Posts Tagged ‘Chestnut Hill’
Sylvia Davis, 93, Emmy-Award Winning Producer, Creative Director, Leader
“According to Sylvia Davis, the station’s success results from an atmosphere that fosters innovation, combined with an ambitious fund‐rising arm. ‘People are able to shape themselves here.’”
Read MoreRichard Clark Sterne, 91, host of Just Published
Sterne was the host of WGBH’s Just Published, a half-hour Boston-based television show with poets and authors ranging from Anne Sexton to John Fowles and Ralph Nader.
Read MoreBud Collins, 86, tennis authority, broadcaster
Considered the first sports print journalist to establish a regular second home on TV, Mr. Collins began offering tennis commentary for Boston’s WGBH-TV from the Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill not long after he became a Globe columnist in 1963.
Read MoreJeanie Angier, director of national promotion
From Cynthia Broner Deepest condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of former ’GBHer Jeanie Angier, who passed away May 8. Jeanie worked at WGBH from 1978 to 1993, eventually holding the position of Director of National Promotion. She started out at WGBH as a publicist for NOVA, and it was during that time that…
Read MoreBob Tappan, 91, 30-year WGBH volunteer
From Cynthia Broner Deepest condolences to the family and friends of longtime Auction volunteer Bob Tappan, who passed away on Fri, 3/27, at the age of 92. His daughter, Olivia, is a former ’GBHer, and both Bob and his wife were original Auction volunteers in the 1960s. Bob continued his work with the Auction past…
Read MoreGoing Public (1964-1970)
From Michael Ambrosino: I’ve never considered myself an intellectual; my memory and thought processes are just not good enough for true intellectual work. I do, however, have an insatiable curiosity and enjoy the world of ideas.
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