Programs
Morash to receive Lifetime Achievement Emmy
Norm Abram: “As a brilliant creator/producer/director, Russ Morash has used his personal passion and love for well prepared food, gardening, home improvement/repair and woodworking to develop a whole new genre of television programs.”
Read MoreNOVA digitally recreates the invasion of Normandy
Among the show’s highlights: three-dimensional simulations of the landing craft that brought troops ashore, the gliders that dropped American commandos deep inside Nazi-occupied France, and a pair of vast portable harbors used to unload thousands of tons of supplies onto the beaches
Read MoreMike Sullivan, 67, Frontline producer
Broadcast journalist and producer Mike Sullivan — one of the guiding figures behind FRONTLINE for more than two decades — passed away suddenly at his home in Marblehead, Mass., on Sunday, June 23.
Read MoreRobert Warren Davis, 94, Lighting Designer
In 1969–1970 he served as Lighting Designer for the first “Evening at Symphony” and “Evening at Pops” at Symphony Hall.
Read MoreRoger Fisher, 90, creator of “The Advocates”
New York Times: Fisher created and moderated “The Advocates,” a court-style program that took on one policy issue at a time and examined it in detail from different perspectives.
Read MoreNarrated slide show: Julia Child in France (1970)
From WGBH: In 1970, Julia made arrangements for WGBH’s television crew to visit France and shoot The French Chef on location.
Read MoreZOOM’s 40th Reunion
Despite their current ZOOM Rap subjects like “trips to the doctor”, “mortgage payments,” and “the kids,” the Zoomers still keep in touch and manage to get together now and then.
Read MoreHappy Birthday, Julia
Happy Birthday, Julia. And, thank you to all of the WGBH alumni who shared her with the world!
Read MoreBSO to stream complete concerts on its website
From the Boston Globe: Free streaming of recent Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops, and Tanglewood concerts will be available on the BSO’s website starting next week.
Read More‘Downton Abbey’ and How PBS Got Cool
From the Daily Beast: Masterpiece’s Emmy- and Golden Globe–winning hit, Downton Abbey, has catapulted the public-television broadcaster with the stodgy reputation to the cool kids’ table.
Read MoreOn ‘Downton Abbey,’ downward mobility in period garb
From the Boston Globe: Part of Downton Abbey’s appeal is the smugness of hindsight. Just like “Mad Men” helps us think, “At least we’re not that sexist,” “Downton” lets us congratulate ourselves about American social mobility.
Read MoreUnusual rights delay for Downton Abbey: hint of budget strife?
From Current.org: PBS’s ongoing negotiations to curb per-hour costs of producing programs and to assert more control over content are increasing friction with its largest producer, Boston’s powerhouse WGBH, according to sources at other stations with knowledge of the situation.
Read MoreAlex Beam: Down on season two of Downton Abbey
From the Boston Globe: I loved the first season of “Downton,” [but] season two has a phoned-in quality, miracles occur where skillful writing might have intervened, subplots wax and wane randomly. But I am an originalist snob.
Read MoreDownton Abbey continues its success at the Golden Globes
From The Mail: It’s the quintessential British period drama series that has captivated and delighted its American cousins. So no one was surprised when Downton Abbey was praised for its Stateside success with a prestigious Golden Globe.
Read MorePBS takes on the premium channels
Rebecca Eaton: “Downton Abbey is the closest thing to water-cooler television as public television gets.”
Read MoreCreating NOVA (1971-76)
From Michael Ambrosino: Science is a part of our heritage, our present culture, and a major force in determining our future. Its absence from television [in the 1970s], spoke to the ignorance of many of its gatekeepers…. Science, medicine, technology, engineering, architecture all impact our culture by determining how we live our lives!
Read MoreProposal for The Science Program Group for Public Television (1973)
From the American Association for the Advancement of Science: Mr. Ambrosino’s report outlines the plan for the creation of a science programming group for public television.
Read MoreHackers post fake story on PBS site
David Fanning: “Frontline’’ producers hear impassioned responses all the time… Having a group attack the PBS website over a news program was unusual but “probably not unexpected,’’ he said.
Read MoreTime calls Rebecca Eaton one of world’s most influential people
Time: Rebecca Eaton has been the executive producer of Masterpiece for 25 of its 40 years. She has a passion for great drama, for great stories, beautifully told, that showcase extraordinary actors.
Read MoreA stranger in a strange land
From Fred Barzyk: Bill insisted I try to get into the scholarship program. You studied for your graduate degree at Boston University and worked three days a week at the Educational Television station. Free tuition and you got $600 to live a year in Boston!
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