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About WGBH

From Wikipedia — 2/23/2011 WGBH is a non-commercial television and radio broadcast service located in Boston, Massachusetts. WGBH is a member station of the Public Broadcasting Service, and produces more than two-thirds of PBS’s national primetime programming. Programs produced for PBS include Masterpiece, NOVA, Frontline, American Experience, The Victory Garden and This Old House. WGBH … | Read more.

Ken Horseman

Years at WGBH: 1971 – 1976 Position(s): Associate Producer, photographer, Producer/director, Executive Producer From Ken Horseman — 2/10/2008 I was one of the first WGBY/Springfield employees and began work on The Reporters with Joe Day, Ed Baumeister, Alan Lupo, Diane Dumanoski and the gang. Went on to Connecticut PTV, Florida PTV, Vermont ETV and Mountain … | Read more.

Kirk Browning, 86, WNET TV director

From the New York Times Kirk Browning, whose unusual career path took him from chicken farmer to television director of “Live From Lincoln Center,” died on Sunday in Manhattan. He was 86. “Kirk contained the entire history of cultural television in our country,” Mr. Goberman said on Monday. “He started in 1948 with the NBC … | Read more.

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Henry Becton

Years at WGBH: 1970-2007 Positions: Producer of cultural programming, Vice President and General Manager, President From WGBH — 4/26/2007 After guiding WGBH for more than 35 years, President Henry Becton Jr. will become Vice Chair of the organization’s board when he steps down as president in October. Becton announced last December that he would step … | Read more.

Advocating for The Advocates … and more

From Susan Kubany I came to WGBH in 1972 to save Roger Fischer’s The Advocates series.  I was in love: Alan Dershowitz was the liberal advocate, William Rusher the conservative, and Michael Dukakis, the moderator. The debated topics were important, engaging and the drama, unique. (No liberal bias here. This was television at its finest.) I fought tenaciously … | Read more.

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