The foundations of WGBH: 84 Mass. Ave.

From Don Hallock: Many extraordinarily-gifted figures and luminaries of the day — in the arts, science, politics and education — found their ways into the halls and studios of the original WGBH-TV/FM studios at 84 Massachusetts Avenue.

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Jean Shepherd tells his first WGBH story

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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The Party XXI

278. Don and Von Quayle with Jack Caldwell (center). 279. Don Quayle and Henry Morganthau. 280. Judy and Jack Hurley with Helen Fox. 281. Jack and Judy Hurley with Judy Osborne (center). 282. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Conant. 283. Von Quayle, Michael Ambrosino, Lynn Cooper and Raquel Ortiz. 284. Mike Ambrosino and Lynn Cooper. 285.…

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