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NOVA: On The Air for 50 Years

March 15, 2024 |

Here we are, 50 years on, with NOVA continuing to “foster public understanding of science.”

Ambrosino and Nova: making stories that go ‘bang’

September 12, 2014 |

This entry is part 10 of 12 in the series The Michael Ambrosino Collection

I wanted to examine how the world worked, to use the scientific process of discovery as a narrative device to tell good stories. Producers are a naturally curious lot and good documentaries are made out of that curiosity.

Creating NOVA (1971-76)

July 7, 2011 |

This entry is part 9 of 12 in the series The Michael Ambrosino Collection

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!

Proposal for The Science Program Group for Public Television (1973)

July 7, 2011 |

This entry is part 8 of 12 in the series The Michael Ambrosino Collection

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.

NOVA: From the beginning (1970s)

March 25, 2000 |

By Ben Shedd I’m part of the group from the 1970s at ‘GBH, when NOVA was in some ways almost a separate unit at the station. It’s wonderful to learn about the history of WGBH and see why such grand programming has come from the people who worked there through the decades. I’m glad to…