Online kids’ games are launched and educational content grows on PBS LearningMedia, reaching thousands of teachers. The nation falls in love with MASTERPIECE’s Downton Abbey.
March 2010
Quiz whizzes
Massachusetts teens from schools across the state go head-to-head on High School Quiz Show, a fast-paced battle of wits taped before a live audience in WGBH’s Brighton studios. The first state champs, come June: Western Massachusetts’ Longmeadow High School.
Massachusetts teens from schools across the state go head-to-head on High School Quiz Show, a fast-paced battle of wits taped before a live audience in WGBH’s Brighton studios. The first state champs, come June: Western Massachusetts’ Longmeadow High School.
October 2010
Step by step
Furniture master Tommy MacDonald joins the pantheon of WGBH do-it-yourself hosts on Rough Cut: Woodworking with Tommy Mac (later Rough Cut with Fine Woodworking, hosted by Tom McLaughlin). The TV series takes its inspiration from New England landmarks, then ventures into the workshop for step-by-step techniques for crafting everything from a keepsake box to a kitchen trestle table.
Furniture master Tommy MacDonald joins the pantheon of WGBH do-it-yourself hosts on Rough Cut: Woodworking with Tommy Mac (later Rough Cut with Fine Woodworking, hosted by Tom McLaughlin). The TV series takes its inspiration from New England landmarks, then ventures into the workshop for step-by-step techniques for crafting everything from a keepsake box to a kitchen trestle table.
January 2011
Strengthening Public Media System
GBH founded the Contributor Development Partnership (CDP) to help public radio and television stations share data, analyze fundraising performance, and develop best practices. CDP operated under GBH until 2018 when it became an independent public benefit corporation.
GBH founded the Contributor Development Partnership (CDP) to help public radio and television stations share data, analyze fundraising performance, and develop best practices. CDP operated under GBH until 2018 when it became an independent public benefit corporation.
January 2011
Next-generation engineers
Real kids learn to think like engineers as Judy Lee and Adam Vollmer take to the road on Design Squad Nation showing that engineering is about taking risks, solving problems, and having fun. Online games, blogs, and training materials help kids apply engineering knowhow to their own projects, from fashion design to cake mastery to building a skate park. The popular initiative eventually becomes even farther-reaching as Design Squad Global.
Real kids learn to think like engineers as Judy Lee and Adam Vollmer take to the road on Design Squad Nation showing that engineering is about taking risks, solving problems, and having fun. Online games, blogs, and training materials help kids apply engineering knowhow to their own projects, from fashion design to cake mastery to building a skate park. The popular initiative eventually becomes even farther-reaching as Design Squad Global.
January 2011
Material world
New York Times technology reporter David Pogue takes NOVA viewers on a fun-filled tour of the material world we live in, and the one that may lie ahead. Stronger-than-steel spider silk, plastics made of sugar that dissolve in landfills, smart pills and micro-robots that zap diseases ... that's the stuff of Making Stuff: Stronger, Smaller, Cleaner, Smarter.
New York Times technology reporter David Pogue takes NOVA viewers on a fun-filled tour of the material world we live in, and the one that may lie ahead. Stronger-than-steel spider silk, plastics made of sugar that dissolve in landfills, smart pills and micro-robots that zap diseases ... that's the stuff of Making Stuff: Stronger, Smaller, Cleaner, Smarter.
May 2011
Challenging Jim Crow
Fifty years after 400 Blacks and whites joined together to ride buses into America's deep South in defiance of 1960s segregation laws, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE’s Freedom Riders, from filmmaker Stanley Nelson, revisits a pivotal moment in U.S. civil rights history. A 2011 Student Freedom Ride recreates the milestone to bring the lessons home. "Tune in," says Oprah Winfrey. "Everyone benefiting from the road the Freedom Riders paved needs to know who they are and what price they paid."
Fifty years after 400 Blacks and whites joined together to ride buses into America's deep South in defiance of 1960s segregation laws, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE’s Freedom Riders, from filmmaker Stanley Nelson, revisits a pivotal moment in U.S. civil rights history. A 2011 Student Freedom Ride recreates the milestone to bring the lessons home. "Tune in," says Oprah Winfrey. "Everyone benefiting from the road the Freedom Riders paved needs to know who they are and what price they paid."
May 2011
Classroom content
WGBH Teachers' Domain joins forces with PBS's educational online efforts to launch PBS LearningMedia, high-quality, curriculum-based public media content (much of it from WGBH productions) delivered online to teachers (pre-kindergarten upward) to transform teaching, engage students, and help reimagine classroom learning.
WGBH Teachers' Domain joins forces with PBS's educational online efforts to launch PBS LearningMedia, high-quality, curriculum-based public media content (much of it from WGBH productions) delivered online to teachers (pre-kindergarten upward) to transform teaching, engage students, and help reimagine classroom learning.
June 2011
Spirit of Africa
Taped in WGBH's studios before a live audience, “Angelique Kidjo and Friends: Spirit Rising" brings Africa's premier diva together with Josh Groban, Branford Marsalis, Dianne Reeves, and other musical luminaries.
Taped in WGBH's studios before a live audience, “Angelique Kidjo and Friends: Spirit Rising" brings Africa's premier diva together with Josh Groban, Branford Marsalis, Dianne Reeves, and other musical luminaries.
July 2011
Summerfests
99.5 WCRB gives listeners a front-row seat at the best of the region's classical music fests with New England Summer Festivals—part of a revised and revitalized WGBH classical radio lineup. Rockport, Tanglewood, Yellow Barn...here we come!
99.5 WCRB gives listeners a front-row seat at the best of the region's classical music fests with New England Summer Festivals—part of a revised and revitalized WGBH classical radio lineup. Rockport, Tanglewood, Yellow Barn...here we come!
October 2011
Hyperlocal radio
With Boston rivaling Silicon Valley for technology and innovation, 89.7 WGBH adds two programs to the lineup: Innovation Hub with Kara Miller and The Xconomy Report.
With Boston rivaling Silicon Valley for technology and innovation, 89.7 WGBH adds two programs to the lineup: Innovation Hub with Kara Miller and The Xconomy Report.
October 2011
Classical comes to RI
WGBH restores full-time classical music radio in Rhode Island through a partnership with Bryant University that gives students access to WGBH experts, technology, and internships. Bryant's 88.7 WJMF retransmits WGBH's Classical New England service as the university moves its student-run station to new tech platforms, including mobile DTV.
WGBH restores full-time classical music radio in Rhode Island through a partnership with Bryant University that gives students access to WGBH experts, technology, and internships. Bryant's 88.7 WJMF retransmits WGBH's Classical New England service as the university moves its student-run station to new tech platforms, including mobile DTV.
Downton Mania on MASTERPIECE, December 2011
The sinking of the Titanic jeopardizes succession plans for a distinguished Edwardian country house called Downton Abbey. A family fortune, an heir apparent, servants with a murky past ... it all adds up to delicious drama, and to the start of a national obsession with all things Downton —television that's "compulsively watchable from the get-go" (Variety), "impossible to resist" (Wall Street Journal), "an instant classic" (New York Times).
April 2012
Elemental
The periodic table boring? Not with NOVA's first iPad app, launched to coincide with Hunting the Elements with David Pogue. What gives each element its own unique set of properties? How do elements combine to make a cup of coffee and other everyday objects?
The periodic table boring? Not with NOVA's first iPad app, launched to coincide with Hunting the Elements with David Pogue. What gives each element its own unique set of properties? How do elements combine to make a cup of coffee and other everyday objects?
June 2012
Buen provecho
WGBH’s Neighborhood Kitchens explores what's cooking in ethnic restaurants throughout the Boston area, looking at various immigrant cultures through the lens of good eats.
WGBH’s Neighborhood Kitchens explores what's cooking in ethnic restaurants throughout the Boston area, looking at various immigrant cultures through the lens of good eats.
July 2012
Score!
How do professional treasure hunters score the best deals? WGBH's Market Warriors series lets viewers in on the secrets, following four antique pickers on a treasure hunt, scouring the nation's flea markets for vintage valuables.
How do professional treasure hunters score the best deals? WGBH's Market Warriors series lets viewers in on the secrets, following four antique pickers on a treasure hunt, scouring the nation's flea markets for vintage valuables.
August 2012
Going for the gold
PBS's first broadband-original project, WGBH's Medal Quest, captures all the action at the London Paralympics, “the Olympics no one knows,” where the world’s top athletes with physical disabilities compete in the field, in the pool, on bicycles, and in wheelchairs.
PBS's first broadband-original project, WGBH's Medal Quest, captures all the action at the London Paralympics, “the Olympics no one knows,” where the world’s top athletes with physical disabilities compete in the field, in the pool, on bicycles, and in wheelchairs.
February 2013
Talk of the Town
Hosts Jim Braude and Margery Eagan launch Boston Public Radio, GBH’s flagship call-in radio show interviewing the movers and shakers of Boston and the world.
Hosts Jim Braude and Margery Eagan launch Boston Public Radio, GBH’s flagship call-in radio show interviewing the movers and shakers of Boston and the world.
August 2013
Preserving public media's past
WGBH's Media Library and Archives and the Library of Congress became the permanent stewards of the American Archive of Public Broadcasting.
WGBH's Media Library and Archives and the Library of Congress became the permanent stewards of the American Archive of Public Broadcasting.
April 2015
Master Control
GBH and Sony Electronics launched Public Media Management (PMM), a cloud-based content distribution and master control service for public television. In 2020, ownership of PMM was transferred from GBH/Sony to Public Media Group (now Signal Infrastructure Group).
GBH and Sony Electronics launched Public Media Management (PMM), a cloud-based content distribution and master control service for public television. In 2020, ownership of PMM was transferred from GBH/Sony to Public Media Group (now Signal Infrastructure Group).
May 2016
Teaching the Universe
GBH is awarded a $10 million, five-year grant from NASA to develop new instructional models and digital media tools for STEM teaching and learning in “Bringing the Universe into America’s Classrooms”.
GBH is awarded a $10 million, five-year grant from NASA to develop new instructional models and digital media tools for STEM teaching and learning in “Bringing the Universe into America’s Classrooms”.
September 2016
A Community Space
The GBH Studio at the Boston Public Library, the first studio of its kind, debuts with live tapings of Boston Public Radio giving access to the mayor, governor, and more state and city officials with a live Q and A, as well as events, poetry readings, and concerts. The Culture Show , GBH Amplifies, and Outspoken Saturdays, as well as GBH Jazz Nights join the line up in 2024 and 2025.
The GBH Studio at the Boston Public Library, the first studio of its kind, debuts with live tapings of Boston Public Radio giving access to the mayor, governor, and more state and city officials with a live Q and A, as well as events, poetry readings, and concerts. The Culture Show , GBH Amplifies, and Outspoken Saturdays, as well as GBH Jazz Nights join the line up in 2024 and 2025.
February 2018
Think Pink
Based on the bestselling books by Victoria Kann, the GBH Kids series Pinkalicious & Peterrific debuts, exploring the arts, creativity, and self-expression. Pinkalicious is an artist who knows what she likes – especially the color pink! – and she’s not afraid to express herself, though she sometimes gets help from her brother Peter in their adventures in Pinkville because anything is possible when you can use your imagination.
Based on the bestselling books by Victoria Kann, the GBH Kids series Pinkalicious & Peterrific debuts, exploring the arts, creativity, and self-expression. Pinkalicious is an artist who knows what she likes – especially the color pink! – and she’s not afraid to express herself, though she sometimes gets help from her brother Peter in their adventures in Pinkville because anything is possible when you can use your imagination.
July 2018
New Website
WGBH launches its new website wgbh.org, an online media platform that provides audiences with a personalized user experience, optimized for on-demand and streaming audio and video across multiple platforms.
WGBH launches its new website wgbh.org, an online media platform that provides audiences with a personalized user experience, optimized for on-demand and streaming audio and video across multiple platforms.
November 2018
Teen Science
NOVA Science Studio launches a pilot with Boston teens leading to a cohort of 30 students across the country in virtual workshops on science communication and video production.
NOVA Science Studio launches a pilot with Boston teens leading to a cohort of 30 students across the country in virtual workshops on science communication and video production.
November 2018
Capital Campaign
WGBH launches Leadership in the Digital Century, a five-year, $175M capital campaign was introduced, the largest ever for a public media organization.
WGBH launches Leadership in the Digital Century, a five-year, $175M capital campaign was introduced, the largest ever for a public media organization.
April 2019
Welcome NEPM
GBH and New England Public Radio combined operations to create New England Public Media (NEPM). This partnership brought together Springfield’s WGBY-TV (a GBH subsidiary) and NEPR to form a new regional public media organization serving western Massachusetts.
GBH and New England Public Radio combined operations to create New England Public Media (NEPM). This partnership brought together Springfield’s WGBY-TV (a GBH subsidiary) and NEPR to form a new regional public media organization serving western Massachusetts.
First Alaska Native Character, July 2019
GBH debuts Molly of Denali, a GBH Kids series featuring the first Alaska Native lead character in a children’s program. The series was produced with Native cast members and production crew members. A companion podcast was also released. It is still producing digital content.
July 2019
Investigative Journalism
New England Center for Investigative Reporting merges with WGBH News.
New England Center for Investigative Reporting merges with WGBH News.
August 2019
TikTok, TikTok
GBH’s Emerging Platforms initiative debuts GBH’s TikTok channel.
GBH’s Emerging Platforms initiative debuts GBH’s TikTok channel.
September 2019
Twitch
WGBH’s Escape Lab, a virtual escape room experience, premieres on Twitch.
WGBH’s Escape Lab, a virtual escape room experience, premieres on Twitch.
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