Cliff Hesse came to Kingsborough after more than a decade in broadcasting at NBC, WMCA and WNYC-TV. He has a B.A. and M.A. from Brooklyn College and his Ph.D. from NYU, where he studied under the legendary Neil Postman. He has published in journals of: American Film Institute, National Association of Broadcasters, International Society of General Semantics, New York State Speech Communications Association, Advertising Age, National Communications Association and National Association of Educational Broadcasters. Upon his arrival at KCC, he designed the initial Broadcast Technology & Management program and continues as its director. Since his arrival, Dr. Hesse has continued to write (Paragon Award for commercials), and perform both on stage (numerous plays and musicals) and on screen (films in which he has appeared have garnered awards at Film Fest Ireland, the Canada International Film Fest, the Hawaiian International Film Festival and the Cannes Film Festival). Dr. Hesse is also a make-up coordinator for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade.
Office: E-323		Office Ext: 5288		KCC Email: chesse@kingsborough.edu
Office Hours: Summer ’90 – Tues/Thurs 2:00-3:00pm
Courses: Intro to Broadcasting; Broadcast Advertising, Broadcast Management; Studio
Operations; Announcing; Mass Media; Writing for the Electronic Media