Sam Brewer was recently appointed the General Manager of GBH Music, GBH’s award-winning classical music and jazz enterprise, including CRB Classical 99.5, Jazz on 89.7, and classical.org. We sat down with Sam to learn more about what’s next for GBH Music and what his daughter is putting on his playlist.

GBH and The Culture Show have launched a new initiative called Community Canvas, which spotlights the work of local artists and photographers by displaying their artwork on the GBH Digital Mural over the Mass Pike. The first artist to be featured, MassArt student Ari Bowman, said he is “super honored.” Read more about this unique community outreach project.

Who was Donald Trump at 7 years old? Who was Kamala Harris in college? Choosing a president is a profound responsibility and since 1988, FRONTLINE has produced an edition of The Choice, a unique documentary that helps voters get to know who the candidates are by shining a light on their formative years and experiences. Filmmaker Michael Kirk has been at the helm of six of these productions. We sat down with Michael to learn more about his approach to these films.

With a new school year underway and a time when civics education is on a decline in our public schools, GBH Education, in collaboration with PBS, has created the Civics Collection, a new resource for educators across the country.

What is it like to return home after 12 years in jail? In Don’t Judge Me, a new short film from GBH News, Onyx White, an aspiring rapper, reveals the personal trials he faces as he tries to rebuild his life in Dorchester — the struggle to find housing and employment, further his music career, and the pressure to avoid parole violations that land many returning citizens back in jail. We spoke with Rob Tokanel, who produced, shot, and edited the 26-minute story.

Meet Tinku Ray, the newly appointed Executive Editor of The World, public radio's longest running daily global news program. A career journalist with over 30 years of experience, Tinku has dabbled in every role in broadcast journalism—producer, reporter, editor, and host. She also owns a farm in northeastern India that she hopes to convert to an organic retreat someday. We sat down with her to learn more.

The new series SEA CHANGE: The Gulf of Maine, A NOVA Special Presentation offers an eye-opening journey into the abundant web of life within the Gulf of Maine, one of the world’s most complex and productive marine environments. Premiering on July 24, the series sheds light on a body of water that is warming faster than 97% of the global ocean, serving as a microcosm for what's happening to sea life, fisheries, jobs, and human culture. GBH’s Executive Producer of Lifestyle Programming Laurie Donnelly and Vice President of National Programming John Bredar told us about what’s special about the gulf and the series.

For Iranian dissidents, the consequences of speaking out can be deadly. “Lethal Dissent,” a new nine-part podcast from The World, GBH’s and PRX’s global news radio program, investigates the price and peril that Iranian dissidents face for speaking against their government and follows the secret operatives who seek to silence them. We spoke with producer Christopher Harland-Dunaway about the series, a collaboration with "On Spec," a documentary podcast based in Istanbul, Turkey.

GBH-ers are avid readers, and we are pleased to serve up an eclectic and thought-provoking collection of book recommendations for your summer. Check out this one-of-a-kind, multigenre reading list!

You may recognize Dan Lothian as the executive producer of The World, the global news program on weekday afternoons on GBH 89.7. Within the last month, he has stepped into the newly created role of editor-in-chief for GBH News and The World. Read on to find out more about him, who his role model is, what he’s reading, and more!