GBH News Rooted's Executive Producer Tyree Rush exudes a humor, curiosity, and intelligence that pervade every segment of the show. Get to know the dynamic force behind GBH’s newest local series in this interview that touches on everything from the comedic stylings of Richard Pryor and Tina Fey, the enduring relevance of Tituba’s place in the Salem Witch Trials, and Rush’s ultimate goals for the show.

Electrical and mechanical engineers, optometrists, mathematicians, nurses, and neurosurgeons — these are the professions that will help shape our future. And with the Paula S. Apsell GBH STEM Boston Public Schools Scholarship program, GBH is investing in the next generation of scholars who will drive progress in these fields in Boston and beyond. Meet the 2025 scholars.

New England is full of characters, quirks, and colorful narratives. GBH is doing the vital work of sharing these stories with the second year of Local Lens — a weekly seasonal offering of local, independent documentaries that capture our beautiful, strange, historic corner of the country. We spoke with the curators behind the film series to learn more about how it aligns perfectly with public media’s mission.

With its new YouTube series, Getting Into Opera, GBH Music brings opera out of the gilded theater and into the lives of a wider audience. Curious about the series, we sat down with Sam Brewer, General Manager of GBH Music, and Alan McLellan, producer of Getting Into Opera and a CRB Classical 99.5 host, to talk about the series’ origins, their hopes for it, the role public media has to play in supporting the arts, and, of course, their favorite operas.

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.