Posts Tagged ‘David Fanning’
Remembering Marrie Campbell
It’s with great sadness that I share the news that Marrie Campbell passed away this last Sunday, November 13, 2022.
Read MoreBob Ferrante: “A Profession of Great Honor”
“Broadcast journalism is a profession of great honor and a great service to the community.”
Read MoreThe Money Room: So What?
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 MoreWhy We Turned to PBS: WGBH Programs and Captioning
The New York Times: We asked our writers to reflect on PBS’s lasting imprint on our culture, while Rachael Ray, Gary Clark Jr., Damon Lindelof, Kal Penn and others share first-person reminiscences about the television that changed their lives.
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 MoreFrom the Vault: Video interviews with WGBH pioneers
Between 1992 and 2013, Fred Barzyk, Joe Anderson, Henry Becton, and Michael Ambrosino conducted over 100 hours of interviews with dozens of former WGBH-TV and FM staffers.
Read MoreBoston-based ‘Frontline’ names new executive producer
Frontline founder David Fanning has stepped down after three decades as the executive producer of the landmark public television series.
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 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 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 MoreLouis Wiley, Jr. retires after 33 years
As Frontline’s exec editor, Louis was responsible for monitoring the story selection process of hundreds of Frontline episodes, conducting an editorial review of each program and assessing all matters that impacted or might have impacted the editorial integrity of the series.
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 MoreWGBH Stalwarts Honored
From WGBH These long time members of the WGBH family will be honored at this year’s Human Resources Service Awards ceremony, Thurs, 2/2 in Studio A. Those WGBH and WGBY employees who have passed the 10, 15-, 20-, 25-, 30-, 35- and 40-year employment milestones will be honored. Human Resources used the dates 1/1/04 –…
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