Early Life
Lichtenstein began his career in broadcasting in 1970, at the age of 14, working at WBCN-FM, one of the country's original progressive rock radio stations. Lichtenstein worked at WBCN, while in high school, as newscaster and on-air announcer.
Lichtenstein graduated from Brown University in 1978 with a degree in Political Science and English (double major). While at Brown, Lichtenstein worked at WBRU-FM, the 20,000-watt commercial radio station operated by Brown students, and he served as the station's program director in 1975. Lichtenstein received a M.S. degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1979. Lichtenstein has been open about a 1986 diagnosis with bipolar disorder.
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