For any theater production, the spotlight shines on the performers on stage. Yet, the real magic is cast by the crew behind the curtain. As for radio, we are familiar with the voices that bring new stories to the airwaves each day. Let’s journey behind the microphone and into the soundbooth with David Goodman, a production engineer and producer for GBH News.

Broadcast Engineer Andrew Massaua’s mornings begin at 2:45 am, driving on a deserted Interstate 90 before the crack of dawn. By 4 am, he is in the studio, preparing for Morning Edition at 5 am. As a broadcast engineer, Massaua is behind the console, running the sound board live and integrating NPR’s programming with local programming to build the morning weekday shows. Massaua sat down with us to reflect on his 25 years in radio, his humble beginnings and his love for public media.

There are many historic photographs in GBH WORLD’s 'Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts: A Local USA Special.' One in particular, though, perfectly frames the whole story.

The World, public radio’s longest-running daily global news program, produced by GBH and PRX, has relaunched its innovative initiative, The Big Fix, to explore global solutions to climate change. The series reports on the latest science, solutions and challenges of adapting to the impacts on our environment.

Leaders in government, art and business will take center stage May 22 at GBH’s 14th annual commemoration of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Cultural Heritage Month. The event starts at 6pm and can be attended in person or online.

A Filipino daughter struggles with depression and reunites with her father, a COVID-19 survivor, after 14 months apart. A Cambodian American refugee lives under the specter of deportation for a 20-year-old mistake. A Sikh community grapples with the aftermath of a deadly mass shooting.

“How do we roll this hamsterball up a ramp? How might a unicorn challenge motivate players?” These are some of the day-to-day challenges put to the test by the 20-member GBH Kids games team as they create games to complement its award winning children’s programming.

NOVA’s new film, Chasing Carbon Zero, produced by Miles O’Brien and Will Toubman, tracks the next-gen technologies that could help us reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Is it even possible? What will it take? From expanding the availability of renewable energy options, to designing more energy-efficient buildings, to revolutionizing the transportation sector, the film casts a hopeful but skeptical eye. We spoke with Caitlin Saks, NOVA’s senior producer of the film, which premieres on Wednesday, April 26 at 9pm on GBH 2, the PBS App and NOVA’s YouTube channel.

When AMERICAN EXPERIENCE digital producers Kirstin Butler and Eric Gulliver saw the recent film The Sun Queen , they were captivated — and curious. Solar energy pioneer Mária Telkes had built the nation’s first modern home heated entirely with solar power in 1948 — what has become of her legacy?

Only one thing saddened Jennifer Moore when she chose to leave her radio job in Missouri to move to Boston to become GBH News’ features editor.