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Celebrate 50 Years of Public Broadcasting, In Person or Online

October 13, 2017October 14, 2017 Jay Collier 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, PBS, WGBH 2

The Library of Congress and Boston public broadcaster WGBH will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 with pioneers and experts in public broadcasting on Friday, Nov. 3.

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‘Nova’ has its tightest deadline ever with Aug. 21 eclipse

August 15, 2017August 16, 2017 Jay Collier 2010s, NOVA, PBS, WGBH 2

"Nova" has decided to film next Monday's total solar eclipse and air it hours later. It’ll be the series’ fastest turnaround to date.

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Ward Chamberlin, 95, Public Television Architect

March 8, 2017March 8, 2017 Jay Collier 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, Obituaries, PBS

Ward Chamberlin Jr., a leading architect of the nation’s public broadcasting system who revitalized PBS stations in New York and Washington and nurtured the career of the documentarian Ken Burns, died on Thursday in Bedford, Mass.

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