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Separating Fact vs. Fiction in the Life of Julia Child

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Paul Noble on John F. Kennedy, Mrs. Roosevelt, Music, Art, and More

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Mastering the Art of Portraying Julia Child

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‘Julia’ Trailer: Sarah Lancashire Embodies Cooking Icon Behind ‘The French Chef’

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‘Arthur’ to end after 25 seasons

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GBH President Jonathan Abbott to Step Down at End of Year

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Fifty Years of Media Accessibility

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David Mugar, 82, Philanthropist

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Antonio Oliart Ros Brings Artistry to Sound Recording at GBH and Beyond

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Celebrating ZOOM’s 50th Anniversary

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The Money Room: So What?

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The Money Room: Cold Calls Pay Off

Featured Stories

2020s

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How much does PBS reflect the audiences it was intended to serve?

2000s-10s

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Henry Becton: The great sense of possibility

1980s-90s

From Julia Child to The Victory Garden: How My Grandparents Changed the World of Cooking and Television

1950s-70s

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Director’s Note from Fred Barzyk

In Memoriam

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David Liroff, 77, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

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Remembering Rick Hauser

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Rick Hauser, Producer, Director, Writer

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Sherry Jones, Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker, dies at 73

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David Mugar, 82, Philanthropist

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Debra Thorburn Ashton, Planned Giving Pioneer

Jack Kean, 90, Emmy Award-winning Engineer

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‘Says You!’ panelist Arnie Reisman, a Boston media mainstay, dies at 79

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We Remember

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Helen O’Malley, Computing Pioneer

Nina Saltus, 76, Production Secretary

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Stephen Lyons, 65, Writer/Producer/Director

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