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Beacon Circle Newsletter

  • Two years into the Youth Civic Voices Initiative, a collaborative fellowship with MIT’s Center for Constructive Communication, FRONTLINE is breaking new ground at the intersection of journalistic storytelling, AI learning, and civic dialogue. “We want to know how kids are thinking about AI,” says FRONTLINE Editor-in-Chief and Executive Producer Raney Aronson-Rath. “What are their concerns, their fears, but also, what are the possibilities?”
  • Over the course of nearly 25 years hosting and producing the award-winning show The Point, Mindy Todd has helped entrench Cape and Islands radio as the go-to station for year-round residents, seasonal vacationers, and weekend visitors alike. We sat down with CAI’s Executive Editor to talk about delivering local news and flavor, and the pervasive magic of the Cape and Islands.
  • After more than a decade on the air in one form or another, The Curiosity Desk recently made the leap to broadcast TV in a half-hour pilot to investigate Boston’s Great Molasses Flood. For host Edgar B. Herwick III, though, the kernel of a good episode hasn’t changed one bit. “I always return to the idea, ‘Huh, I’ve never thought of it that way.’” We spoke with Edgar to learn more.
  • Jane Alpers, the new chair of GBH’s Beacon Circle Committee, is an fan and longtime supporter of public media. Honored to step into this leadership role, Alpers is eager to foster community among Beacon Circle patrons, driving GBH toward a bright future.
  • As we celebrate Disability Pride Month and the 35th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), we sat down with GBH’s Executive Director of Accessibility Donna Danielewski to talk about her passion for accessibility, public media’s role in the fight for disability rights, and more.
  • Since 2020, the United States has seen a precipitous rise in book bans, often specifically targeting the works of LGBTQ+ and BIPOC authors. In response, Under the Radar with Callie Crossley launched the Unbound Pages series to cover the people is fighting tooth and nail to protect books, readers, and librarians.
  • Only public media would develop a series like GBH Amplifies – a community conversation series wherein GBH hands the mic to leaders from across Boston, empowering them to talk about what matters to their community. Here’s how it came to be.
  • A reboot of the beloved '80s PBS show, Fred Friendly Seminars, GBH's dynamic new series, Breaking the Deadlock, promotes civil dialogue and thoughtful debate as panelists explore political and ethical dilemmas.
  • Tune in to CAI and GBH's new radio show, The Garden Lady, hosted by C.L. Fornari, for all the advice to make your plants and garden bloom!
  • On April 30 and May 1, GBH invited hundreds of journalists, scholars, philanthropic leaders, experts on civic participation, and media representatives to our studios for our first GBH Media Summit to explore ways to reduce polarization, increase trust, and strengthen democracy. The event focused on four key areas: understanding the challenges, exploring opportunities, widening the lens, and engaging younger generations. Susan Goldberg, GBH President and CEO, said, “I’d like us to think of this summit here in Boston…as the beginning of a media revolution."