Category: 1960s

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Living Places of the Not-so-rich and Occasionally Infamous (1957-63)

January 1, 2007 | Posted by Don Hallock
This entry is part 6 of 11 in the series The Don Hallock Collection

This entry is part 6 of 11 in the series The Don Hallock CollectionFrom Don Hallock Just around the corner from the former Zebra Lounge, (the present-day Crossroads Tavern, shown in this photo to the right of center) was a pair of apartments at 27 1/2 Massachussetts Avenue, over a greasy spoon eating place which … | Read more.

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WGBH Alumni > Decades > 1960s

The 1961 WGBH Fire

January 1, 2007 | Posted by Don Hallock
This entry is part 10 of 11 in the series The Don Hallock Collection

This entry is part 10 of 11 in the series The Don Hallock CollectionFrom Don Hallock In the early morning hours of October 14, 1961, a raging fire at the 84 Massachusetts Avenue studios of WGBH completely destroyed the facility. WGBH FM and TV were located in the second and third floors of a three … | Read more.

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WGBH Alumni > Decades > 1960s

Folksinger (1950s)

January 1, 2007 | Posted by Don Hallock

From the Boston Globe TV Week This picture promoted the Field Trip Specials remote at Old Sturbridge Village Folksinger Tony Saletan visited Old Sturbridge Village to record a typical day there as one of five specials to be seen on Ch 2 Mondays at 5:30 pm, beginning tomorrow. Fifth graders from Stephen Palmer School, Needham, … | Read more.

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WGBH Alumni > Decades > 1960s

WGBH-TV Broadcast Schedules (1955-69)

January 1, 2007 | Posted by Don Hallock

From Peter Wiggins Tuesday May 10, 1955 5:30 p.m. – Adventures in Art 6:00 – Images 6:30 – News (with Louis M. Lyons) 7:15 – U.N at Work 7:30 – Trilogy 8:00 – Your Child 9:30 – Sign-Off Friday November 4, 1955 5:30 p.m. – Come and See 6:00 – Discovery 6:30 – News (with … | Read more.

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John Kerr: Stalwart at WGBH

April 11, 2004 | Posted by Jay Collier

Sam Allis, The Boston Globe —  4/11/2004 You know his face, if not his name, if you’ve ever channel-surfed through WGBH-TV during one of its fund-raising drives. He’s the one with glasses and beefy build of a lineman who stands square in front of the camera, guileless and earnest, trolling for dollars between cuts of … | Read more.

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