Bob Mann is Professor and Chair of Communication Arts and President of the Faculty Council at Caldwell College. He joined the faculty, fulltime, in 1988 and created the Communication Arts major in 1995.

Throughout his college teaching tenure, Bob has continued his broadcasting career. Currently he hosts a national talk show on Sirius/XM satellite radio called “ Let’s Consider the Source.” He interviews people about media issues such as censorship and fairness in news coverage. Bob also hosts a weekly talk show for Holy Name Hospital entitled “HealthFirst.” It’s heard in the New York/New Jersey area on WFDU-FM (89.1).

Professor Mann has one son, Chris, a Fordham grad who is an independent filmmaker, writer, and improv actor. His significant other, Catherine Lundquist, is a Kindergarten teacher and Ph.D. candidate at Fordham University. Bob’s outside interests include Yankee baseball season ticket holder and has played at Yankee Fantasy  Camp. He also loves movies, comedy, travel, and has an interest in American history.

Courses he teaches at Caldwell include “Media and Society” a and “Broadcast Journalism.” He was born and raised in Brooklyn. He graduated from Brooklyn Prep where he was New New York State high school speech champion. He has his undergraduate degree from Fordham University in Communications and M.A. from Montclair State University in Communication Arts (Speech & Theatre).