Jeanne Brodeur, 58, pioneering fundraiser

From QuickNooz Deepest condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of former ’GBHer Jeanne Brodeur, who passed away Mon, 10/19 in California, where she served as VP for Development at the Aquarium of the Pacific. Jeanne started at WGBH in the 1970s right out of college, and worked in the Development department until 1980. She…

Read More

Development Memories (1970s-80s)

From Lo Hartnett This is the Development Department in the spring of 1979 taken in the palacial offices of the 110 Western Avenue garage. The mad money-raisers are: Standing – Susan Ballough, Nancy England, Katie (Murphy) Fisher, Jo Madden, John D. Carver, Debby (Thorburn) Ashton, Sam Tyler, Michael Newton. On the desk – Lo Hartnett,…

Read More

Always Charitable, Nancy England Succumbs to Cancer at 57

From Doug Smith I want to let you know that a former ‘GBHer, Nancy England, who worked there in the ’70s in development with Sam Tyler, John Carver, and John Kerr, died last week of cancer. Nancy was close to Christy Moore Millet, Lisa Getman Ellis, Jo Madden, and several others from that period. Christy…

Read More

Reunion Reunion

From Don Hallock A small group of reunion activists met at WGBH Tuesday evening to discuss ideas for keeping us connected, and plans for future events. Among those present were Fred Barzyk, Connie White, David Atwood, Amy Meyers, Olivia Tappan, Sharon Rivo, Michael Ambrosino, Al Potter, Peggy McLeod, Moon Nimon, Jo Madden, Mary Ide, Nora…

Read More

The Party XX

268. Lo Hartnett, Moon Nimon, Nora Sinclair, Fred Barzyk, Jo Madden and Emily Lovering. 269. Henry Morganthau and Al Kelman. 270. Mary Lela Grimes Sherburne. 271. Judy Osborne and Dan Beach. 272. Wil Morton with John Labounty. 273. Lilly Hollander. 274. Brooks Leffler and Paulette Noble with the class of ’58. 275. Ed Donlon and…

Read More

The Party IX

155. (Back) Jo Madden, Susan Presson with (front) Moon Nimon and Paul Souza. 156. Thea Chalow, Eleanor Jewett, Bill Charrette and Eliat Goldman. 157. David Atwood and Connie White with half of Al Potter. 158. Peter Cook and Fred Barzyk with Sean Hallock. 159. Jeff Dunn and Peter Cook. 160. Peter and Sally Cook. 161.…

Read More

The Party VIII

145. Julie Piens, Phil Collyer and Greg Harney. 146. The back of Dan Beach, the front of Henry Becton and the back of Olivia Tappan. 147. Ron Blau, Nancy Troland, Nancy Porter and Sharon Rivo with Syrl Silverman. 148. Chris Pullman, Nora Sinclair and Paul Souza. 149. Lo Hartnett, Moon Nimon, Nora Sinclair, Fred Barzyk,…

Read More

The Party II

82. Jo Madden with John Carver. 83. David Atwood and Francis Gladstone. 84. Basil Chigas, Bruce Bordett and Howard Lowe. 85. Dave Elinoff, Eliat Goldman, and Roger Macie. 86. Fred Barzyk, Aida Moreno and Ron Milton. 87. Raquel Ortiz with Lo Hartnett. 88. Ron Della Chiesa and Arnie Reisman. 89. Bob Wilson and Rick Hauser, with a little bit of Nancy Mason Hauser.…

Read More

The Party I

71. 72. Is this a man whose fondest dreams have come true — or whose worst nightmares have materialized? 73. Probably the former. Fred and Ruth Barzyk celebrate at the immensely successful WGBH reunion. 74. Vern Coleman, Benny Krol and Phil Collyer. 75. Chris Pullman and Doug Scott. 76. Paul Souza. 77. Paul Souza and…

Read More

Friday night at the Zebra Lounge

From Don Hallock — 2000 The Zebra Lounge will be remembered by those who frequented it, as a rather ordinary, dimly lit, smoke-filled watering-hole on the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Beacon Street. Today it’s known as The Crossroads. For years, in the late ’50s, the Zebra served as an after-work hangout for Boston University…

Read More