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Turmoil in the air waves
From the Boston Globe: Some listeners are apparently gravitating to WBUR’s new rival because WGBH is offering more local programming, including talk shows. That’s not a bad development.
Read MoreWGBH changes sting public radio rival
From the Boston Globe: Thousands of listeners are leaving WBUR and tuning into WGBH-FM 89.7, which last year replaced music programs with news and talk shows very much like WBUR’s.
Read MoreJames Spruill, 73, actor, teacher, “Say Brother” host
From the Boston Globe: James Spruill, an influential theater teacher at Boston University for 30 years and an actor who shared the stage with the likes of Morgan Freeman and Al Pacino, died Dec. 31.
Read MoreFolk shows its love for Dick Pleasants
From the Boston Globe: Folk luminaries from Tom Rush to Lori McKenna celebrated radio host Dick Pleasants’ 40 years on the local airwaves.
Read MoreWBUR launches ad campaign to compete with WGBH
From the Boston Globe: A series of new TV ads and billboards are part of WBUR’s new marketing campaign aimed at differentiating itself at a time when it faces fierce competition from WGBH-FM.
Read MoreRemembering Robert Koff
A founding member of the Juilliard String Quartet, Robert was chairman of the Brandeis music department from 1969-76, and retired from the university’s faculty in 1983. Robert’s other activities included lecturing on music in a 40-part series for WGBH-TV.
Read MoreHarvey Morris
Harvey Morris was an engineer for both radio and TV in the late ’60s and early ’70s.
Read MoreWGBH radio drama in the 1970s
More images from Nat Johnson’s collection.
Read MoreWGBH Hall of Famers
The Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame — of which WGBH alum Art Singer is president — held its annual induction ceremony on September 16. Several honorees (this year and last) have been affiliated with WGBH at some point over the years. Here are those recipients, and the dates they were inducted. Soyna Hamlin (2009) John…
Read MoreClassic Theatre (1975)
Nat: And I was extremely pleased and proud that Joan did such an extraordinary work in producing this series, the likes of which we will never see again. I was Director of the NEH Media Program which provided principle funding for this series
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