GBH drops the W. FRONTLINE wins an Oscar. Arthur’s fist meme goes viral with the loss of federal funding. GBH merges with NEPM, grows membership like never before, and celebrates its 75th anniversary.
January 2020
Go West
GBH News opens its Worcester bureau, amplifying news and stories from central Massachusetts.
GBH News opens its Worcester bureau, amplifying news and stories from central Massachusetts.
March 2020
COVID Classroom
Within days of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, GBH began to create new engagement with our communities, including for parents, teachers and students, we launched distance learning resources online and on air for those without broadband access, educating hundreds of thousands of kids.
Within days of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, GBH began to create new engagement with our communities, including for parents, teachers and students, we launched distance learning resources online and on air for those without broadband access, educating hundreds of thousands of kids.
May 2020
Yo-Yo Ma
Using robotic cameras, GBH airs a Live Yo-Yo Ma concert, streamed worldwide on YouTube and broadcast on more than 150 radio stations across the U.S., to bring people together during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Using robotic cameras, GBH airs a Live Yo-Yo Ma concert, streamed worldwide on YouTube and broadcast on more than 150 radio stations across the U.S., to bring people together during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dropping the W, September 2020
GBH drops the broadcast-oriented W from its brand to signify a multiplatform presence and introduces GBH purple.
September 2020
Welcome GBH Music
GBH Music is formed to showcase concerts, performances, and offerings in jazz and classical music.
GBH Music is formed to showcase concerts, performances, and offerings in jazz and classical music.
December 2020
Saving the Messiah
GBH produces an innovative, COVID-safe Handel’s Messiah with Handel & Haydn Society using robotic cameras, ensuring that this yearly concert ran uninterrupted after over a century.
GBH produces an innovative, COVID-safe Handel’s Messiah with Handel & Haydn Society using robotic cameras, ensuring that this yearly concert ran uninterrupted after over a century.
December 2020
GBH Launches YouTube Channel
GBH pivoted heavily to YouTube and other social platforms during the COVID-19 pandemic to reach virtual audiences.
GBH pivoted heavily to YouTube and other social platforms during the COVID-19 pandemic to reach virtual audiences.
December 2022
First Woman President
Susan Goldberg joins GBH as President and CEO, the first woman to lead GBH in its history.
Susan Goldberg joins GBH as President and CEO, the first woman to lead GBH in its history.
February 2023
Meet Malik, Zadie, and Zeke
GBH Kids debuts Work It Out Wombats!, an animated preschool television series, games, and a Family App. It's about a playful trio of marsupial siblings looking to solve problems, express themselves, and accomplish tasks in their Treeborhood using the practices, processes, and ideas at the core of computer science. The Work It Out Wombats! podcast arrived in 2024 and won Best Preschool Podcast at the 2026 Kidscreen Awards.
GBH Kids debuts Work It Out Wombats!, an animated preschool television series, games, and a Family App. It's about a playful trio of marsupial siblings looking to solve problems, express themselves, and accomplish tasks in their Treeborhood using the practices, processes, and ideas at the core of computer science. The Work It Out Wombats! podcast arrived in 2024 and won Best Preschool Podcast at the 2026 Kidscreen Awards.
September 2023
Busing Battleground
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE debuts powerful documentary, Busing Battleground, and conducts multiple community conversations about the impact of segregation in Boston public schools.
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE debuts powerful documentary, Busing Battleground, and conducts multiple community conversations about the impact of segregation in Boston public schools.
October 2023
Everything Culture
GBH News debuts The Culture Show, the only weekly local program devoted to arts and culture, on radio and YouTube, and launches Community Canvas to present the work of local artists weekly on GBH’s Digital Mural.
GBH News debuts The Culture Show, the only weekly local program devoted to arts and culture, on radio and YouTube, and launches Community Canvas to present the work of local artists weekly on GBH’s Digital Mural.
October 2023
For the Love of Reading
GBH partners with Boston Book Festival, bringing thoughtful discussions on books and authors to thousands of local readers.
GBH partners with Boston Book Festival, bringing thoughtful discussions on books and authors to thousands of local readers.
January 2024
NOVA 50
NOVA celebrates 50 years of groundbreaking science storytelling.
NOVA celebrates 50 years of groundbreaking science storytelling.
August 2024
Connecting the Commonwealth
GBH News, CAI, and New England Public Media launched a vital reporting initiative, Connecting the Commonwealth, sharing content across newsrooms and covering the state from Pittsfield to Provincetown.
GBH News, CAI, and New England Public Media launched a vital reporting initiative, Connecting the Commonwealth, sharing content across newsrooms and covering the state from Pittsfield to Provincetown.
October 2024
Equity and Justice
GBH News launches the Equity and Justice unit, developing multiplatform content that exposes injustice across the state.
GBH News launches the Equity and Justice unit, developing multiplatform content that exposes injustice across the state.
November 2024
GBH Amplifies
GBH launches GBH Amplifies, a live program at the Boston Public Library Studio focused on community-led conversations with rotating hosts from the Greater Boston community.
GBH launches GBH Amplifies, a live program at the Boston Public Library Studio focused on community-led conversations with rotating hosts from the Greater Boston community.
April 2025
Lifting Black Voices
GBH launches multiplatform program GBH News Rooted, continuing the Basic Black/Say Brother tradition of providing a platform that serves up Black intellect, culture and joy.
GBH launches multiplatform program GBH News Rooted, continuing the Basic Black/Say Brother tradition of providing a platform that serves up Black intellect, culture and joy.
May 2025
Barnyard Jazz Jams
GBH Kids produces Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band, based on the book by the Emmy® Award-winning and Newbery medalist, Kwame Alexander. The one-hour special follows a precocious guitar-strumming rooster who joins the Barnyard Band of Jazz Greats like Ella Finchgerald, Mules Davis, and Duck Ellington. The series also includes 20 digital shorts, Acoustic Rooster: Jazz Jams, that introduces pre-school aged kids to jazz music while reinforcing the importance of collaboration, creativity, and self-expression.
GBH Kids produces Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band, based on the book by the Emmy® Award-winning and Newbery medalist, Kwame Alexander. The one-hour special follows a precocious guitar-strumming rooster who joins the Barnyard Band of Jazz Greats like Ella Finchgerald, Mules Davis, and Duck Ellington. The series also includes 20 digital shorts, Acoustic Rooster: Jazz Jams, that introduces pre-school aged kids to jazz music while reinforcing the importance of collaboration, creativity, and self-expression.
Love it? Fund it. October 2025
After the loss of federal funding, GBH launches the Fund the Future with the innovative award-winning Go Fund Yourself/Love it? Fund it. Tagline.
July 2026
Stronger Together
GBH and New England Public Media officially merged business operations.
GBH and New England Public Media officially merged business operations.
September 2026
Finally, an Emmy
After 24 nominations, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW wins its first primetime Emmy in the Outstanding Structured Reality category.
After 24 nominations, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW wins its first primetime Emmy in the Outstanding Structured Reality category.
October 2026
75 Years
GBH celebrates its 75th anniversary.
GBH celebrates its 75th anniversary.
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