System/Policy
To change with the times, WGBH drops its ‘W’ and pivots to purple
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The new branding, which includes a color and font change, will be updated over the course of a year.
System/Policy
Support of Black Lives Matter prompts reviews of stations’ social media policies
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Station staffers and managers are taking another look at the line between advocating for human rights and undermining impartial reporting.
Tech
Public Media Group buys WGBH share in Public Media Management venture
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WGBH’s decision to sell its interest in PMM is part of a pattern in which the Boston-based public media giant has incubated business ventures and spun them off.
People
Mark Samels retires from ‘American Experience,’ Susan Bellows named acting EP
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Samels supervised more than 130 historical documentaries during his 16 years as EP.
System/Policy
WGBH to open Worcester bureau
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The bureau will open in the spring with a full-time reporter.
Programs/Content
WGBH challenges Twitch audience to participate in live escape-room experience
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Escape Lab, a social video series from WGBH, is designed to connect younger audiences with public media.
Programs/Content
Investigative nonprofit merges with WGBH News
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The New England Center for Investigative Reporting has been housed within WGBH’s newsroom since the two organizations partnered in 2013.
Programs/Content
‘This Old House’ moves from presenter WGBH to WETA
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Public TV’s iconic home remodeling show premiered in 1979 on WGBH in Boston.
Programs/Content
‘Molly of Denali’ ties podcast to broadcast
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An eight-episode prequel is setting the stage for the PBS Kids show’s July premiere.