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Austin Hoyt, 89, Writer and Producer
Austin was one of the reasons WGBH grew from a regional educational television station in 1969 to the national public television powerhouse it is today.
Read MoreJosie Patterson, 69, Production, Business Manager
Her professional career started in television and radio programming at WGBH.
Read MoreMary-Kate Shea, 68, Video Editor
Mary-Kate built a career as a video editor – most notably at WGBH — and also found joy in creating videos for her family and friends.
Read MoreNat Johnson, 83, Announcer, Producer, Engineer
Nat Johnson is remembered as a visionary broadcaster, master sound engineer, and tireless advocate for the preservation of musical and historical heritage.
Read MoreFred’s Goodbye at 89
“Winter weather’s coming and snow is probably not far behind. I think it’s probably time to say my goodbye. Well, it’s not so much a goodbye as a big thank you to WGBH, my spiritual home.”
Read MoreTony Saletan, 94, Folk Musician and Producer
Saletan was the first person to appear on WGBH, Channel 2, when Boston’s public educational television station made its on-air debut on May 2, 1955.
Read MoreGBH cuts more than 40 staffers in new layoffs
Faced with funding difficulties and revenue shortfalls, GBH announced Monday it was laying off 45 staff members, representing 6% of its workforce.
Read MoreEstate Planning Seminar at GBH
The GBH Gift Planning and Endowment office invites alumni to an upcoming seminar at 1 Guest Street.
Read MoreFrom President and CEO Susan Goldberg: Protect GBH Today
On May 1, the White House issued an Executive Order calling on the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to immediately cease funding to PBS and NPR.
Read MoreRuss Morash, 88, WGBH Trailblazing Producer
Russ was a trailblazer in every sense of the word. He invented how-to television and launched a new genre of programming that established public television in the minds of millions of viewers
Read MoreRemembering Wil Morton
Wil found his calling in the world of audio engineering at WGBH Boston.
Read MoreRemembering Robert Tompkins
Excerpt from Dignity Memorial. The Tompkins family mourns the passing of Robert Tompkins, of Harwich Port, a beloved man who touched the lives of many. Born on December 16, 1949 in Kansas City, Missouri, Robert entered this world with a spirit that would leave an indelible mark on those around them. From an early age,…
Read MoreRemembering Donald Foster Mallinson
Excerpt from Bartlett Funeral Home obituary Donald Foster Mallinson, 88, of Falmouth, son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, sailor, hiker, traveler, reader, photographer, environmentalist, progressive liberal, and prolific writer of letters to the editor died on Monday, March 11, 2024 at the McCarthy Care Center in Sandwich, MA after a winter of declining health…
Read MoreBoston News Pioneer Sarah-Ann Shaw Dies at 90
“She helped us think about the environments we were living in, she helped us understand our community, helped us develop a sense of obligation toward that community and toward our craft,”
Read MoreBen Shedd: My 180º Rule: Our World of Opposites
In the last few decades, technological advancements have rewritten the rules of filmmaking. Now more than ever, to be able to picture differently, one needs to view filmmaking and indeed life, from a completely opposite frame of reference.
Read MoreNOVA: On The Air for 50 Years
Here we are, 50 years on, with NOVA continuing to “foster public understanding of science.”
Read MoreAnthony Hill, 72, Ten O’Clock News Producer
During his years at Harvard, he wrote for The Harvard Crimson, an experience that launched a journalism career that included the Boston Phoenix, The Real Paper, Newsweek and eventually, led to his reporting for and producing segments for The Ten O’clock News on WGBH.
Read MoreBob Moscone … He’s Left the Building …
Bob was liked and respected by just about everyone in the station, partly due to the vital role his job entailed in the operation of the TV facility.
Read MoreRudy Perez Tribute 11/24/1929 – 9/29/2023
By Nancy Mason Hauser I left New York as a critic for “Dance Magazine” in the early 1970s to go to WGBH, Boston’s public television station. Rudy Perez had already been there two years earlier, creating a ground-breaking dance piece for the medium. It was called “District One.” Commissioned to create a site-specific work (pretty…
Read MoreLive Music Television at WGBH: Cosel, Atwood, and Norton
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That’s how we learned how to direct: live. We didn’t have any choice. We did stuff live because we couldn’t afford to record it!
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