Posts Tagged ‘Mike Ambrosino’
Paul Noble on John F. Kennedy, Mrs. Roosevelt, Music, Art, and More
Paul Noble was hired through the Boston University Scholars program. Starting in 1959, he and his crew created a strong relationship between WGBH executives and staff, a culture based on humor and fun.
Read More1962 WGBH Station Break
David Sloss wrote the song for, and performed it at, the first WGBH Auction
Read MoreA stranger in a strange land
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!
Read MoreJean 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.
Read MoreStill connected over the years
From Steve Rabin — 10/18/2008 I am not really a WGBH alum, although I spent many days during four years at the station working as Director of Programming at EEN with a number of the producer/directors on programming for the EEN member stations. Beyond that, as Media Program Director for NEH from 1974-1982 I was…
Read MorePortraits from the ’60s
From Don Hallock Here’s a collection of images rediscovered by Steve Gilford in May, 2002. The captions are largely in his own words. Photos credited, where available. From Steve Gilford As for the Conference Room, when we moved into 125 Western, I was so struck by the size of the conference room table, I took…
Read MoreThe 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.…
Read MoreThe Party X
166. Don Hallock talks about the Reunion Website. 167. Don with the ‘fire relic’ Image Orthicon camera tube (circa 1960) donated by Phil Collyer. Play MP3 168. Russ Fortier. 169. Ron Della Chiesa, Marilyn Greenstein and Deb Gibbs. 170. Ted Conant with two unidentified friends. 171. On the right, Jack Summerfield. 172. Jack Foley, Tom…
Read More