Posts Tagged ‘CPB’
David Liroff, 77, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
We are saddened by the news of the passing of our friend and former colleague David Liroff who was GBH Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, serving from 1979-2007.
Read MoreRick Hauser, Producer, Director, Writer
Henry Becton: Rick’s time at WGBH was marked by some of the most beloved how-tos, and some of the most adventurous and artistically interesting programs we’ve ever produced.
Read MoreThe Money Room: Cold Calls Pay Off
Sam Tyler: Whom do I call? Why? Is this the right person? Can I wrangle a meeting? That was always the key – get yourself into an office and you might have a chance.
Read MoreScience journalist Paula Apsell honored with Lifetime Achievement Emmy
Congratulations to Paula Apsell ’69! The long-time senior executive director of the PBS science program “Nova” is the first science journalist to ever receive the Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award.
Read MoreCelebrate 50 Years of Public Broadcasting, In Person or Online
The Library of Congress and Boston public broadcaster WGBH will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 with pioneers and experts in public broadcasting on Friday, Nov. 3.
Read MoreWard Chamberlin, 95, Public Television Architect
Ward Chamberlin Jr., a leading architect of the nation’s public broadcasting system who revitalized PBS stations in New York and Washington and nurtured the career of the documentarian Ken Burns, died on Thursday in Bedford, Mass.
Read MoreThe Almost-Forgotten Shows and People of WGBH
A collection of “less remembered shows” and people who appeared on, or worked for, WGBH, remembered by Fred Barzyk, Michael Ambrosino, Boyd Estus, Doug Smith, and Bruce Bordett
Read MoreDon Quayle, 84, NPR’s first president
The first president of National Public Radio has died. Don Quayle was 84 years old. He had a long career in public broadcasting — both television and radio.
Read MoreAmbrosino and Nova: making stories that go ‘bang’
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.
Read MorePierre Capretz, 89, French in Action creator
Pierre Capretz, the Yale University French professor who created the quirky and at times controversial WGBH language-learning series French in Action, died April 2 at 89.
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 MoreBruce Bordett: The Place I Wanted To Be
From Bruce Bordett Sometime my senior year in college I decided that WGBH was the place I wanted to be. I started in the mailroom in 1971 and made it onto the crew about a year later. This I learned later was the time-honored path for many who had gone before me to find job…
Read MoreHenry Becton: The great sense of possibility
At a December 4, 2007 meeting of WGBH staff, longtime President Henry Becton ceremoniously passed the baton to Jon Abbott, who stepped in to the presidency in October after serving as Executive Vice President and COO. According to Cynthia Broner, their remarks met with a prolonged standing ovation for Henry’s nearly 38 years at WGBH.…
Read MoreMoney for Nothin’ at the CPB (video and lyrics)
Written by WGBH Vice President Lance Ozier. Performed 3/21/07 at the “Liroff Liftoff” farewell event by “Henry Becton and The Platform Agnostics”
Read MoreDavid Liroff on the state of WGBH (video and transcript)
Here are David Liroff’s farewell remarks from his going away party, the “Liroff Liftoff,” on March 21, 2007.
Read MoreLiroff Goes to CPB
It is with both excitement, and a sense of loss, that we share with you the news that David Liroff has accepted the position of Senior Vice President, System Development and Media Strategy with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Read MoreWGBH Timeline (1946-1978)
From “The first 24 years: A somewhat random compendium of milestones along the way.”
Read More40 years with ‘GBH
From Michael Ambrosino — 2000 My first visit to WGBH was in the fall of 1955, just after TV had gone on the air at 84 Mass Ave. in Cambridge. I was at work developing a TV master plan for the University of Connecticut at the time, and wanted a tour of one of the…
Read MoreJust How Far Have We Come?
Television and radio, New Television Workshop, educational services, more From Don Hallock – 2000 Just how far have we come? How many programs, series, co-productions and other projects have borne the WGBH logo over the past 50 years? In that time, an enormous and varied community of richly talented human beings have transformed a modest…
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