Bill Lichtenstein, Producer
Bill Lichtenstein is director and producer of “The American Revolution.” Bill began his media career working at WBCN-FM at the age of 14, first as a newscaster and later as an announcer between 1970 and 1978. Bill’s subsequent work as a journalist spans the next 35 years, and includes working for seven years for ABC News “20/20,” “World News Tonight” and “Nightline,” where he researched and produced investigative reports, and, since 1990, serving as president of Lichtenstein Creative Media, an independent media production company based in Cambridge, MA. Bill Lichtenstein and LCMedia have been the recipient of more than 60 major broadcast honors, including a George Foster Peabody Award, TV and radio's highest honor; United Nations Media Award; Cine Golden Eagle; Guggenheim Fellowship; eight National Headliner Awards; and four Gracie Awards from American Women in TV and Radio.
Bill Lichtenstein is a graduate of Brown University and the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. From 1979 to 2005 Bill was a Member of the Faculty of the New School University, where he taught "Investigative Reporting for Television" and "Documentary Filmmaking." Bill's documentary film, “West 47th Street,” aired on the PBS series "P.O.V.," and won "Best Documentary" at the Atlanta Film Festival. It was called "must see" by Newsweek. Bill's also served as executive producer of the national, weekly public radio series, "The Infinite Mind," for 10 years public radio’s most honored and listened to health and science program; and the documentary "If I Get Out Alive," narrated by Academy Award-winning actress and youth advocate Diane Keaton, which examined the conditions and brutality faced by juveniles in the adult prison system. Bill was also story editor of "Vietnam: Radio First Termer," and award-winning public radio documentary examining the uses of radio during the Vietnam War, and created and produced the highly-acclaimed "Voices of an Illness" radio documentary series which has provided millions with an extraordinary window on living with serious mental illness since the series premiere in 1992.
Bill writes regularly on media, politics and health for the "Huffington Post," and has written for The Nation, Newsday, The Boston Globe, Village Voice, Entertainment Weekly, and TV Guide. Bill’s news photography has appeared on the front page of the New York Daily News and the Baltimore Sun. Bill wrote about WBCN and “The American Revolution” in recent articles including an Op-Ed piece in the Boston Globe, and for the Huffington Post.
Bill Lichtenstein is a graduate of Brown University and the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. From 1979 to 2005 Bill was a Member of the Faculty of the New School University, where he taught "Investigative Reporting for Television" and "Documentary Filmmaking." Bill's documentary film, “West 47th Street,” aired on the PBS series "P.O.V.," and won "Best Documentary" at the Atlanta Film Festival. It was called "must see" by Newsweek. Bill's also served as executive producer of the national, weekly public radio series, "The Infinite Mind," for 10 years public radio’s most honored and listened to health and science program; and the documentary "If I Get Out Alive," narrated by Academy Award-winning actress and youth advocate Diane Keaton, which examined the conditions and brutality faced by juveniles in the adult prison system. Bill was also story editor of "Vietnam: Radio First Termer," and award-winning public radio documentary examining the uses of radio during the Vietnam War, and created and produced the highly-acclaimed "Voices of an Illness" radio documentary series which has provided millions with an extraordinary window on living with serious mental illness since the series premiere in 1992.
Bill writes regularly on media, politics and health for the "Huffington Post," and has written for The Nation, Newsday, The Boston Globe, Village Voice, Entertainment Weekly, and TV Guide. Bill’s news photography has appeared on the front page of the New York Daily News and the Baltimore Sun. Bill wrote about WBCN and “The American Revolution” in recent articles including an Op-Ed piece in the Boston Globe, and for the Huffington Post.
Boyd Estus, Director of Photography
Boyd Estus' credits include serving as director of photography for the Academy Award-winning "The Flight of the Gossamer Condor," the Academy Award-nominated "Eight Minutes to Midnight," and many Emmy-winning television programs. He has worked on location around the world shooting and directing feature films and documentaries. Boyd's work has also received numerous awards including three CINE Golden Eagles and Peabody Award.
Boyd's recent projects include "Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women;" "Woody Guthrie: I Ain’t Got No Home" (American Masters); "Living in Utopia;" "Typhoid Mary: The Most Dangerous Woman in America" (NOVA); "Murder at Harvard;" "The Powder and the Glory" (Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden); "Annie Oakley," and "Houdini" (American Experience). Currently in production are "Mr. Emerson’s Revolution," "Becoming Helen Keller," and "Turmoil and Triumph: The Life of George Shultz." In addition to making films for the BBC and other overseas broadcasters, Estus has made many films for American broadcast television including the National Geographic Society, the Smithsonian Institution, the History Channel, the Discovery Channel, and PBS where he was a founding member of the film unit at WGBH Boston.
Boyd's recent projects include "Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women;" "Woody Guthrie: I Ain’t Got No Home" (American Masters); "Living in Utopia;" "Typhoid Mary: The Most Dangerous Woman in America" (NOVA); "Murder at Harvard;" "The Powder and the Glory" (Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden); "Annie Oakley," and "Houdini" (American Experience). Currently in production are "Mr. Emerson’s Revolution," "Becoming Helen Keller," and "Turmoil and Triumph: The Life of George Shultz." In addition to making films for the BBC and other overseas broadcasters, Estus has made many films for American broadcast television including the National Geographic Society, the Smithsonian Institution, the History Channel, the Discovery Channel, and PBS where he was a founding member of the film unit at WGBH Boston.
George Shafnacker, Sound Recordist
George Shafnacker’s Emmy Award-winning work in location sound recording spans 25 years, and includes work on programs and films for WGBH, National Geographic, "The American Experience," "Frontline," and "Nova.” George received an Emmy Award for Documentary Sound recording for National Geographic' TV's Wolves of the Sky" and was nominated for Emmy awards in Documentary Sound recording for National Geographic's “Jerusalem: Within These Walls," and "Mysteries of Mankind."
David Bieber, Archivist and Associate Producer
David Bieber has been Director of Special Projects for the Phoenix Media/ Communications Group since 1994, and previously, was Creative Services Director of WBCN-FM for 16 years, where he handled all marketing, promotions and advertising of the station. Bieber has contributed hundreds of articles and photographs to numerous books and publications including Billboard, The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock 'N' Roll, Boston Globe, and Boston Magazine. For more than 30 years, he has assembled and maintained the Bieber Archives, a vast collection of popular culture and rock 'n' roll memorabilia that exceeds 750,000 items, spanning the past 100 years.
Jay Rooney, Associate Producer
Jay Rooney’s work in radio goes back to producing for air on WBCN in the early 1970s, and later creating both short films and radio programs. He has since built several successful businesses, but has remained an avid collector of radio and photographic archives. On "The American Revolution," Jay is working on development, production and archives management.
Tiffany Lopinsky, Researcher
Tiffany Lopinsky is a senior at Stoneham High School in Massachusetts. Since 2009, including as part of National History Day competitions, she has been creating documentaries on various subjects “The Anti-War Protests at Harvard University,” produced for the anniversary of the 1969 student strike. She is passionate about history and filmmaking, and hopes to pursue those interests in college.
Virginia Wilking, Archival Researcher
Virginia Wilking is a student in the College of Arts and Sciences at Boston University and is working towards a bachelor of arts in Cultural Anthropology, with a minor in International Relations. She has experience working with non-profit companies and is a rock and roll enthusiast.
Paul Adams/Mass Productions, Audio and Video Archival Digitization
Paul Adams and Mass Productions are responsible for the digitization of the audio and video archives for “The American Revolution.” Prior to forming Mass Productions, Paul worked in radio as an announcer and audio engineer, including digital audio editing, at WQRC on Cape Cod. Paul later worked for more than a decade in digital media duplication and printing. Since 2007, Mass Production has been performing hiqh-quality audio and video transfers for businesses, schools, and universities.
Chris Kelly/Fifth House Public Relations
Chris Kelly has been Lichtenstein Creative Media's publicist since 2006, and has gotten press for LCMedia on "ABC's World News Tonight"; "Newsweek"; "US News and World Reports"; and other local and national media. Chris is the former senior publicist for the PBS series FRONTLINE, and worked on public TV series and specials including "God in America," "Bill Moyers Journal," and "History Detectives." His company, Fifth House Public Relations, works with architecture and home design companies and authors, and non-profit programs.
Daniel Solomon Koff/New Relic Media, Digital Archives Production
Dan is bringing the digital archives of the film to life through an innovative, on-line interactive storytelling platform. Dan’s experience with digital media storytelling includes a 2009 production, commissioned by Lawrence, Mass., which presents the history of the historic Pemberton Mill, through an immersive, multi-media experience that combines on-site installations with on-line videos and primary sources that can be viewed on a mobile device. Dan is working to produce a similar presentation for the archives of “The American Revolution.”
Barry Schneier, Exhibition Development
In the mid and early seventies, shooting for local promoters in the Boston and Cambridge area, Barry was fortunate to capture many established and up and coming artists such as Bonnie Raitt and Bruce Springsteen. He continued to cover the music scene in years later having moved to San Francisco and then Los Angeles. Today Barry’s work is housed in collections ranging from Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. Additionally his work is shown in galleries in the US and overseas.
Contributors and Archivists
"The American Revolution" would not be possible without the generous commitment of time and the use of film, video, photographs, audio material, and memorabilia from dozens of supporters. Those who have assisted with the project by lending their time, accounts and material to the film will be credited in the documentary. The list is being added to daily and includes: Photographers: Peter Simon, Jeff Albertson, Barry Schneier. Graphic Artists: Eric Engstrom.
Archival material: Al Perry, Tim Montgomery, Danny Schechter, Andy Beck, Chip Mediner, Tommy Hadges, Chachi Loprete, family of John Ragucci, Sam Kopper, Tom Couch, John Brodey, Marsha Steinberg, John Scagliotti, Bill Spurlin, Fred Taylor, Dan Beach, Eli Polonsky, WTBS/WMBR-FM, Andy Beck, Nick DeWolf and Steve Lundeen (and family), Michael Andrade, Aaron Mintz, Wes Golumb, WookieCookie, Dan Riviello and the Cambridge Police Department, Alan Lewis, Scoop Nisker, David Silver, Larry Rosensweig, Fred Barzyk, Betsy Siggins, Harvard University Archives, Harvard Crimson, Sam Green, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, Antonio Scotto, Steve Minichiello, Paul Johnson, MIT Museum and Frank Conahan, Ken Brown, Barry Schneier, Vanderbilt Television News Archive, Steve Borack, UMass Amherst Archives, Pacifica Radio Archives, Video Visuals, Indochina Peace Campaign Archives at UMass, Alan Lewis, Bill Seigl, and Paulino Moreira. (List in formation.)
Archival material: Al Perry, Tim Montgomery, Danny Schechter, Andy Beck, Chip Mediner, Tommy Hadges, Chachi Loprete, family of John Ragucci, Sam Kopper, Tom Couch, John Brodey, Marsha Steinberg, John Scagliotti, Bill Spurlin, Fred Taylor, Dan Beach, Eli Polonsky, WTBS/WMBR-FM, Andy Beck, Nick DeWolf and Steve Lundeen (and family), Michael Andrade, Aaron Mintz, Wes Golumb, WookieCookie, Dan Riviello and the Cambridge Police Department, Alan Lewis, Scoop Nisker, David Silver, Larry Rosensweig, Fred Barzyk, Betsy Siggins, Harvard University Archives, Harvard Crimson, Sam Green, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, Antonio Scotto, Steve Minichiello, Paul Johnson, MIT Museum and Frank Conahan, Ken Brown, Barry Schneier, Vanderbilt Television News Archive, Steve Borack, UMass Amherst Archives, Pacifica Radio Archives, Video Visuals, Indochina Peace Campaign Archives at UMass, Alan Lewis, Bill Seigl, and Paulino Moreira. (List in formation.)
Lichtenstein Creative Media
Lichtenstein Creative Media is a Peabody Award-winning independent media production company located in Cambridge, MA. LCMedia has extensive media production, distribution and educational/community outreach experience, particularly with social justice and human rights issues.
LCMedia was founded in 1990 by Bill Lichtenstein, a former investigative producer for ABC News “20/20,” “World News Tonight” and “Nightline.” Bill’s work, and that of LCMedia, have received more than 60 major print and broadcast journalism honors, including a Peabody Award, United Nations Media Award, Guggenheim Fellowship, eight National Headliner Awards and a Cine Golden Eagle.
LCMedia produced the highly-acclaimed cinema verite documentary film, “West 47th Street,” which follows three years in the life of four people with serious mental illness. At times hilarious and at other times tragic, “West 47th Street” was winner of "Best Documentary" at the Atlanta Film Festival and DC Independent Film Festival, received an Honorable Mention at the Woodstock Film Festival, and sold out festivals and theatres across the U.S. and internationally from Vancouver to Paris to Dublin to South Korea. The film aired on the PBS series P.O.V., and was called "must see" by Newsweek and "remarkable" by the Washington Post. It was accompanied by a 100-city educational outreach campaign with screenings at Grand Rounds at Yale Medical School, the Carter Center, and the Department of Homeless Services in California’s Santa Clara County.
For more than a decade, LCMedia produced “The Infinite Mind,” public radio’s most honored and listened to health and science program, with 30 major broadcast journalism awards and one million listeners weekly. LCMedia also produced and distributed “If I Get Out Alive,” narrated by Academy Award-winning actress and youth advocate Diane Keaton, the first documentary to examine the conditions and brutality faced by juveniles in the adult prison system. The program won first prize in the National Headliner Awards, a Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism among other honors.
Bill created and produced the highly-acclaimed “Voices of an Illness” radio documentary series which has provided millions with an extraordinary window on living with serious mental illness since the series premiere in 1992. The programs on clinical depression, manic depression and schizophrenia were narrated by Rod Steiger, Patty Duke and Jason Robards and the three-part series was called “remarkable,” by Time magazine.
LCMedia has also pioneered the use of 3-D virtual reality, in the on-line community Second Life, for public broadcast, health, education, and other non-profit social uses. These include the first live public radio broadcasts from Second Life, with Kurt Vonnegut and Suzanne Vega; a live event for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum on Darfur featuring Mia Farrow.
LCMedia was founded in 1990 by Bill Lichtenstein, a former investigative producer for ABC News “20/20,” “World News Tonight” and “Nightline.” Bill’s work, and that of LCMedia, have received more than 60 major print and broadcast journalism honors, including a Peabody Award, United Nations Media Award, Guggenheim Fellowship, eight National Headliner Awards and a Cine Golden Eagle.
LCMedia produced the highly-acclaimed cinema verite documentary film, “West 47th Street,” which follows three years in the life of four people with serious mental illness. At times hilarious and at other times tragic, “West 47th Street” was winner of "Best Documentary" at the Atlanta Film Festival and DC Independent Film Festival, received an Honorable Mention at the Woodstock Film Festival, and sold out festivals and theatres across the U.S. and internationally from Vancouver to Paris to Dublin to South Korea. The film aired on the PBS series P.O.V., and was called "must see" by Newsweek and "remarkable" by the Washington Post. It was accompanied by a 100-city educational outreach campaign with screenings at Grand Rounds at Yale Medical School, the Carter Center, and the Department of Homeless Services in California’s Santa Clara County.
For more than a decade, LCMedia produced “The Infinite Mind,” public radio’s most honored and listened to health and science program, with 30 major broadcast journalism awards and one million listeners weekly. LCMedia also produced and distributed “If I Get Out Alive,” narrated by Academy Award-winning actress and youth advocate Diane Keaton, the first documentary to examine the conditions and brutality faced by juveniles in the adult prison system. The program won first prize in the National Headliner Awards, a Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism among other honors.
Bill created and produced the highly-acclaimed “Voices of an Illness” radio documentary series which has provided millions with an extraordinary window on living with serious mental illness since the series premiere in 1992. The programs on clinical depression, manic depression and schizophrenia were narrated by Rod Steiger, Patty Duke and Jason Robards and the three-part series was called “remarkable,” by Time magazine.
LCMedia has also pioneered the use of 3-D virtual reality, in the on-line community Second Life, for public broadcast, health, education, and other non-profit social uses. These include the first live public radio broadcasts from Second Life, with Kurt Vonnegut and Suzanne Vega; a live event for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum on Darfur featuring Mia Farrow.
Contact: "The American Revolution" c/o Lichtenstein Creative Media, Inc., One Broadway, 14th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02142 Web site: LCMedia.com; Email: LCM@LCMedia.com; Tel: 617-682-3700 Fax: 617-682-3746 (c) 2012 Lichtenstein Creative Media. All rights reserved..
