William Franklin "Bill" Baker (born September 20, 1942) is an American broadcaster, executive, author, public speaker, academic, and explorer.
Dr.
Baker directs the Bernard L.
Schwartz Center for Media, Education, and Public Policy at Fordham University.
where he is also Journalist-in-Residence and a professor in the Graduate School of Education.
He is also the Distinguished Professor of media & entertainment at IESE Business School, Barcelona, Spain, and President Emeritus of WNET, New York's public television station.
He teaches a business class at the Juilliard School in NY.