Posts Tagged ‘Steve Gilford’
Meeting the original Rocky, 1964
Rocky was a bit shorter, was dressed conservatively in slacks and a sports jacket that showed that he was in very good shape. I figured he must have been Fernandes’ bodyguard. I had no idea what Frankie did for Fernandes.
Read MoreBliss Bruen – Photographer
From Steve Gilford: I introduced Bliss to WGBH and she immediately shared my enthusiasm for the station, the staff and the programming.
Read MoreUnderstanding Bucky (1963)
From Steve Gilford: I spent two days as stage manager for a Buckminster Fuller program at Stearns Hall in 1963.
Read MoreRecording Buckminster Fuller (1963)
This facilities request was found in a 2” videotape box as this program, featuring the renowned architect/inventor Buckminster Fuller, was being dubbed in 2010 to a modern tape format.
Read MoreCrew Training Tape – Transcript (1962)
From Don Hallock This tape was shot in the temporary studio at the Boston Museum of Science. It was intended as an in-house training tool, primarily for new BU student interns. It puroprted to be a catalog of many of the most frequently perpetrated production errors portrayed in comic relief. Response at the April reunion…
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 MoreGilded Folk and Motorcycles (1960s)
From Steve Gilford In the mid-Sixties, we produced a show called "Folk Music, USA". The "we" is corporate-speak. I think the real producer was Fred Barzyk. In any case, I was stage manager. I enjoyed working that show more than any other during my time at GBH. Traditional music was, and is, a big part…
Read MoreLiving Places of the Not-so-rich and Occasionally Infamous (1957-63)
From Don Hallock Just around the corner from the former Zebra Lounge, (the present-day Crossroads Tavern, shown in this photo to the right of center) was a pair of apartments at 27 1/2 Massachussetts Avenue, over a greasy spoon eating place which shared a kitchen with the Zebra. The second floor was occupied by Bill…
Read More“In the Beginning” – The WGBH Logo (1956)
From Don Hallock What does this image really mean, and how did it become the WGBH logo? Peter Hollander reminds us that his wife, Lilly, station art director from 1956 to 1958, first proposed use of the pictogram that became the WGBH logo, and remained so for many years. What it means Rudolph Koch, in…
Read MoreLaw Enforcement and Criminal Justice (1950s)
By Steve Gilford Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice (LECJ) was a series funded by the US Department of Justice for in-service training of police officers in the New England area. James Patrick Kelly [the host] was one of the most colorful people to ever be employed by WGBH. Policemen, as a group, are some of…
Read MoreThe Party XIII
195. Judy Hurley, another lottery winner. 196. Fred Barzyk and Ted Conant. 197. Frank Coakley and Maureen Fahey. 198. Paul Solman, Judy Stoia and Steve Atlas. 199. Henry Becton and Don Hallock. 200. Margaret McCleod with Steve Gilford. 201. Lisa Schwartzbaum and Chris Pullman. 202. Louise Daniels-Miller, Aida Moreno and Marilyn Greenstein. 203. David Ives,…
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