Tag Archives: Bob Larsen

The foundations of WGBH: 84 Mass. Ave.

84 Mass Ave Front
This entry is part 9 of 11 in the series The Don Hallock Collection

From Don Hallock: Many extraordinarily-gifted figures and luminaries of the day — in the arts, science, politics and education — found their ways into the halls and studios of the original WGBH-TV/FM studios at 84 Massachusetts Avenue. | Read more.

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I’ve Been Reading (late 1950s)

From Peter Hollander A screen shot from the book show, I’ve Been Reading. In the middle is Arthur Knight, author of the book The Liveliest Art, a history of the movies, a friend of mine, now the director of the Movie Museum in L.A. On the right, wearing Arthur’s mustache is Peter. From Paul Noble … | Read more.

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Discovering Discovery (1956)

From Don Hallock This 1956 film about the making of Mary Lela Grimes (Sherburne’s) kinescoped NET series on science for children was resurrected for the reunion. It is a show within a film, showcasing the 84 Massachusetts Avenue facility and many of our best remembered WGBH friends. A teleprompter mounted on the front of Frank … | Read more.

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40 years with ‘GBH

This entry is part 1 of 9 in the series The Michael Ambrosino Collection

From Michael Ambrosino — 2000 My first visit to WGBH was in the fall of 1955, just after TV had gone on the air at 84 Mass Ave. in Cambridge. I was at work developing a TV master plan for the University of Connecticut at the time, and wanted a tour of one of the … | Read more.

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