GBH + NEPM Media Lab

Connects young learners and their families to public media through PBS and GBH KIDS resources and local community partnerships with libraries, preschools, hospitals, museums, and afterschool programs.

• Massachusetts Family Book and Activity Initiative: Distributing 4,000 educational kits annually with new children's books and learning tools for young children ages 3-6.
• Community Partnerships: Active family engagement programs in Springfield, Brighton, Worcester, and the Cape.
• Trusted Media: Supporting parents and educators use media safely and effectively to promote learning and fun with young children.

Builds media literacy, confidence, and creation skills via paid student cohorts, station field trips, and workshops.

• Workshops: Opportunity for students to engage directly with public media professionals and learn hands-on skills
• Station Visits & Field Trips: Firsthand exposure to broadcast studios, newsrooms, and production suites.
• Paid Cohorts: Hosting intensive cohorts annually focused on media literacy and video production.
• Platform Showcase: Student-created content shared across GBH and NEPM broadcasting and digital platforms.

Provides paid college internships, production experience, faculty collaborations, and direct career placement networks.

• Production & News Training: Media production interns training high school cohorts plus news department interns at NEPM.
• Campus Engagement: Hands-on workshops serving students aged 18–22 and faculty course collaborations.
• Station Engagement: College-age students visiting GBH and NEPM annually for direct mentorship.