Posts Tagged ‘Martha Stewart’
Tom Dunn, 72, Writer-Announcer
Tom joined WGBH in 1974 and he soon became a writer-announcer, an association that lasted more than 15 years.
Read MoreErica Wilson, 83, embroidery revivalist
From the New York Times: Erica Wilson, the Julia Child of needlework, who brought the gentle art of traditional embroidery to an international audience through her books and television shows died on Tuesday in Manhattan.
Read MoreFundraising and payola (1960)
From Paul Noble [We made] a fund-raising spot, done with a Cambridge taxi, in December 1960, in the days before auctions and pledge weeks. It was taped in front of 84 Massachusetts Avenue, facing MIT. I know the…spot [was] part of a campaign we did after the first group with celebs a year earlier. My…
Read MoreThe Scholars Did It All (1957)
From Vic Washkevich Doing a mental replay of our group’s year at the Dream Factory from ’57 to ’58, I was reminded again of the station’s truly humble beginnings. WGBH was born directly over a luncheonette in what once was must have been a roller skating rink, and baptized by the water sprinkled on God…
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