Tag: WGBH
Monday roundup: WTTW names center for trustee, 2-Toy rolls on, Matter sets Demo Day
• WTTW announced a major gift Monday from the family of Renée Crown, board vice chair of licensee Window to the World ...Friday roundup: indies protest to WETA; schools to use WGBH shows
And the produce market gets a deal on Sesame Street's brand.Government officials praise pubcasting at American Archive ceremony
Pubcasting execs and elected officials welcomed the American Archive of Public Broadcasting to the Library of Congress Feb. 10 during a celebration ...Film revisits Freedom Summer for a new generation
Freedom Summer, a documentary directed by Stanley Nelson, recounts the turbulent 10-week period, focusing on efforts by the Council of Federated Organizations ...CPB gives $1 million to build and expand emergency communication services
Five pubcasting stations are receiving a total of $1 million in grants from CPB to expand emergency alert and communications services. CPB announced ...American Archive lands with WGBH, Library of Congress
Together, WGBH and the LOC will digitize and store more than 40,000 hours of content.WGBH, Library of Congress to host pubcasting’s American Archive
This item has been updated and reposted with additional information. Boston’s WGBH and the Library of Congress will host and preserve the American ...Investigative unit covering New England moves into WGBH’s local newsroom
Boston’s WGBH is bolstering its investigative reporting capacity through a new partnership with the nonprofit New England Center for Investigative Reporting.Nashville-based radio music show heads to public television
Music City Roots: Live from The Loveless Cafe, a weekly radio show and HD webcast featuring roots, alt-country and Americana music from Nashville, is ...Frontline teams with PRX to develop iPad app
WGBH's long-running documentary program is partnering with the Public Radio Exchange to develop a free app for iPad users.Public media stations rethink and repurpose content for tablet users
As consumer use of tablet devices continues to rise, more public media stations are moving onto the platform with supplementary content and ...Author of Martha Speaks sues WGBH in dispute over ancillary revenues
The author and illustrator of the book that inspired the PBS Kids series Martha Speaks is claiming that producing station WGBH owes her thousands ...Martha Speaks author suing WGBH for portion of viewer contributions
Susan Meddaugh, the author and illustrator of the Martha Speaks books that inspired the popular PBS Kids show, is suing WGBH for ...PubTV stations move to pitch sustainer gifts during pledge
“Sustainers,” as this increasingly commonplace breed of member is called, renew at higher rates than those responding to traditional pledge pitches.Planet Takeout offers menu of stories
Writer and documentarian Val Wang became fascinated with Chinese takeouts 10 years ago, when she relocated to Brooklyn, N.Y., after living in ...