Tag Archives: Gene Nichols

A stranger in a strange land

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This entry is part 6 of 12 in the series The Fred Barzyk Collection

From Fred Barzyk: Bill insisted I try to get into the scholarship program. You studied for your graduate degree at Boston University and worked three days a week at the Educational Television station. Free tuition and you got $600 to live a year in Boston! | Read more.

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The BSO and Master Control (1957)

From Faith Klein "You Tell Me!" Reading other anecdotes reminded me of the time I was floor manager for a remote at Kresge Auditorium when Charles Munch was conducting the Boston Pops. Bob Larsen told me over the ear phones — as I was backstage watching CM before the performance was to begin — "Ok … | 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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