(Boston, MA - May 9, 2024) – Boston public media producer GBH has been honored with five
George Foster Peabody Awards
“Congratulations to our teams at FRONTLINE, GBH News, and WORLD, whose work represents GBH’s strength in producing trustworthy journalism and fostering thoughtful partnerships. The five special stories honored today address some of the most pressing conflicts of our time, and reveal our country’s unsung history, from a groundbreaking dancer in the age of AIDS to breaking ground on a game-changing highway project,” said Susan Goldberg, president and CEO of GBH. “We are grateful to the Peabody Award Board of Jurors for this honor, which underscores the crucial role of public media in expanding our understanding of the world. ”
FRONTLINE, the investigative journalism series produced at GBH, was honored with three awards:
20 Days in Mariupol
GBH News won its first-ever Peabody Award in the radio/podcast category for The Big Dig , a podcast produced in partnership with PRX. The nine-part limited series examines American infrastructure through the lens of the most expensive highway project in the nation’s history.
“Using rich archival media and first-person accounts, the team at GBH brought to life the story behind one of our country’s most transformational infrastructure projects, igniting discussions on what America might be capable of building today,” said Pam Johnston, General Manager of GBH News. “We are thrilled that The Big Dig has received a Peabody Award, a first for GBH News, which we share with our talented colleagues at PRX.”
Produced at GBH in Boston, WORLD is public media’s premiere multiplatform channel showcasing diverse voices. WORLD was honored by the Peabody Awards in the arts category for the AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange documentary
Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters
Awarded by the Peabody Board of Jurors through unanimous vote, the George Foster Peabody Awards aim to recognize storytelling across television, radio, and digital media, honoring projects that reflect today’s most pressing social issues. The winners of the 84th annual Peabody Awards will be honored during a ceremony on June 9 in Los Angeles, California.
GBH’s 2024 Peabody Award winners by category are:
Arts
- WORLD:
Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters
Documentary
- FRONTLINE:
20 Days in Mariupol
News
- FRONTLINE:
Clarence & Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power and the Supreme Court
Podcast & Radio
- GBH News and PRX: The Big Dig podcast. Hosted by Ian Coss, the nine-episode series examines the history of Boston’s megaproject, the Big Dig, one of the most expensive highway projects in the nation’s history. The podcast is produced by Ian Coss and Isabel Hibbard, alongside Editor Lacy Roberts, Executive Producer Devin Maverick Robins, and Editorial Advisor Stephanie Leydon. Fact checking by Lisa Wardle, Elena Eberwein, Sam Dieringer, and Jeb Sharp. Archival support from Peter Higgins. Project management overseen by Mei Lei. Music, mixing, and sound design by Ian Coss. Podcast art by Matt Welch.
Public Service
- FRONTLINE:
America and the Taliban
About GBH
GBH is the leading multiplatform creator for public media in America. As the largest producer of content for PBS and partner to NPR and PRX, GBH delivers compelling experiences, stories and information to audiences wherever they are. GBH produces digital and broadcast programming that engages, illuminates and inspires, through drama and science, history, arts, culture and journalism. GBH is the creator of such signature programs as MASTERPIECE, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, FRONTLINE, NOVA, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE and Arthur and Molly of Denali and a catalog of streaming series, podcasts and on-demand video. GBH’s television channels include GBH 2, GBH 44, GBH Kids and national services GBH WORLD and Create. With studios and a newsroom headquartered in Boston, GBH reaches across New England with GBH 89.7, Boston’s Local NPR; CRB Classical 99.5; CAI, the Cape and Islands NPR station and as a partner to NEPM in Springfield. Dedicated to making media accessible to and representative of our diverse culture, GBH is a pioneer in delivering media to audience members who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind and visually impaired. With PBS LearningMedia, GBH creates curriculum-based digital content for educators nationwide. GBH’s local programming includes Boston Public Radio, Greater Boston, Stories from the Stage, The Culture Show, Basic Black and High School Quiz Show. GBH has been recognized with hundreds of the nation’s premier broadcast, digital and journalism awards. Find more information at gbh.org.
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