2012.
Various articles for Huffington Post, New York, 2009 – present including: “NPR Gets in Staff ’s Facebook,” Huffington Post, New York, October 19, 2009; “WBCN and The American Revolution,” Huffington Post, New York, August 11, 2009; and "Mass. Problems for Kids," May 8, 2013.
“The Glory Days of the Rock of Boston,” Boston Globe (Op-Ed), Boston, MA, July 18, 2009.
"Telling Our Stories," Journal of the California Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Sacramento, California, September, 1995.
"The Secret Battle for the N.E.A.," (cover story) Village Voice, New York, March 10, 1992. (Winner National Headliner Award)
"Video Jukebox Network: Dialing for Hits," Entertainment Weekly, New York, August 2, 1991.
"The Perils of McMedicine," Health Watch, Louisville, Kentucky, August 1991. (Also sold to New York Times Syndication).
"Global Television," TV Time, New York, April 27, 1991.
"Tooth Safety," Health, New York, April, 1991.
"The Censor Within," Channels Magazine, New York, November 5, 1990.
"Pool Goes Posh," New York Daily News, Sunday Business Section, New York, March 4, 1990.
Feature and investigative articles for Medical Tribune, New York, on topics including new AIDS research and the perils of "fast food" style walk-in medical facilities, and the impact of relaxed fluoride limits on fluorosis, 1988 - 1990.
Freelance photographer, Baltimore Sun New York news bureau, subjects including the 47th Street Diamond District, Times Square redevelopment and crime at Penn Station, 1988-1991.
"CBS--Between a Black Rock and a Hard Place," 7 Days, New York, June 8, 1988.
"The MX Dilemma," Newsday, (op-ed page), New York, June 3, 1982.
"Apartment Referral Rip-Off," and "Buying Gas: Where There's Panic, There's Profit," Shop Magazine, New York, 1979.
"Anthony Casamento: The Forgotten Soldier," July 10, 1979 and "What's in a Name?: NBC's Bambi Tascarella," Us Magazine, New York, May 1979.
"Red Alert in Puerto Rico: COINTELPRO," The Nation, New York, June 30, 1979.
Cover photograph for New York Daily News of subway stabbing, March 23, 1979.
Feature articles on Gang Warfare at Coney Island, Three Mile Island and Subway Violence for The Columbia Press, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, New York, 1979.
