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Russ 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 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 MoreGordon Mehlman Shares Memories of WGBH Engineering Innovations
When I applied to WGBH in 1968, I had already interacted with the engineering department and so was lucky enough to be hired immediately.
Read MoreBrian O’Donovan, Celtic music and Irish culture ambassador, has died
by Chelsea Merz October 07, 2023 Brian O’Donovan, the longtime host of GBH’s radio show A Celtic Sojournand the creative force and host of “A Christmas Celtic Sojourn,” which has been a holiday tradition for New Englanders for over 20 years, died on Friday at his home after a long battle with cancer. He was…
Read MoreWGBH-TV Encouraged Live Music for Decades
Bill Cosel: We lost another great. I love the Boston Globe pictures of Tony Bennett from Evening at Pops on the front page.
Read MoreCelebrating Bob Ferrante
I’d like to raise a glass to Bob. He was a really special person. We all miss him terribly. There’s an awful lot to savor and celebrate.
Read MoreWUMB Tribute to Dick Pleasants January 7th
We will be paying tribute with a special concert with Tom Rush, Lori McKenna, Guy Davis, Kate Campbell, Garnet Rogers and Chris Smither.
Read MoreBob Ferrante: “A Profession of Great Honor”
“Broadcast journalism is a profession of great honor and a great service to the community.”
Read MoreSeparating Fact vs. Fiction in the Life of Julia Child
Now the subject of the HBO Max series, “Julia,” GBH explores what’s fact and what’s fiction and how “The French Chef” continues to influence how we eat today with this Q&A virtual panel discussion recorded May 10, 2022.
Read MoreRemembering Rick Hauser
These brainy, funny, wildly innovative people became my graduate school faculty — generously sharing their ideas and their excitements with me — someone whom they could easily have ignored. Instead, so many of them became dear friends and mentors; and it was no secret to anyone that to me, one of the dearest of them all was Rick.
Read MorePaul Noble on John F. Kennedy, Mrs. Roosevelt, Music, Art, and More
Paul Noble was hired through the Boston University Scholars program. Starting in 1959, he and his crew created a strong relationship between WGBH executives and staff, a culture based on humor and fun.
Read MoreMastering the Art of Portraying Julia Child
Lancashire: You fell in love with her — her wit, her wisdom, her joy, her enthusiasm, her energy. She was someone who plows their own furrow and wasn’t trying to conform.
Read More‘Julia’ Trailer: Sarah Lancashire Embodies Cooking Icon Behind ‘The French Chef’
HBO Max has unveiled the first footage for its upcoming Julia Child drama series Julia, starring Sarah Lancashire as The French Chef creator and host herself.
Read MoreFifty Years of Media Accessibility
50 years ago in 1972, GBH pioneers invented open broadcast captions so that Julia Child’s “The French Chef” could be enjoyed by those that were dear or hard of hearing through displaying the text of dialogue and other audio elements of the program.
Read MoreAntonio Oliart Ros Brings Artistry to Sound Recording at GBH and Beyond
The Grammy-winning audio engineer behind the BSO’s radio broadcasts has recorded scores of virtual classical concerts.
Read MoreCelebrating ZOOM’s 50th Anniversary
Over the course of six seasons, millions of American children watched ZOOM, and they responded to its exhortation to participate by sending in an average of 10,000 letters every week.
Read MoreThe Money Room: So What?
John Kerr: The corporate officer I saw was eager to learn about ways to fund PBS programs. John Carver then sealed the deal. That visit led to a grant to WGBH of $300,000 to help fund NOVA.
Read MoreThe Money Room: Fundraising Goes National
John Kerr: The corporate officer I saw was eager to learn about ways to fund PBS programs. John Carver then sealed the deal. That visit led to a grant to WGBH of $300,000 to help fund NOVA.
Read MoreThe Money Room: “Pledging” Begins at WGBH
John Kerr: Jeanne Brodeur called the phone company and bagged a dedicated and easy-to-remember phone number for us — 492-1111.
Read MoreThe Money Room: Singing for His Supper
John Kerr: Having the president of WGBH sing for his supper seemed an idea worth trying.
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