Faculty

Bill Lancaster

Lecturer

Office Location: 203 Holmes Hall
Office Phone: 617-373-8335
Email: w.lancaster@neu.edu

Office Hours:
Wednesday: 12:00-1:00
Thursday: 12:00-1:00
By Appointment

Education:
M.A., Journalism, Michigan State University
B.S., Communication, Suffolk University

Courses Taught:
Introduction to Communication
Inside the Media Industry
The Audience in Mass Communications
Programming for Radio & TV
Broadcast Management

Research Interests:
Bill Lancaster’s media background spans more than 20 years as a news and entertainment television producer, newspaper reporter and columnist, magazine writer, political campaign manager and public relations consultant.

His work has appeared on NBC, CNBC, CBS, MTV, VH1, Bloomberg Business News, USA Network, The Travel Channel and The Food Network, among other broadcast and cable venues.

Lancaster’s major area of research considers the impact of digital information sources on mainstream media. Broadcast Management; Media, Culture & Society; Inside the Media and production classes are some of the courses he teaches.

In addition to Northeastern University, Lancaster teaches in the graduate program at the Tufts College of Medicine.