David Atwood, Long-time Director
We are sad to report that David Atwood passed away peacefully at a hospice facility on August 19th.
Read MoreAustin Hoyt, 89, Writer and Producer
Austin was one of the reasons WGBH grew from a regional educational television station in 1969 to the national public television powerhouse it is today.
Read MoreJosie Patterson, 69, Production, Business Manager
Her professional career started in television and radio programming at WGBH.
Read MoreLinda Kelliher Samets, 79, Designer and Agency Founder
From Dee Funeral Home Linda Kelliher Samets of Charlotte, Vermont, and New York, New York, passed away peacefully in Lincoln, Massachusetts on December 9, 2025, following complications from recent surgery. A beloved wife, mother, sister, artist, horsewoman, and friend, she was 79. Linda was born on March 8, 1946, in Lowell, Massachusetts. The fifth of…
Read MoreMary-Kate Shea, 68, Video Editor
Mary-Kate built a career as a video editor – most notably at WGBH — and also found joy in creating videos for her family and friends.
Read MoreNat Johnson, 83, Announcer, Producer, Engineer
Nat Johnson is remembered as a visionary broadcaster, master sound engineer, and tireless advocate for the preservation of musical and historical heritage.
Read MoreFred’s Goodbye at 89
“Winter weather’s coming and snow is probably not far behind. I think it’s probably time to say my goodbye. Well, it’s not so much a goodbye as a big thank you to WGBH, my spiritual home.”
Read MoreTony Saletan, 94, Folk Musician and Producer
Saletan was the first person to appear on WGBH, Channel 2, when Boston’s public educational television station made its on-air debut on May 2, 1955.
Read MoreAlice Abraham, 64, Music Librarian
From 1990 to 2011, Alice worked as a Music Librarian at WGBH in Boston, where she was a respected member of the staff and served as Vice President of the AEEF union.
Read MoreGBH cuts more than 40 staffers in new layoffs
Faced with funding difficulties and revenue shortfalls, GBH announced Monday it was laying off 45 staff members, representing 6% of its workforce.
Read MoreEstate Planning Seminar at GBH
The GBH Gift Planning and Endowment office invites alumni to an upcoming seminar at 1 Guest Street.
Read MoreFrom President and CEO Susan Goldberg: Protect GBH Today
On May 1, the White House issued an Executive Order calling on the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to immediately cease funding to PBS and NPR.
Read MoreRemembering Bill Fairweather
Bill was loved by colleagues as a technical broadcast engineer for WGBH Channel 2.
Read MoreRuss Morash, 88, WGBH Trailblazing Producer
Russ was a trailblazer in every sense of the word. He invented how-to television and launched a new genre of programming that established public television in the minds of millions of viewers
Read MoreRemembering Wil Morton
Wil found his calling in the world of audio engineering at WGBH Boston.
Read MoreRemembering Robert Tompkins
Excerpt from Dignity Memorial. The Tompkins family mourns the passing of Robert Tompkins, of Harwich Port, a beloved man who touched the lives of many. Born on December 16, 1949 in Kansas City, Missouri, Robert entered this world with a spirit that would leave an indelible mark on those around them. From an early age,…
Read MoreRemembering Donald Foster Mallinson
Excerpt from Bartlett Funeral Home obituary Donald Foster Mallinson, 88, of Falmouth, son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, sailor, hiker, traveler, reader, photographer, environmentalist, progressive liberal, and prolific writer of letters to the editor died on Monday, March 11, 2024 at the McCarthy Care Center in Sandwich, MA after a winter of declining health…
Read MoreBoston 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 MoreBen Shedd: My 180º Rule: Our World of Opposites
In the last few decades, technological advancements have rewritten the rules of filmmaking. Now more than ever, to be able to picture differently, one needs to view filmmaking and indeed life, from a completely opposite frame of reference.
Read MoreNOVA: On The Air for 50 Years
Here we are, 50 years on, with NOVA continuing to “foster public understanding of science.”
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