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Paul Noble on John F. Kennedy, Mrs. Roosevelt, Music, Art, and More

April 6, 2022 |

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.

Ted Conant, 89, filmmaker

October 19, 2015 |

Ted worked on several special projects for WGBH under the direction of then President, Hartford Gunn, and for a time was the Manager of WGBX-TV, Channel 44.

Paul Noble Remembers: Eleanor Roosevelt

July 4, 2015 |

In the fall of 1959, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt began her series of monthly discussion programs for National Educational Television. It was called “Prospects of Mankind,” and was a production of WGBH-TV

WGBH Pioneers: Michael Ambrosino – Part 2 (1998)

July 27, 2007 |

This entry is part 3 of 12 in the series The Michael Ambrosino Collection

Michael Ambrosino — the creator of NOVA — describes his early years at WGBH, an era of live and live-on-tape TV productions at the 84 Massachusetts Avenue studio in Cambridge.

Going Public (1964-1970)

June 29, 2007 |

This entry is part 7 of 12 in the series The Michael Ambrosino Collection

From Michael Ambrosino: I’ve never considered myself an intellectual; my memory and thought processes are just not good enough for true intellectual work. I do, however, have an insatiable curiosity and enjoy the world of ideas.

Ruth Morgenthau; Refugee Became Presidential Adviser

November 9, 2006 |

From the Boston Globe (excerpts) — 11/9/2006 Ruth Morgenthau; Refugee Became Presidential Adviser Ruth Morgenthau planned a trip to Africa five years ago to give a speech about building peace on a continent she had studied, visited, helped, and loved for half a century. Because she was scheduled to depart the evening of Sept. 11,…