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The Garden Lady, Hosted by C.L. Fornari, Comes to CAI
CAI, the Cape and Islands radio station, announced today that The Garden Lady, a weekly, hour-long call-in radio program hosted by plant expert C.L. Fornari, will begin airing exclusively on WCAI 90.1, WNAN 91.1, and WZAI 94.3, Saturdays at 1 p.m. -
GBH Celebrates the Season with Annual GBH Music Holiday Spectacular Concert, New Holiday Jazz Stream and Special Holiday Programming on CRB 99.5 Classical Radio Boston and GBH 89.7
GBH is celebrating the joy of the holiday season with the return of the GBH Music Holiday Spectacular, GBH’s annual holiday concert featuring some of the top musical acts in Massachusetts. -
17 Massachusetts High Schools to Compete on Season 16 of High School Quiz Show
High School Quiz Show, GBH’s Emmy award-winning academic tournament for Massachusetts high schools, has announced the 17 teams that will compete on Season 16. -
NOVA, HHMI TANGLED BANK STUDIOS, AND WINGSPAN WIN 2024 AAAS KAVLI SCIENCE JOURNALISM AWARD
The PBS science series NOVA, a production of GBH; science-focused HHMI Tangled Bank Studios; and Wingspan Productions have been honored with a 2024 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award for their one-hour film, THE BATTLE TO BEAT MALARIA. -
GBH Welcomes Ulysses Quartet Back for Second Year as its Quartet in Residence
GBH Music today announced the return of the Ulysses Quartet for a second year as its quartet in residence. -
GBH News Strengthens Statewide News Coverage with New Programming
GBH News today announced a slate of new and expanded programs that reinforce its commitment to covering stories that matter across Massachusetts, from hyperlocal conversations informed by community stakeholders to regional reporting across the Commonwealth. -
Stories from the Stage to Premiere Season 8 on WORLD
Stories from the Stage, the award-winning WORLD-original series showcasing extraordinary stories told by ordinary people from all walks of life, premieres its eighth season on Monday, October 21 at 9:30pm EST. -
NEPM News and GBH News Host Massachusetts Senate Debate in Springfield
New England Public Media (NEPM) and GBH News will host a debate between the two candidates for US Senate from Massachusetts live from NEPM’s studios in Springfield, Mass. on Thursday, Oct. 17 at 7pm ET. -
NOVA “SOLAR SYSTEM” A BBC STUDIOS SCIENCE UNIT PRODUCTION WITH NOVA AND GBH FOR PBS AND THE BBC, TAKES VIEWERS ON AN EPIC JOURNEY TO UNCOVER NEW REVELATIONS ABOUT THE BIZARRE WORLDS IN OUR COSMIC NEIGHBORHOOD
The award-winning PBS science series, NOVA, a production of GBH, will premiere an epic new five-part series, SOLAR SYSTEM, Wednesdays, beginning October 2 at 9pm ET/8C on PBS. -
GBH Names Sam Brewer General Manager of GBH Music
Boston public media producer GBH today announced that Sam Brewer will step into the role of General Manager of GBH Music. -
GBH News Launches Equity and Justice Reporting Unit
GBH News has launched its new Equity and Justice reporting unit, a team of journalists dedicated to reporting on equity and opportunity gaps in Greater Boston and beyond. -
GBH Announces Community Canvas: Share Your Art or Photos on our Digital Mural on the Mass Pike
Boston public media producer GBH today announced the launch of Community Canvas, a call for submissions designed to spotlight the work of local artists and photographers by displaying their artwork on the GBH Digital Mural, a 30 ft. x 45 ft. screen that soars over the Massachusetts Turnpike at GBH headquarters in Brighton. -
FRONTLINE Honored with Two News & Documentary Emmy Awards
FRONTLINE, the investigative journalism series based at Boston public media producer GBH, has been honored with two awards at the 45th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards. -
GBH announces Nina Chaudry as Executive Producer for WORLD
Boston public media producer GBH today announced the appointment of Nina Chaudry as Executive Producer for WORLD, the leading public media platform renowned for original documentary, nonfiction storytelling, and international news. -
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE The American Vice President Premieres Tuesday, October 1, 2024 on PBS and Streaming on PBS.org
The American Vice President explores the little-known story of the second-highest office in the land, tracing its evolution from a constitutional afterthought to its current position of enormous political consequence. -
GBH News Joins with CAI: The Cape & Islands NPR station and New England Public Media to Expand Coverage Statewide
GBH News, CAI and New England Public Media (NEPM) today announced a partnership to report and expand news coverage statewide, reaching listeners from Springfield to Provincetown and points between. -
GBH Awards Fellowships to Eight Outstanding Producers
Boston public media producer GBH has awarded fellowships to eight outstanding producers, recognizing excellence, potential, and creativity. -
GBH and PBS LearningMedia Launch New Civics Collection
Boston public media producer GBH and PBS LearningMedia are launching a Civics Collection, a set of educational resources designed to encourage civic understanding and engagement among middle and high school students. -
National Association of Black Journalists Honors GBH News with Five 2024 Salute to Excellence Awards
Boston public media producer GBH was honored with five Salute to Excellence Awards by The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), more than any other local newsroom. -
GBH Productions Honored with 20 Emmy Nominations
Boston public media producer GBH has been honored with 20 nominations across ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, FRONTLINE, and NOVA by The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) for the 2024 Annual Emmy® Awards. -
GBH Announces Recipients of 2024 Paula Apsell/GBH STEM Scholarship
As part of its longstanding commitment to supporting science education, Boston public media producer GBH today announced the 2024 recipients of the Paula Apsell/GBH STEM Scholarship. -
WORLD Highlights Global Independent Films in New Season of Doc World
WORLD, the leading public media platform renowned for original documentary and nonfiction storytelling, has announced a new season of its Doc World series, featuring compelling documentaries that explore global issues. -
NOVA “WHAT ARE UFOs?” DELVES INTO THE LATEST SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS OF ONE OF THE GREATEST MYSTERIES OF OUR MODERN AGE
The award-winning PBS science series, NOVA, a production of GBH, today announced the new one-hour film “WHAT ARE UFOs?” will premiere Wednesday, Jan.22, 2025, at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT on PBS (check local listings) and will also be available for streaming at pbs.org/nova, NOVA on YouTube, and the PBS App. -
NOVA LAUNCHES MULTI-PLATFORM INITIATIVE, “BUILDING STUFF,” HIGHLIGHTING ENGINEERING IN THE WORLD AROUND US
The award-winning PBS science series, NOVA, a production of GBH, has launched a multi-platform initiative, BUILDING STUFF, as part of its continued 50th anniversary celebration. -
GBH’s New Special DEADLOCK: an election story Encourages Civil Discourse about Ethical Dilemmas
DEADLOCK: an election story, a dynamic new one-hour special from GBH, airing and streaming nationwide on PBS, aims to facilitate civil dialogue in an era dominated by polarizing debates. -
ACCLAIMED OCEAN PHOTOGRAPHER BRIAN SKERRY DOCUMENTS CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ON THE GULF OF MAINE
Boston public media producer GBH today announced the new three-part documentary series Sea Change: The Gulf of Maine, a NOVA Special Presentation will premiere Wednesdays, July 24 – August 7 at 10 p.m. ET on PBS, the PBS App, and NOVA on YouTube. -
GBH Receives $30,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for Stories From The Stage
GBH is pleased to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $30,000. -
GBH News Honored with Three New England Emmy Awards
GBH News received three Boston-New England Emmy Awards at the 47th annual Boston-New England Emmy Awards. -
The World and On Spec Debut Lethal Dissent
The World from GBH and PRX, public radio’s longest-running daily global news program, today announced Lethal Dissent, a nine-part podcast produced in partnership with On Spec and hosted by journalist Fariba Nawa. -
GBH News Honored with Three Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards
GBH News has been honored with three Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, considered among the most prestigious awards in broadcast and digital news, by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA). -
GBH Names Dan Lothian Editor in Chief, GBH News and The World
Boston public media producer GBH has named Dan Lothian to the newly created role of Editor in Chief, GBH News and The World. -
Lexington High School Named GBH’s 2024 High School Quiz Show State Champion
Lexington High School has earned the title of High School Quiz Show® State Champion. Throughout Boston public media producer GBH’s bracketed academic tournament, Lexington continuously proved their knowledge, strategy, and speed, eventually defeating reigning champion Buckingham Browne & Nichols School during the Season 15 finale on Saturday, May 18. This is the third time Lexington has claimed the championship banner. -
GBH Honored with Five Peabody Awards
Boston public media producer GBH has been honored with five George Foster Peabody Awards for outstanding productions released in 2023. Announced today, the 84th annual Peabody Awards recognize the work of FRONTLINE, GBH News and WORLD. -
GBH Productions Honored with Eight Peabody Award Nominations
Boston public media producer GBH has been recognized with eight George Foster Peabody Award nominations for outstanding productions released in 2023. -
MYCHAL THREETS JOINS ARTHUR TO CELEBRATE LIBRARIES
GBH Kids today announced that ARTHUR, the iconic Peabody and Emmy Award-winning® PBS KIDS series, will launch a video short featuring Mychal Threets, the TikTok famous, award-winning librarian with a mission to spread the joy of public libraries. -
GBH Board Elects New Trustees
The Board of Trustees for Boston public media producer GBH has elected Elise McDonald and Richard Weissbourd as trustees. The Board elected McDonald and Weissbourd at the March 6, 2024 meeting. -
GBH Receives $5 Million from The Fiducia Fund to Support The Culture Show
GBH today announced a $5 million grant from The Fiducia Fund to support The Culture Show, a daily news program shining a spotlight on arts and culture. -
FRONTLINE and AP Documentary 20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL wins “Best Documentary” at 2024 EE BAFTA Film Awards
20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL, the feature documentary from the PBS documentary series FRONTLINE, and The Associated Press, has been honored with a 2024 EE BAFTA Film Award in the Best Documentary category. -
NOVA ‘A.I. REVOLUTION’ DIVES INTO THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF ONE OF THE MOST CONSEQUENTIAL TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS OF OUR TIME
The award-winning PBS science series, NOVA, a production of GBH, will premiere the one-hour film “A.I. REVOLUTION” Wednesday, March 27 at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT on PBS. -
NOVA ANNOUNCES 50TH ANNIVERSARY ACTIVITIES, A CELEBRATION OF HALF A CENTURY OF STORYTELLING AROUND SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS
The iconic PBS series looks back at fifty years of ground-breaking scientific programming, with an awe-inspiring lineup of new specials and initiatives in 2024 -
Frederick Wiseman’s 44th Feature Film MENUS-PLAISIRS - LES TROISGROS to Premiere March 22 on PBS
Legendary documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman’s latest film, MENUS-PLAISIRS - LES TROISGROS, is guaranteed to please fans of documentaries, food, family sagas, and travel. The film will premiere March 22 at 9 p.m. ET (check local listings) on PBS, PBS.org, and the PBS App, with the film available for early streaming starting March 1. -
GBH News and PRX to Launch New Podcast; What Is Owed? Explores Reparations in Boston and Beyond
What Is Owed?, a new podcast from GBH News and PRX will unpack the history, tensions, precedents, and current movement that surround reparations, starting in Boston.
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GBH News to Establish Equity and Justice Reporting Unit
GBH News today announced the creation of an ambitious new multiplatform unit that will focus on racial and socioeconomic equity issues in Greater Boston and beyond. -
GBH Adds Julius Harper as Executive Producer for GBH Kids
Boston public media producer GBH today announced the appointment of Julius Harper as Executive Producer in GBH Kids. -
GBH News Launches The Culture Show
In a major expansion of GBH’s local arts and culture programming, GBH News is launching The Culture Show, a one-hour daily local radio program on 89.7 offering listeners a wide-ranging look at society through art, culture and entertainment. -
The World Adds Co-Host to Public Radio’s Longest-Running Global News Program
Carolyn Beeler joins Marco Werman at the helm of the daily global news program from GBH and PRX -
GBH Embraces the Holidays With In-Person and Broadcast Programming for All Ages
GBH is embracing the spirit of the holiday season with a wide variety of festive programming for audiences of all ages. -
17 Massachusetts High Schools to Compete on Season 15 of High School Quiz Show
After a successful Super Sunday qualifying event, High School Quiz Show®, GBH’s Emmy-award winning academic tournament for Massachusetts high schools, has announced the 17 teams that will compete for the title of Season 15 State Champion. -
GBH Announces the Ulysses Quartet Will Be its First-Ever Quartet in Residence
As part of its commitment to making world-class live music available to the broadest possible audience, GBH Music welcomes the Ulysses Quartet as its first-ever quartet in residence. -
GBH News Worcester Bureau Hosts First Worcester Mayoral Debate
Underscoring its commitment to covering local news throughout Worcester County, GBH News will host the first debate of the 2023 Worcester Mayoral race live from its Worcester Bureau on Monday, October 16 at 6 pm. -
GBH Announces New Executive Leadership
GBH, the leading multiplatform creator for public media in America, today announced new appointments to its Executive Leadership Team.Shane Miner, currently the Chief Technology Officer at GBH, will assume the role of Chief Operating Officer. Edward Wilson, an accomplished nonprofit leader and fundraiser, will join GBH as Chief Development Officer, and Debra Adams Simmons, a talented journalist, storyteller, and media executive, was named Senior Director of Editorial Projects, a new role at GBH. -
GBH News Adds “The Middle with Jeremy Hobson” to 89.7 FM Radio Broadcast Schedule
As the intensity of the presidential election season builds, GBH News is adding The Middle with Jeremy Hobson to the 89.7 FM broadcast schedule. -
GBH News and PRX Debut New Podcast, The Big Dig, The Fascinating Story of the Most Expensive Highway Project in America
Can America still build big things? It's the central question of The Big Dig, a new podcast announced today from GBH News and PRX, examining American infrastructure through the lens of the most expensive highway project in the nation's history. -
GBH Announces Recipients of 2023 Paula Apsell/GBH STEM Scholarship
As part of its longstanding commitment to supporting science education, Boston public media producer GBH has announced the 2023 recipients of the Paula Apsell/GBH STEM Scholarship. Ten Boston public school high school graduates will receive a $3,500 award toward post-secondary STEM education. -
GBH News Launches New Multiplatform Series Priced Out: The Fight For Housing in Massachusetts
BOSTON (June 7, 2022) – As the cost of housing in Massachusetts continues to skyrocket, GBH News is launching a new multiplatform series looking at how the housing crisis has moved beyond Boston into communities across the state once considered affordable. Priced Out: The Fight for Housing in Massachusetts will give voice to individuals and families struggling to stay in their homes in East Boston, Lynn, Brockton and Worcester. -
GBH News and PRX Debut New Podcast, The Big Dig, The Fascinating Story of the Most Expensive Highway Project in America
Can America still build big things? It's the central question of The Big Dig, a new podcast announced today from GBH News and PRX, examining American infrastructure through the lens of the most expensive highway project in the nation's history. -
GBH Announces Recipients of 2023 Paula Apsell/GBH STEM Scholarship
As part of its longstanding commitment to supporting science education, Boston public media producer GBH has announced the 2023 recipients of the Paula Apsell/GBH STEM Scholarship. Ten Boston public school high school graduates will receive a $3,500 award toward post-secondary STEM education. -
GBH News Launches New Multiplatform Series Priced Out: The Fight For Housing in Massachusetts
BOSTON (June 7, 2022) – As the cost of housing in Massachusetts continues to skyrocket, GBH News is launching a new multiplatform series looking at how the housing crisis has moved beyond Boston into communities across the state once considered affordable. Priced Out: The Fight for Housing in Massachusetts will give voice to individuals and families struggling to stay in their homes in East Boston, Lynn, Brockton and Worcester. -
FRONTLINE and CAI Honored with Prestigious 2023 National Edward R. Murrow Awards
Boston public media producer GBH announced today that FRONTLINE and CAI have been honored with 2023 National Edward R. Murrow Awards by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA). -
Daily Global News Program “The World,” from GBH and PRX, Reaches Record Number of North American Public Media Stations
The World, public radio’s longest-running daily global news program, is now airing on a record 376 public radio stations across the United States and in Canada, more than at any point previously in the program’s history. -
GBH Honored With Three 2023 Salute to Excellence Awards from National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)
Boston public media producer GBH was honored with three Salute to Excellence Awards by The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) at the NABJ conference in Birmingham, Alabama, last week, recognizing outstanding work in journalism and communications covering the Black experience and addressing issues affecting the Black community. -
GBH Honored with 15 Emmy Nominations
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Recognized with its 21st Primetime Emmy Award Nomination. FRONTLINE, NOVA, and WORLD Recognized with News & Documentary Emmy Award Nominations -
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GBH’s U.S. History Collection on PBS LearningMedia Recognized by SIIA as Best Social Studies/Sciences Instructional Solution
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GBH Will Host a Special Live Broadcast Examining the Role of Race in College Admissions
“Community Conversation: Race and College Admissions” broadcasts across Massachusetts on GBH News; NEPM; and CAI, the Cape, Coast and Islands NPR station. -
Malden Brothers Bequeath $6 Million Dollars to GBH
Louis and Anthony Maglione Give the Largest Unrestricted Donation in GBH’s History -
Stories from the Stage to air on GBH 89.7 FM
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CAI and GBH News Win Eight Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards
CAI wins a record five awards, the most won by the station in a single year -
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School Named GBH’s 2023 High School Quiz Show State Champion
BB&N clinches victory in the Season 14 finale against Mansfield High School on High School Quiz Show, GBH’s televised academic tournament -
GBH Presents Greenwood Overcomes, A Special National Radio Broadcast of the Tulsa Opera Concert Marking the Centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre
Public media producer GBH presents Greenwood Overcomes, a special two-hour radio broadcast of the Tulsa Opera’s 2021 concert commemorating the centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre. -
GBH News to Expand Arts and Culture Coverage
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GBH Embraces Arts, Culture and Play in New Event Series at The GBH Studio at the Boston Public Library
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WORLD Channel Rebrands as WORLD, a Multiplatform Hub for Diverse Documentary Programs
Award-winning public media service introduces new digital look to reflect a wealth of documentary content on platforms from broadcast to live streaming -
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GBH Music and JazzBoston Celebrate the Life of Eric Jackson With Free Concert on International Jazz Day
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WHAT A WONDERFUL KIND OF DAY!
THE SECOND SEASON OF PBS KIDS’ THE ARTHUR PODCAST ANNOUNCED AT SXSW EDU -
GBH Board Elects New Trustees
The Board of Trustees for Boston public media producer GBH has elected Stacy L. Cowan, Susan G. Fentin, Susan X. Luo, and Lynn Perry Wooten as trustees. The Board elected Cowan and Luo at the March 2, 2022 meeting, while Fentin and Wooten were elected at the October 2021 Board meeting. -
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GBH’s A St. Patrick’s Day Celtic Sojourn Returns March 15-19
New England’s favorite Irish tradition lead by Brian O’Donovan heads to Rockport, Groton, Cambridge, and Beverly -
Acclaimed GBH-produced Science Series NOVA Wins 2023 Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia Award
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The State of Race: The Latino Housing Crisis
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Season 14 of GBH’s High School Quiz Show to Premiere February 4
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NOVA launches “Climate Across America” initiative spotlighting the effects of climate change in communities across the U.S.
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FRONTLINE (PBS) Names Inaugural Cohort of the Investigative Journalist Equity Initiative
FRONTLINE, the award-winning PBS investigative documentary series based at GBH in Boston, today announced the selection of filmmakers for the Investigative Journalist Equity Initiative (IJEI), a new effort aimed at increasing diversity in the documentary filmmaking landscape. -
GBH WORLD and Count Me In Present Stories from the Stage: Living with Cancer A Live Storytelling Event
On Wednesday, February 15, 2023, Stories from the Stage: Living with Cancer will bring together patients, doctors and researchers with direct experience in cancer detection, treatment and survival for a special evening of live storytelling at GBH Studios in Brighton, Massachusetts. -
Mellon Foundation Awards GBH $16 Million Grant to Support the American Archive of Public Broadcasting
The Mellon Foundation has awarded GBH $16 million to support the American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB), a GBH collaboration with the Library of Congress, to digitize, preserve and make accessible historically significant public radio and television programs from producers and stations across the United States. This grant will be the largest private philanthropic grant GBH has ever received. -
50 Years of Historic New Mexico Public Television and Radio Programs Now Available to Stream in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting
The American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB) has released the New Mexico Public Media (NMPM) Collection, which brings together more than 8,000 items from public media stations across the state, including full television and radio programs, as well as interviews and footage documenting New Mexico’s social, political, artistic and cultural history between 1963 and 2020.
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WORLD Channel Wins IDA Documentary Award for Fannie Lou Hamer’s America: An America ReFramed Special
WORLD Channel, public media’s premiere platform for diverse voices, has received its first-ever IDA Documentary Award. Monica Land’s revolutionary Fannie Lou Hamer's America: An America ReFramed Special. a co-production by WORLD Channel, American Documentary and Black Public Media in partnership with PBS won the “Best TV Feature Documentary or Mini-Series” award, announced over the weekend by the International Documentary Association at the 38th IDA Awards ceremony held at the Paramount Theater in Los Angeles on Saturday, December 10, 2022. -
NOVA AND HHMI TANGLED BANK STUDIOS ANNOUNCE “BEFORE THE ICE” (w.t.), A ONE-HOUR FILM REVEALING AN UNPRECEDENTED LOOK AT LIFE ON EARTH BEFORE THE ICE AGE
The PBS science series NOVA today announced a new one-hour film, BEFORE THE ICE (w.t.), produced by HHMI Tangled Bank Studios and Handful of Films for GBH, that will present an unprecedented, detailed portrait of the high Arctic two million years ago–made possible by a revolutionary breakthrough in ancient DNA science. The groundbreaking discovery is the subject of a paper published as the cover article in the December 7 issue of Nature, reporting the recovery and sequencing of more than 100 plant and animal genera contained in sediment from Northern Greenland dating to at least 2 million years ago. This breakthrough is around one million years older than any DNA sample previously recovered. The documentary is currently in production and slated to premiere in early 2024 on PBS. -
GBH Celebrates the Season with Holiday Concert Featuring Acclaimed Musicians from the Classical, Celtic and Jazz Genres
GBH is helping Massachusetts music fans get into the festive spirit with A Holiday Celebration, a live concert showcasing seasonal selections with a cast of renowned classical, jazz and Celtic musicians in GBH’s acclaimed Fraser Performance Studio on Thursday, December 15. The program will feature the Boston Children’s Chorus; tenor Lawrence Brownlee; Renaissance Men; pianist Jacqueline Schwab; and The Charles Overton Group. The event will be hosted by CRB afternoon host Greg Ferrisi. In addition to the in-person experience, the performance can be streamed virtually for free with an RSVP. -
Former National Geographic Executive Susan Goldberg Named GBH President and CEO
Susan Goldberg, a media executive and leader of technological and cultural transformation, will be the next President and CEO of GBH. She is the first woman to hold this role since GBH was founded in 1951. -
17 Massachusetts High Schools to Compete on Season 14 of GBH’s High School Quiz Show
High School Quiz Show®, GBH’s televised academic tournament for Massachusetts high schools, has revealed the 17 teams that will compete for the Season 14 State Championship title. The qualifying schools received the highest scores at High School Quiz Show’s Super Sunday event on November 6, where 65 schools from across the Commonwealth took a written quiz at GBH’s studios in Brighton. On the bracket are four first–time competitors as well as defending Season 13 champion, North Quincy High School. -
GBH News Politics Editor Peter Kadzis Announces Retirement Following 50 years in News Industry
Following 50 years in the news industry, GBH News Politics Editor Peter Kadzis will retire from full-time work in January 2023. He will continue to work with GBH News as a political contributor. -
GBH’s NOVA Honored with 2022 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award
NOVA, the PBS science documentary series produced by Boston public media producer GBH, has been honored with a 2022 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award. Producer/Director Bella Falk and Co-Director David Dugan received the AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Silver Award in the Video In-Depth Reporting category for their work on NOVA’s Ice Age Footprints, which explores how ancient footprints provide new evidence of humans and extinct giant beasts of the Ice Age. The awards, administered by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), recognize distinguished worldwide science reporting for a general audience. -
“What Matters To You.” GBH Unveils New Tagline Placing the Audience at the Center
Preeminent public media producer GBH unveiled a new tagline: “What matters to you.”That tagline is now part of the GBH branding, which was updated in 2020 to reflect the public media company’s evolution from its origin as a local broadcaster to the leading multiplatform creator of public media in America. -
GBH’s FRONTLINE Brings Un(re)solved, the Emmy-Winning Multi-Platform Investigation of Civil Rights-Era Cold Case Murders, to Boston
Boston, MA. October 24, 2022 -- FRONTLINE, the acclaimed PBS investigative series produced at Boston public media producer GBH, has brought the Emmy-Award winning multiplatform project Un(re)solved to Boston. -
GBH y El Planeta Lanzan “Salud”, un nuevo Podcast y Show de Radio en Español dirigida a la audiencia hispanohablante.
GBH en alianza con El Planeta Boston, el periódico en Español más relevante de la región de Nueva Inglaterra, y la prestigiosa Escuela de Salud de Harvard se unen para lanzar SALUD un podcast con información relevante y legítima dedicada a la audiencia hispanohablante. -
GBH and El Planeta Launch “Salud,” a New Health Podcast and Radio Show for Spanish-Speaking Audiences
GBH is teaming up with the largest Spanish-language newspaper in Massachusetts and one of the world's most revered medical schools to produce Spanish-language programming for new audiences. -
Massachusetts High Schools Invited to Participate in GBH’s High School Quiz Show Qualifying Event
High School Quiz Show®, the academic tournament for Massachusetts high school students from Boston public media producer GBH, has opened registration for its qualifying event called Super Sunday. -
Four-Part Series AMERICAN VETERAN To Rebroadcast on PBS Sunday, November 6, 2022
Boston public media producer GBH today announced AMERICAN VETERAN, an ambitious initiative that traces the veteran experience through a four-part PBS series, will be rebroadcast nationally on Sunday, November 6, 2022 from 2 pm – 6 pm ET (check local listings). -
GBH Welcomes Krystnell Storr as First-Ever Science and Equity Editor for NOVA
Public media producer GBH has announced Krystnell Storr has joined NOVA, the nation’s preeminent public media science documentary series, as its first-ever Science and Equity Editor. -
LISTEN UP! THE ICONIC ANIMATED SERIES ARTHUR IS NOW A PBS KIDS PODCAST
PBS KIDS, GBH Kids, production partner Gen-Z Media and distribution partner PRX, today announced ARTHUR, the iconic Peabody and Emmy Award-winning® series based on the bestselling books by Marc Brown, will launch The Arthur Podcast. Today’s announcement also comes with the release of a new digital short, “Arthur Makes a Podcast,” now streaming on PBS KIDS , the PBS KIDS YouTube channel, and the The Arthur YouTube channel, starring Arthur Read and his sister D.W. as he navigates podcast production. -
FRONTLINE Honored with Four News and Documentary Emmy Awards
FRONTLINE, the investigative journalism series based at Boston public media producer GBH, has been honored with four awards at the 43rd annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards. The winners were announced at the two-night ceremony in New York City on September 28 and 29. -
New World Symphony and GBH Bring Radio Event Celebrating The Harlem Renaissance to National Audiences through PRX
In a first-ever collaboration with the New World Symphony, Boston-based public media producer GBH will present I Dream a World: The Harlem Renaissance and Beyond beginning Sunday, September 18, 2022 at 7 pm on CRB Classical 99.5 in Greater Boston and streaming on-demand on the CRB Classical website. -
GBH and PBS LearningMedia Launch New U.S. History Collection
As teachers start the 2022–2023 school year, Boston public media producer GBH and PBS LearningMedia are launching a new U.S. History Collection. Free to teachers nationwide, the U.S. History Collection on PBS LearningMedia (www.pbslearningmedia.org/ushistory) is a comprehensive set of media-rich educational resources that span the breadth of core topics and periods in the U.S. history curriculum. Designed to introduce students to multiple perspectives, this new collection will help middle and high school students develop necessary critical thinking skills when learning about and interpreting history. -
GBH and the Boston Symphony Orchestra to host An Evening with Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein Monday, September 12, 7:30 pm, at Symphony Hall
Boston public media producer GBH and the Boston Symphony Orchestra will host THE U.S. AND THE HOLOCAUST: An Evening with Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein on Monday, September 12, 2022 at 7:30 pm at Symphony Hall, Boston. -
GBH Honored with Four Prestigious 2022 National Edward R. Murrow Awards
Boston public media producer GBH was honored with four 2022 National Edward R. Murrow Awards by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA). The awards recognize the local multiplatform outlet GBH News for embracing diversity, equity and inclusion and pay tribute to the groundbreaking PBS series FRONTLINE for innovative storytelling, documentary journalism and collaborative investigative reporting. -
GBH Honored With Six 2022 Salute to Excellence Awards from National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)
Boston (August 11, 2022) - Boston public media producer GBH was honored with six Salute to Excellence Awards by The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) at the NABJ conference in Las Vegas last week, recognizing outstanding work in journalism and communications covering the Black experience and addressing issues affecting Black communities. -
GBH Honored with 16 2022 Emmy Nominations
Boston public media producer GBH has been honored with 16 nominations by The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) for the 2022 Annual Emmy® Awards. FRONTLINE, NOVA, and WORLD Channel received nominations for the News and Documentary Emmy Awards while ANTIQUES ROADSHOW received its 20th nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award -
GBH Names FRONTLINE’s Raney Aronson-Rath Editor-in-Chief
Boston public media producer GBH today announced the appointment of FRONTLINE’s executive producer Raney Aronson-Rath to the role of executive producer and editor-in-chief for the investigative documentary series. -
GBH News Announces Series of August Political Debates, Shining a Spotlight on Contested Statewide Primary Races
One month before Massachusetts voters head to the ballot box for the state primary, GBH News has announced a series of debates and interviews spotlighting five contested statewide primary races. Beginning August 1, 2022, the debates will expand on the reporting and resources at Election 2022, a hub of information for voters looking to make informed decisions at the primary and state elections this fall. -
GBH Kids Honored With Two 2022 Kidscreen Awards
GBH Kids, home of Boston public media producer GBH’s award-winning children’s programming, has been honored with two 2022 Kidscreen Awards. -
Filming Begins on World on Fire Season Two
Filming has begun on the return of the MASTERPIECE and BBC hit drama World on Fire. Telling the story of World War Two through the eyes of ordinary people whose lives have been thrown into chaos, the six new episodes are written by series creator Peter Bowker, Rachel Bennette and Matt Jones, and made by Mammoth Screen for the BBC and MASTERPIECE. -
GBH Announces Recipients of 2022 Paula Apsell/GBH STEM Scholarship
As part of its longstanding commitment to supporting science education, Boston public media producer GBH announced the 2022 recipients of the Paula Apsell/GBH STEM Scholarship. Seven Boston public school high school graduates will receive an award toward post-secondary STEM education. -
GBH Will Host Special Live Broadcast To Explore the Local Impact of the Repeal of Roe v. Wade
What will the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade mean for the people of Massachusetts? On Thursday, June 30 from 2-3:30 pm GBH News hosts Callie Crossley, Margery Eagan and Paris Alston will host a 90-minute community conversation at GBH's Boston Public Library Studio in Copley Square with guests including Reproductive Equity Now Executive Director Rebecca Hart Holder and Suffolk University Professor Renée Landers. -
GBH Announces North Quincy Teacher Selected For 2022 Class of PBS Digital Innovator All-Star Program
Boston, MA, June 24, 2022 – GBH has announced Cara Pekarcik from North Quincy High School as a member of the 2022 class of educators selected for the PBS Digital Innovator All-Star Program – honoring classroom changemakers who offer fresh ideas and bold approaches to supporting their students’ growth and learning. Nominated by their local PBS stations, 20 educators were chosen from across the country -
GBH Welcomes Sandra Lopez Burke as Managing Director, Community and Government Relations
BOSTON (June 21, 2022) – Public media producer GBH has announced the hiring of Sandra Lopez Burke as Managing Director of Community and Government Relations. In this new role, Lopez Burke will build on GBH’s community engagement efforts, creating greater diversity among audiences, thought leaders, and supporters, while managing strategic partnerships to further the organization's goals. -
GBH News Launches New Multiplatform Series Priced Out: The Fight For Housing in Massachusetts
BOSTON (June 7, 2022) – As the cost of housing in Massachusetts continues to skyrocket, GBH News is launching a new multiplatform series looking at how the housing crisis has moved beyond Boston into communities across the state once considered affordable. Priced Out: The Fight for Housing in Massachusetts will give voice to individuals and families struggling to stay in their homes in East Boston, Lynn, Brockton and Worcester. -
GBH News Wins Six New England Emmy® Awards
Boston (June 6, 2022) - Boston public media producer GBH has been honored with six Boston/New England Emmy® Awards recognizing major GBH News initiatives and the work of individual contributors across the organization. The awards were presented on June 4 by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Boston/New England Chapter. NATAS is dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television, the fostering of creative leadership in the television industry, and the encouragement of excellence in artistic, educational, cultural and technical progress. The wins follow 13 nominations received by GBH in April 2022. -
Meteorologist David Epstein Joins GBH Local News Team with Daily Weather Forecasts
Renowned Massachusetts-based meteorologist David Epstein will bring his signature weather forecasts to GBH News beginning Monday, June 6, 2022. A new partnership between GBH News and the popular meteorologist will bring daily weather forecasts to GBH News listeners on weekdays during Morning Edition (6-10 am, 89.7FM). In addition, Epstein will join Morning Edition co-hosts Paris Alston and Jeremy Siegel for weekly discussions about trends in the weather and related issues like the impact of climate change on New England. Epstein will also provide breaking news weather updates throughout the day during snowstorms and severe weather events. -
GBH News Wins Seven Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards Including Third Consecutive Win For Overall Excellence
GBH News has won seven regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, including the Overall Excellence award for the third consecutive year. The multiplatform news outlet was also recognized for its investigative series, “Unseen: The Boy Victims of the Sex Trade,” which won the categories of Investigative Reporting, Excellence in Writing and the outlet’s second consecutive win in the category of Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. GBH News was also honored in the Excellence in Innovation category for the accessible photo essay, “Breaking Barriers - Photos from Michelle Wu’s Boston Victory” and won the categories of Feature Reporting and Sports Reporting. -
North Quincy High School Named GBH’s High School Quiz Show State Champion
North Quincy High School has earned the title of High School Quiz Show® State Champion after an impressive run on Boston public media producer GBH’s academic quiz show’s 13th season. In an exhilarating championship showdown, North Quincy took on Andover High School in the season finale, which aired on May 21, 2022. North Quincy defeated Andover with a final score of 1120 to 980. -
GBH Presents Greenwood Overcomes, A Special National Radio Broadcast of the Tulsa Opera Concert Marking the Centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre
Public media producer GBH presents Greenwood Overcomes, a special two-hour radio broadcast of the Tulsa Opera’s 2021 concert commemorating the centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre. -
AWARD-WINNING PBS KIDS SERIES MOLLY OF DENALI® FEATURED IN NEW TRAVELING MUSEUM EXHIBIT
BOSTON, May 17, 2022 - GBH Kids and The Magic House today announced the opening of “Molly of Denali: An Alaskan Adventure,” an interactive traveling exhibit and life-size replica of the fictional village of Qyah, from the award-winning PBS KIDS animated series MOLLY OF DENALI®. Debuting in St. Louis to coincide with the opening of the Association of Children’s Museum’s annual conference, it’s an opportunity for children’s museums across the United States to bring the exhibit to their local community, offering children the chance to experience life in an Alaska Native village right in their own backyards. -
FRONTLINE Expands Senior Editorial Team, Hiring Senior Editor/Director of Local Journalism and Senior Series Producer
April 28, 2022 - BOSTON - The PBS investigative documentary series FRONTLINE announced today that it has hired filmmaker Nina Chaudry and longtime journalist Erin Texeira to join the series’ senior editorial team. -
GBH Honored with 13 New England Emmy® Award Nominations
Boston public media producer GBH has been honored with 13 New England Emmy® Award nominations in the lead up to the 45th Annual Boston/New England Emmy® Awards. The nominations are given by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Boston/New England Chapter, which is dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television, the fostering of creative leadership in the television industry, and the encouragement of excellence in artistic, educational, cultural and technical progress. -
GBH Productions Honored with Five Peabody Award Nominations
Boston public media producer GBH has been recognized with five George Foster Peabody Award nominations for outstanding productions released in 2021. The nominations recognize MASTERPIECE’s The Long Song, an adaptation of Andrea Levy’s novel about the end of slavery in Jamaica; as well as the FRONTLINE films A Thousand Cuts, an inside look at the threat to a free press in the Philippines; American Insurrection, an investigation of the rise of extremisim in Amerca through the lens of the assault on the U.S Capitol; Escaping Eritrea, an undercover investigation into one of the world’s most repressive regimes; and The Healthcare Divide, an examination of growing inequities in American healthcare exposed by COVID-19. -
GBH Kids Launches Search It Up: The Game
GBH Kids and PBS KIDS today announced the launch of Search It Up: The Game, now available through Ruff Ruffman on pbskids.org. Based on the award-winning digital miniseries Search It Up, the game is designed to help kids ages 4-7 learn to safely navigate technology and the internet. -
GBH Board Elects New Trustees
The Board of Trustees for Boston public media producer GBH has elected Stacy L. Cowan, Susan G. Fentin, Susan X. Luo, and Lynn Perry Wooten as trustees. The Board elected Cowan and Luo at the March 2, 2022 meeting, while Fentin and Wooten were elected at the October 2021 Board meeting. -
GBH Launches Kids Catalyst Fund
With an eye towards addressing the critical need for inclusive, research-based, widely-accessible quality children’s resources, GBH, the nation’s largest public media producer, has launched the GBH Kids Catalyst Fund. This focused fundraising initiative will support the Foundation’s long-standing commitment to developing learning media approaches that will connect with and serve a broad and diverse audience and help close the learning gaps for marginalized communities. -
GBH President Jonathan Abbott to Step Down at End of Year
(Boston, MA – Feb 23, 2022) Jonathan Abbott, President and CEO of public media powerhouse GBH, who led its digital transformation, built its endowment and vastly expanded service to audiences, will step down after 15 years as chief executive, and 23 years with the organization. He will remain through the end of 2022 while a search is conducted for his successor. -
Work It Out Wombats! Scriptwriting Fellowship Brings Diverse Perspectives to New GBH Kids STEM Series
BOSTON (February 22, 2022) – Boston public media producer GBH has awarded five fellowships to early-career writers who will bring diverse viewpoints and BIPOC representation to Work It Out Wombats!, a new animated GBH Kids series for PBS. The GBH Kids Scriptwriting Fellowship aims to diversify the pipeline of writers for both the series and the greater children’s media industry by providing early-career writers, who are members of underrepresented groups, with hands-on learning experience in television writing for children. -
GBH News Debuts Reimagined Morning Edition With Co-Hosts Paris Alston and Jeremy Siegel
BOSTON (February 11, 2022) – Waking up Boston’s morning news scene, GBH News will debut a reimagined Morning Edition with co-hosts Paris Alston and Jeremy Siegel on Monday, February 14. Additionally, GBH News’ Karen Marshall has been elevated to the role of Executive Producer. -
GBH Honored with Three Public Media Awards by National Educational Telecommunications Association
Boston (January 27, 2022) - Boston public media producer GBH has been recognized by the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA) in three categories at the 53rd Annual Public Media Awards. The annual event recognizes the highest caliber work in the public media system, as judged by a group of panelists working within the public media system and their industry peers. -
Hit PBS Series Announces 2022 Production Tour Visiting Five Cities with Stops at Distinctive Historic Locations
BOSTON, MA, January 24, 2022—It’s back on the road for America’s favorite TV history lesson and treasure hunt as ANTIQUES ROADSHOW heads out to film episodes for Season 27! This summer, PBS’s most- watched ongoing series will stop in five cities including a first-time visit to the state of Vermont! -
GBH’s High School Quiz Show Reveals Season 13 Competition Bracket
BOSTON (January 10, 2022) – High School Quiz Show® has revealed the competition bracket for Season 13 of Boston public media producer GBH’s academic series. Seventeen Massachusetts high schools will go head-to-head in pursuit of the State Championship trophy. Emmy Award-winning radio personality Billy Costa will return to host the fast-paced tournament as teams of four square off in categories including math, history, science, literature, civics and current events. The new season of High School Quiz Show will premiere with the Wild Card match on Saturday, February 5 at 6pm ET on GBH 2 and on High School Quiz Show’s YouTube channel. New episodes air weekly through May 21.
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GBH News Adds Jamie Bologna as Executive Producer for Boston Public Radio
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GBH Awards Fellowships to Four Outstanding Producers
BOSTON (December 20, 2021) – Boston public media producer GBH has awarded four fellowships to innovative staff and independent producers, recognizing excellence, potential and creativity. The recipients of the 2022 Fellowship Awards are Jackie Bruleigh and Nicole Velez, who received the Becton Fellowship; Daniel Ofman, who received the Margret and Hans Rey/Curious George Producership; and Jamila Ephron, recipient of the Peter S. McGhee Fellowship. -
GBH Presents Holiday Music and Musings, A Series Celebrating Local Talent at GBH’s Library Studio
Boston (December 3, 2021) - Today, GBH presents Holiday Music and Musings, a celebration of local talent during the month of December, bringing back free, in-person events to GBH’s Boston Public Library Studio. The series kicks off with a holiday performance by Jamaica Plain’s Sheffield Chamber Players and concludes with a Christmas country music set performed by local country star Ayla Brown on Thursday, December 16. -
GBH News Launches Talking Politics
BOSTON (December 2, 2021) – GBH News today announced the launch of Talking Politics, a new weekly show that will take a deep dive into local politics, with a special focus on the 2022 Massachusetts gubernatorial race. Hosted by GBH News politics reporter Adam Reilly, the panel-based series will feature conversations with local political newsmakers, influencers, analysts and activists. GBH News City Hall reporter Saraya Wintersmith, Statehouse Bureau reporter Mike Deehan and politics editor Peter Kadzis will also be key contributors. Talking Politics debuts on Friday, December 3 at 7:00 p.m. on GBH 2 and streaming on the GBH News YouTube Channel. -
GBH News to Continue Legacy of Ask the Mayor with New Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Beginning November 23
BOSTON (November 22, 2021) – GBH News will continue a long-standing tradition of broadcasting its “Ask the Mayor” segment with new Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on Boston Public Radio on Tuesday, November 23 from noon to 1 pm ET. The city’s first woman and first person of color elected mayor will take questions from the audience and hosts Jim Braude and Margery Eagan one week after her swearing-in ceremony at Boston City Hall. Listeners can hear “Ask the Mayor” on 89.7 FM in Greater Boston or at www.wgbhnews.org from anywhere and are welcome to call 877-301-8970, email bpr@wgbh.org or tweet @bospublicradio to be part of the conversation. -
GBH and PRX Name Dan Lothian Executive Producer of The World
BOSTON (November 15, 2021) – Public media organizations GBH and PRX announced today the appointment of Dan Lothian as executive producer of The World, public radio’s longest-running daily global news program. Lothian assumes the role of executive producer after serving as interim executive producer since March 2021. -
17 Massachusetts High Schools to Compete on GBH’s High School Quiz Show
BOSTON (November 15, 2021) – High School Quiz Show® has revealed the 17 Massachusetts high schools that will compete on Season 13 of the televised academic tournament from Boston public media producer GBH. These teams received the highest scores from among a total of 72 teams from across the state that participated in the program’s second virtual Super Sunday qualifying event. Among the schools are three first-time competitors, as well as defending champion Belmont High School. -
GBH News Announces New Morning Edition Hosts
BOSTON (November 12, 2021) – Signaling a new era for its popular local morning program, GBH has named Paris Alston and Jeremy Siegel as the new co-hosts of Morning Edition at GBH News. The two journalists will bring a fresh and contemporary energy to the show, reinventing GBH’s morning news experience while welcoming new voices and perspectives into a daily multiplatform news conversation. -
GBH launches Planet Forward Fund
Boston, MA (November 9, 2021) – Recognizing that the health and wellbeing of our planet and the urgent need to mitigate the effects of climate change are of critical importance, GBH, the nation’s largest public media producer, has launched the Planet Forward Fund. This focused fundraising initiative is designed to support programs that amplify climate and environmental issues with an eye toward illuminating practical, equitable, and sustainable solutions to the current climate crisis. -
Live Broadcasts to Resume at GBH Studio at the Boston Public Library
BOSTON (November 8, 2021) – After more than a year away due to Covid, public media producer GBH returns to broadcasting in the heart of the city on Tuesday with the reopening of the GBH Studio at the Boston Public Library. -
Five GBH Productions Honored with 2022 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award Nominations
BOSTON – (November 4, 2021) Boston-based public media producer GBH has been honored with five 2022 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award nominations for outstanding journalism. FRONTLINE’s American Insurrection, COVID’s Hidden Toll and Waste Land; NOVA’s Human Nature; and WORLD CHANNEL’s Meltdown in Dixie were among 30 finalists recognized for public service reporting. -
GBH News Launches Year-Long Look at Individuals Reinventing their Lives Beyond the Pandemic
BOSTON (October 5, 2021) – GBH News has launched a year-long multiplatform initiative exploring the distinct stories of local people who – by choice or circumstances – are reinventing their lives in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Launching on October 5, The Big Quit: Why I’m Moving On, features stories from people who have found themselves questioning their work and personal lives during the pandemic and made bold choices to forge new identities. -
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GBH News Launches The Curiosity Desk
BOSTON (September 22, 2021) – GBH News today is launching a video version of The Curiosity Desk, creating a weekly digital series on multiple platforms that will provide answers to perplexing questions posed by the audience. Viewers will learn the backstory behind questions like ‘Why do some local intersections allow a right on red and others don't?,’ ‘Is it really illegal to tear the tags off of mattresses?’ and ‘Do birds have a sense of smell?’ -
GBH News Launches Multi-Platform Mayoral Coverage “Election 2021: Boston’s Race Into History”
In-Depth Reporting Initiative Includes New Pop-Up Television Series, Curated Voter Resources, Coverage of the Boston Mayoral Race and a New Politics Newsletter -
GBH Honored with 24 Emmy Nominations
BOSTON – (July 29, 2021) Boston public media producer GBH has been honored with 24 nominations for the 42nd Annual Emmy® Awards by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). FRONTLINE, GBH’s investigative journalism series, earned 19 News and Documentary nominations for films that examine critical domestic and international issues — from investigating COVID-19’s devastation, to Amazon’s rise and reign, to the growing threats of conspiracy theories in American politics and the Taliban’s power abroad. NOVA, the most-watched primetime science series on American television, earned four News and Documentary nominations for Nature’s Fear Factor, which spotlights the role of predators in wildlife recovery and Human Nature, which explores the ethics of gene editing technology. In addition, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW received its 19th Primetime Emmy Award nomination in the category of Outstanding Structured Reality Program. -
New multi-platform Future of Work series explores how the world of work - and the American dream - is changing
Boston, MA – As we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, a new PBS series explores the accelerated pace of change in the workplace and the potential for long-term impact on workers, employers, educators and communities across our country. Prior to the start of the pandemic, a team of award-winning filmmakers at public media powerhouse GBH had begun exploring the experiences of American workers across industries, generations, geographies and pay levels. The resulting multi-platform series, Future of Work, makes its debut this summer on streaming and broadcast platforms. -
Newbery Medal Winner Kwame Alexander Partners with GBH Kids on New Children’s Animated Series
BOSTON (July 14, 2021) - GBH Kids, the premiere home in public media for children, today announced a new development deal with New York Times bestselling author and Newbery Medalist Kwame Alexander to create and produce a multiplatform project, including a television series based on his first children’s book Acoustic Rooster and his Barnyard Band. Alexander will serve as one of the executive producers of the show along with Executive Producer Marcy Gunther. This stellar team also includes Kay Donmyer, writer for the Emmy Award-winning children’s show CURIOUS GEORGE, who will also serve as the series’ co-creator and head writer; executive producer Angel Tyree and musical consultant Randy Preston, both from Alexander’s Big Sea Entertainment. -
GBH Announces Expansion of GBH Kids
BOSTON (July 6, 2021) - GBH, the leading multiplatform creator for public media in America, today announced the promotions of Executive Producer Dorothea Gillim to Creative Director, Executive Producer Marisa Wolsky to Director of Children’s STEM Media, and Lisa A. Jones to the newly created role of General Manager, GBH Kids. These key personnel moves within the Children’s Media and Education department come as 35-year GBH Senior Executive Producer Carol Greenwald, creator of the popular GBH and PBS TV series ARTHUR, steps into a consulting role as Creative Advisor. -
GBH News Honored with Three New England Emmy Awards
BOSTON (June 29, 2021) – GBH News has been honored with three New England Emmy Awards, recognizing outstanding work in local television news and video production. Presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Boston/New England Chapter, the awards are dedicated to fostering creative leadership in the television industry and encouraging excellence in artistic, educational, cultural, and technical progress. -
Belmont High School Wins High School Quiz Show Season 12 State Championship
BOSTON (June 21, 2021) – Belmont High School has earned the Season 12 State Championship trophy on GBH’s High School Quiz Show®. Veteran competitor Belmont took on two-time defending champions Boston Latin School in a tight match, ultimately coming out ahead with a final score of 1070 to 1060 points in the season finale which premiered Saturday, June 19, 2021. -
GBH Announces Season 3 Premiere of PBS KIDS Series PINKALICIOUS & PETERRIFIC
BOSTON (June 18, 2021) - PBS Kids and Boston public media producer GBH today announced the season 3 premiere of PBS KIDS’ PINKALICIOUS & PETERRIFIC. This season will feature 10 brand new half-hour episodes on PBS KIDS. The first three episodes of the new season will debut on June 18 from 7:00-8:30 PM/6:00-7:30 PM CT as part of PBS KIDS Family Night on the PBS KIDS 24/7 channel and streaming on PBS KIDS digital platforms . -
GBH News Wins Six Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards Including Second Consecutive Win For Overall Excellence
BOSTON (May 6, 2021) – GBH News has won six Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, including the Overall Excellence award for the second year in a row. The public media outlet is the first recipient of the new Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion award, and also was recognized in the categories of Feature Reporting TV, Sports Reporting, Investigative Reporting and Excellence in Sound. -
GBH and JazzBoston Team Up to Celebrate International Jazz Day on Friday, April 30
BOSTON (April 15, 2021) – Boston public media producer GBH and JazzBoston are teaming up to celebrate International Jazz Day. GBH’s Eric Jackson will host JazzNOW: No Borders, a free live virtual performance on Friday, April 30 at 8 pm. Live from the acoustically acclaimed GBH Fraser Performance Studio, the event will feature the Jazz World Trio, a group of three international artists each with a strong Boston tie. The video performance streams to the GBH website. -
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GBH partners with IDAGIO on New Concert Series, Performance Reimagined
BOSTON (April 6, 2021) – Boston public media producer GBH has announced a partnership with classical music streaming service IDAGIO on a new concert series to bring classical music performances into the homes of listeners. Over the next several months, GBH and IDAGIO will bring listeners a series of five compelling video concerts featuring celebrated classical musicians performing in GBH’s Fraser Performance Studio. The concerts will be streamed to IDAGIO’s Global Concert Hall audience. -
PBS KIDS and GBH Boston Announce Season 2 of MOLLY OF DENALI
BOSTON, MA, April 6, 2021 – PBS KIDS and GBH Boston today announced that the award-winning animated series MOLLY OF DENALI will return for a second season in Fall 2021. Following its premiere in 2019, MOLLY OF DENALI received critical acclaim, including a Peabody Award, a Television Critics Association Award and a Kidscreen Award. In its first year, MOLLY OF DENALI reached more than 42 million people1 on-air on PBS KIDS and the PBS KIDS digital platforms have over 450K users each month.2 -
New Eyes on the Prize Exhibit Explores the Making of the Historic Civil Rights Series
BOSTON (March 31, 2021) – The American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB) has released a new online exhibit – Freedom Song: Interviews from Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years, 1954–1965 – that explores the history behind and making of the groundbreaking civil rights series Eyes on the Prize. Using unedited interviews recorded for the series, as well as an interactive map of locations central to the civil rights movement and a timeline of critical events, the Freedom Song exhibit breathes new life and context into the epic series produced by filmmaker Henry Hampton’s Blackside Inc., which premiered on PBS in 1987. The exhibit was curated by Michelle Kelley, Ph.D., a cinema studies scholar who worked with students on the Eyes on the Prize interviews as a postdoctoral teaching fellow at Washington University in St. Louis. -
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Landmark Series Eyes on the Prize returns to public media Via WORLD Channel and PBS
Boston, MA (March 25, 2021) – WORLD Channel, a national public media broadcast, online and social media platform with news and documentaries humanizing complex issues from across the globe, is teaming up with PBS to bring back Eyes on the Prize, the iconic history series on race in America. The 14-part series will begin airing Sunday, April 4, 2021 at 9 p.m. ET, on WORLD Channel, and will be available to PBS member stations nationwide beginning April 10, 2021 (check local listings). -
GBH’s High School Quiz Show to Launch 12th Season with 17 Teams Competing for Title Using Special Hybrid Production
BOSTON (March 23, 2021) – High School Quiz Show®, GBH’s award-winning televised academic competition for Massachusetts high school students, will premiere its 12th season at 6 p.m. on April 3 on GBH 2 and on the show’s web page and YouTube channel. Award-winning Boston media personality Billy Costa returns to host as 17 teams vie for the state championship. The show was produced using a new, innovative hybrid model with students competing remotely and Costa hosting from GBH studios in Boston. -
GBH NEWS EXPANDS LOCAL ARTS AND CULTURE COVERAGE
BOSTON (March 17, 2020) – Boston public media producer GBH announced today an expansion of its award-winning local arts coverage, adding digital writer James Bennett II to its news team. -
GBH Board Elects New Trustee
BOSTON (March 16, 2021) – Belinda Termeer, head of the Termeer family office and president, co-founder, and member of the Board of Directors of The Termeer Foundation, has been elected to the Board of Trustees for Boston public media producer GBH. -
GBH News Marks the Pandemic Anniversary With Full Day of Special Programming on March 10
BOSTON (March 3, 2021) – GBH News marks the one-year anniversary of the pandemic by presenting “A Year Apart: How COVID Changed Us,” featuring a full day of special programming across radio, television, digital and social media platforms on Wednesday, March 10. -
All Rev’d Up Podcast from GBH Offers Special Episode Inspired by PBS Documentary The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song
BOSTON (February 25, 2021) – All Rev’d Up, a podcast from Boston public media producer GBH, offers a special episode inspired by the recent PBS documentary The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song. The special episode precedes the podcast’s third season kick-off in March. -
GBH’s A St. Patrick’s Day Celtic Sojourn Goes Virtual for 2021
(Boston, Mass., February 11, 2021) – GBH’s A St. Patrick's Day Celtic Sojourn with Brian O’Donovan is making its return virtually this year, March 11-17. Tickets for A Virtual St. Patrick’s Day Celtic Sojourn are on sale now at www.brianodonovan.com. The popular variety show celebrates St. Patrick’s Day in true Irish style, drawing together award-winning artists for audiences to experience the joy in song, dance and literary traditions from across the Celtic world. -
GBH Productions Honored with Three Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Awards
BOSTON – (February 11, 2021) For the third time, Boston public media producer GBH has been honored with three 2021 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Awards for outstanding journalism. The 2021 awards recognized FRONTLINE’s For Sama, a gripping, first-person account of one woman’s experience of the Syrian conflict; NOVA’s Decoding COVID-19, a scientific investigation into the coronavirus pandemic in its early weeks; and AMERICAN EXPERIENCE’s Chasing the Moon, a look back on the race to land a man on the moon. -
GBH’s Molly of Denali and Scribbles and Ink Honored with 2021 Kidscreen Awards
BOSTON – (February 11, 2021) Boston public media producer GBH has been recognized with two 2021 Kidscreen Awards, honoring Molly of Denali in the inaugural “Best Inclusivity” category and Scribbles and Ink in the “Best Alternative Game” category. -
GBH’s High School Quiz Show® Reveals Competition Bracket for Season 12
BOSTON (February 1, 2021) – High School Quiz Show revealed today the competition bracket for Season 12 of the popular academic series from Boston public media producer GBH. Following the program’s first-ever virtual Super Sunday qualifying quiz on January 24, seventeen high school teams from across Massachusetts advanced to the televised competition. In a season of firsts, High School Quiz Show is also welcoming four new teams, including the first team of homeschooled students in the show’s history. The two-time defending champion Boston Latin School, as well as four other former champions, also will be competing. -
New Study: Teachers Also Suffering from Digital Divide in Pandemic: Remote Learning Challenged Educators, Exacerbated Inequities Among Students
BOSTON, MA. February 1, 2021 – A new survey of teachers during the pandemic shows that they need new and greater professional development and support, as well as instructional tools and student-facing resources in order to be successful during remote learning. Surveying more than 1,900 educators nationwide before and after the COVID-19-forced transition to remote schooling, GBH Education found significant differences in teachers' confidence in using digital media resources and critical inequities in access to digital media among students, especially among those in public schools, rural areas, and Title 1 schools. The results underscore a need for greater training support for educators and a stronger commitment to providing access to equipment and internet for students who need it. -
GBH's High School Quiz Show and Search It Up! Take Home Public Media Awards
BOSTON (January 29, 2021) – Boston public media producer GBH was recognized this week with two Public Media Awards for its commitment to impactful youth media in 2020 for the productions of High School Quiz Show and Search It Up!. Awarded by the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA), the 52nd Annual Public Media Awards honor members’ outstanding work in education, community engagement, marketing/communications and content. -
HUNTINGTON THEATRE COMPANY AND GBH ANNOUNCE AUDIO VERSION OF WILD GLOBETROTTING COMEDY TIGER STYLE! BY MIKE LEW
(BOSTON) – The Huntington Theatre Company in partnership with GBH presents the audio version of the comedy Tiger Style! by Mike Lew and directed by Tony Award nominee Moritz von Stuelpnagel (Hand to God on Broadway).
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WGBH Rebrands to GBH
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MASTERPIECE ANNOUNCES 50th ANNIVERSARY CHALLENGE FUND
Lead Gift from Darlene Shiley is $5 Million Toward $20 Million Goal
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WGBH Employees Donate More Than 250 Gifts and $740 to Allston-Brighton Children
Donations distributed among seven Allston-Brighton elementary schools and Cradles to Crayons for WGBH's 23rd annual holiday toy drive -
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