Fred Barzyk Aims to Kickstart Drama

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From Current: Director Fred Barzyk began his career at Boston’s WGBH, experimenting with television and the emerging form of video. Now, the director is preparing to produce the final short film of his drama trilogy on death.

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Watch Fred Barzyk’s drama, The Journey

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From Fred Barzyk: The little drama you are about to see was my attempt to take 20 volunteers, some in their 60’s and 70’s, and mold them into a movie crew. So, here it is. The Journey.

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A stranger in a strange land

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From Fred Barzyk: Bill insisted I try to get into the scholarship program. You studied for your graduate degree at Boston University and worked three days a week at the Educational Television station. Free tuition and you got $600 to live a year in Boston!

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Jean Shepherd tells his first WGBH story

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From Fred Barzyk: I first heard Jean on the radio in Boston. It was 1961. I was babysitting my young son and, while idly scanning radio stations, I heard this person, this intense personal voice, talking to me.

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Dave Davis, 81, WGBH Producer, Director, Manager

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From Fred Barzyk At the age of 81 Dave passed away on May 23, 2007, in the kitchen of his home in Guyana. He and his wife Joyce had been retired and playing Jazz around the islands since 1993. From WGBH QuickNooz (by permission) — 8/20/2007 Sad news from the Caribbean: Former WGBH Station Manager…

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Fred Barzyk Honored For “Personal Vision in Television”

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From Don Hallock At first glance this man looks sane enough. In fact, his lifelong career has been skating the crazy edge of the barely possible, a madcap minister to the risky marriage of art and broadcast. And it’s won Fred Barzyk (shown here speaking at the 2000 Reunion) yet another round of honors. In…

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WGBH Archives Honors Fred Barzyk

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From Don Hallock December 7, 2000 — a day which will live in gratitude. Today the folks at archives presented this gift of calligraphy to Fred Barzyk in recognition of his contributions of “time, energy and support” for that WGBH department. Clearly, his activity on behalf of the station archives has benefited us all, particularly…

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The Oral History Project conducts archive interviews

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From Fred Barzyk For all of you who no longer live in the Boston area and if you are planning to be in Boston over the next year or so, please let me know so I can schedule an archive interview with you. Not only will your stories be permanently kept in the WGBH vault…

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