Posts Tagged ‘Say Brother’
Boston News Pioneer Sarah-Ann Shaw Dies at 90
“She helped us think about the environments we were living in, she helped us understand our community, helped us develop a sense of obligation toward that community and toward our craft,”
Read MoreCelebrating Bob Ferrante
I’d like to raise a glass to Bob. He was a really special person. We all miss him terribly. There’s an awful lot to savor and celebrate.
Read MoreDavid Liroff, 77, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
We are saddened by the news of the passing of our friend and former colleague David Liroff who was GBH Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, serving from 1979-2007.
Read MoreAn Appreciation: Jazz Aficionado Ron Gill (1935-2020)
Friends, colleagues, and fellow musicians remember Gill’s jazz singing as all-heart, just like his personality. Gill, a legend in the Boston jazz scene and radio host at WGBH for 20 years, died at age 85 on April 16 in Charlotte, N.C.
Read MoreTranscribe Classic WGBH Programs
Help preserve WGBH’s collection by participating in the Transcribe to Digitize Challenge hosted by the American Archive of Public Broadcasting.
Read MoreChas Norton receives New England NATAS Gold Circle Award
The esteemed Gold Circle recognizes veteran professionals who for 50 years or more have made significant contributions to their professional community, the television industry, and to individuals training for careers in the TV field.
Read MoreWatch and Transcribe Classic WGBH Programs
By correcting transcripts from Say Brother, Louis Lyons, or the Ten O’Clock News, you’ll help improve access and accessibility.
Read MoreMultimedia: Remembering the James Brown concert that calmed Boston
Ambrosino had already begun assembling “the one group of guys who could pull off such a last-minute live broadcast: producer Russ Morash, director David Atwood, along with (crew) Al Potter and Greg Harney.”
Read MoreConrad “Connie” White, 80, Stage Manager, Colleague, Friend
Mr. White was in the studio audience for a WGBH show called “Folk Music USA” when he inquired about volunteer opportunities at the station and wound up with a new career.
Read MoreFrank Lane, 74, Cameraman and Studio Engineer
My dear father, known as Frank to his ‘GBH family, passed away over the weekend. I always loved hearing his work stories (Zoom, the news, the Pops on the Esplanade, the BSO, The French Chef with Julia Child, This Old House, The Victory Garden…the list goes on).
Read MoreTopper’s Bar
From Jeff Hutchins: Around 1977, I wrote a song inspired by Topper Carew, the dyamic producer of “Say Brother” among other accomplishments.
Read More‘GBH alumni invited to memorial service for Aloyce Beth DuVal Deare
A Celebration of Life in memory of Aloyce Beth DuVal Deare will be hosted by Beth’s family on Sat, 3/26, at 6pm in Calderwood Studio (1 South).
Read MoreA. Beth DuVal Deare, 63, “Say Brother” producer
From the WGBH employee newsletter: The WGBH community mourns the loss of A. Beth DuVal Deare, the former producer of Say Brother (now Basic Black) and several award-winning documentaries, who died Mon, 2/21, in a fire at her home in Newton.
Read MoreJames Spruill, 73, actor, teacher, “Say Brother” host
From the Boston Globe: James Spruill, an influential theater teacher at Boston University for 30 years and an actor who shared the stage with the likes of Morgan Freeman and Al Pacino, died Dec. 31.
Read MoreWGBH Timeline (1946-1978)
From “The first 24 years: A somewhat random compendium of milestones along the way.”
Read MoreNOVA: From the beginning (1970s)
By Ben Shedd I’m part of the group from the 1970s at ‘GBH, when NOVA was in some ways almost a separate unit at the station. It’s wonderful to learn about the history of WGBH and see why such grand programming has come from the people who worked there through the decades. I’m glad to…
Read MoreJust How Far Have We Come?
Television and radio, New Television Workshop, educational services, more From Don Hallock – 2000 Just how far have we come? How many programs, series, co-productions and other projects have borne the WGBH logo over the past 50 years? In that time, an enormous and varied community of richly talented human beings have transformed a modest…
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