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David Atwood, Long-time Director
We are sad to report that David Atwood passed away peacefully at a hospice facility on August 19th.
Read MoreAustin 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 MoreLinda Kelliher Samets, 79, Designer and Agency Founder
From Dee Funeral Home Linda Kelliher Samets of Charlotte, Vermont, and New York, New York, passed away peacefully in Lincoln, Massachusetts on December 9, 2025, following complications from recent surgery. A beloved wife, mother, sister, artist, horsewoman, and friend, she was 79. Linda was born on March 8, 1946, in Lowell, Massachusetts. The fifth of…
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 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 MoreAlice Abraham, 64, Music Librarian
From 1990 to 2011, Alice worked as a Music Librarian at WGBH in Boston, where she was a respected member of the staff and served as Vice President of the AEEF union.
Read MoreRemembering Bill Fairweather
Bill was loved by colleagues as a technical broadcast engineer for WGBH Channel 2.
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 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 MoreNOVA: On The Air for 50 Years
Here we are, 50 years on, with NOVA continuing to “foster public understanding of science.”
Read MoreBoston Globe: External Investigation Probes Workplace Culture
GBH has increased the diversity of its newsroom since Johnston arrived. When Johnston took over in 2020, 19 of GBH News’s 109 employees were people of color; today, 27 of 125 are.
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!
Read MoreGBH News Remembers Charles J. Ogletree Jr.
As the legal and academic worlds mourn the loss of one of the era’s greatest minds, a flood of tributes point to yet another side of Harvard legal scholar Charles J. Ogletree Jr., who died on Friday: that of a selfless mentor.
Read MoreMichael Grossman, Caption Writer & Production Coordinator
It is with great sorrow that I report the death of Michael Grossman on June 22, 2022. Michael was an integral member of The Caption Center from 1984-2005, serving as both caption writer and production coordinator. His diligence, patience and quiet perfection influenced everyone who worked alongside him, and he set the standard for caption…
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