1970s
Planning the Next Alumni Reunion
We have begun planning the next reunion, and we need your help! In order to make sure it will be another experience to remember, we need to know your preferences.
Read MoreCelebrate 50 Years of Public Broadcasting, In Person or Online
The Library of Congress and Boston public broadcaster WGBH will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 with pioneers and experts in public broadcasting on Friday, Nov. 3.
Read MoreBarbara Gullahorn Holecek, 74, Nova Producer
Barbara was a member of the small group that gathered in the latter half of 1973 in the less than inviting environment of 475 Western Avenue to start production of the new (as yet unnamed) Nova science series.
Read MoreZvi Richard Dor-Ner, 75, Executive Producer
The WGBH community mourns with sadness the passing of Zvi Dor-Ner, former WGBH Executive Producer.
Read MoreWard Chamberlin, 95, Public Television Architect
Ward Chamberlin Jr., a leading architect of the nation’s public broadcasting system who revitalized PBS stations in New York and Washington and nurtured the career of the documentarian Ken Burns, died on Thursday in Bedford, Mass.
Read MoreThe Moment that Julia Child Became an American icon
Though she did not own a TV set, Julia had been bitten by the television bug from the moment she set foot on a studio set.
Read MoreFormer Executive Producer Henry Morgenthau Releases New Book
“Henry Morgenthau’s poems are crisp, elegant forays into memory both personal and cultural.”
Read MoreFred Barzyk’s Snapshots: Scene 6 – The Waiting Room
I love actors. I love how they are willing to give of themselves, to be vulnerable to critics, to wrap themselves in personas not their own, and how they love what they do.
Read MoreLate WGBH photographer honored by Cambridge with dedication ceremony
The city of Cambridge renamed the corner of Copley and Fayweather streets the Robert N. Wilson Square in honor of the late Robert Wilson who passed away in 2014.
Read MoreJim Kaup, 71, scenic carpenter
From the mid 1970s until 2006 Jim was a scenic carpenter at WGBH, a job that utilized his many talents
Read MoreBud Collins, 86, tennis authority, broadcaster
Considered the first sports print journalist to establish a regular second home on TV, Mr. Collins began offering tennis commentary for Boston’s WGBH-TV from the Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill not long after he became a Globe columnist in 1963.
Read MoreStereo Television: Origins
WGBH-FM was already attracting listeners who cared about the quality of sound. Why just radio? Why not television?
Read MoreConrad “Connie” White, 80, Stage Manager, Colleague, Friend
Mr. White was in the studio audience for a WGBH show called “Folk Music USA” when he inquired about volunteer opportunities at the station and wound up with a new career.
Read MoreThe Making of “The Lathe of Heaven”
Fred Barzyk: It is still amazing to me how many people of a certain age remember watching this TV movie. I mean it was 1979 when it aired!
Read MoreAAPB Makes Historical Public Media Content Available to the Public
WGBH and the Library of Congress are pleased to announce the launch of the American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB) Online Reading Room.
Read MoreThe Spirit of the Spirit: A WGBH remembrance
There has always been something magical about the ‘GBH cachet, growing I believe from the station’s spoken, unspoken, and lived, philosophy, and from those who have striven to express it.
Read More50 Years of the WGBH Auction in Stories, Videos, and Pictures
Videos stories and images from the WGBH Auction, starting with the First WGBH Auction in 1966, with Julia Child, Bud Collins, and more.
Read MoreSeven thousand video tapes transferred to digital
The content dated back as early as March of 1947 and was as recent as 2005. The MLA sent material on 15 different video and audio tape formats, the majority of which had exceeded the manufacturer’s intended lifespan.
Read MoreFrank Lane, 74, Cameraman and Studio Engineer
My dear father, known as Frank to his ‘GBH family, passed away over the weekend. I always loved hearing his work stories (Zoom, the news, the Pops on the Esplanade, the BSO, The French Chef with Julia Child, This Old House, The Victory Garden…the list goes on).
Read MoreDon Quayle, 84, NPR’s first president
The first president of National Public Radio has died. Don Quayle was 84 years old. He had a long career in public broadcasting — both television and radio.
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