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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 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 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 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 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 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 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: How I Got Back to ‘GBH
John Kerr: We selected a large, sturdy golf umbrella with a wooden handle. Our brilliant new Yale-trained Design Director Chris Pullman and his colleagues Doug Scott, Gene Mackles and others helped make it distinctive with its blue, green and white panels and WGBH’s new drop-shadowed logo.
Read MoreThe Money Room: A Life-changing Adventure
John Kerr: A viewer called to say that she enjoyed having all of us in her home asking for money on her television, but that we had left the lights on when she went up to bed.
Read MoreThe Money Room: How This Old House Was Built
Russ handed me a one-page sell sheet with no particulars … no real budget or definition, no host, and definitely no house.
Read MoreNews at Ten
The News at Ten was WGBH’s first nightly news program and Boston’s first 10:00 pm news program. It aired for a year beginning in the spring of 1966.
Read MoreJohn Kerr: Shifting (video)
John Kerr had three wonderful children, and worked happily for decades as the main fundraiser for WGBH, Boston’s public television & radio station. Then things shifted.
Read MoreWhy has WGBH had such an impact? Five views
Fred Barzyk: “I have asked several long time producers at WGBH to take a crack at the question of ‘Why does WGBH, a local public TV station in Boston, have such an impressive impact on media, culture and innovation?’ What follows are several responses to the question.”
Read MoreControl Rooms Across the Decades
A walk down the memory lane of control rooms past and present.
Read MoreWe Were the TV Generation
I got pulled to work on a kids’ TV show called ZOOM and was on the pilot and the first season. The show was a big hit… I quickly aged out of that as if I was in Menudo.
Read MoreCelebrating Michael Ambrosino: Alumni Stories
Stories shared at the celebration of Michael Ambrosino’s career in October 2019
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