Yearly Archives: 2012

To PBS, With (Tough) Love

Bill Moyers

From Bill Moyers: Public television has faithfully provided an enormous national stage where non-fiction films can be seen by far more people than could ever buy tickets at the handful of movie houses willing to put documentaries up on their theater screens. | Read more.

In: WGBH 2 | ,

BSO to stream complete concerts on its website

BSO

From the Boston Globe: Free streaming of recent Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops, and Tanglewood concerts will be available on the BSO’s website starting next week. | Read more.

In: Boston Symphony, FM 99.5

Public broadcasters ponder political ads

From the Boston Globe: Public radio and television stations are weighing the opportunities and risks of accepting political advertising following a federal court ruling that found an existing ban on such ads violates the First Amendment. | Read more.

In: Press, WGBH 2

John MacKnight, 79, lighting director

John MacKnight

John Dauphinee MacKnight of St. Stephen, NB., passed away at the Charlotte County Hospital, St. Stephen, NB, on February 22, 2012. | Read more.

In: 1980s, 1990s, WGBH 2

Vern Coleman, longtime broadcast engineer

Vern Coleman

From CapeCodOnline: Mr. Coleman worked fourteen years on the production of PBS programs such as The Boston Pops, Evening at Symphony, and The French Chef with Julia Child. | Read more.

In: 1970s, Reminiscences
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