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Beacon Circle Newsletter

  • GBH audiences are spending more time on digital platforms such as YouTube. We talked with Cory Allen, senior director of audience insights and research, and Tory Starr, senior director of digital content, about what viewers like best and how “wins” in one corner of GBH are feeding innovation and success across the organization.
  • Beach, hammock or sofa? All would be the perfect spot to settle in with a book from this curated list of GBH staff favorites. Whether you’re a fan of horror, fiction, fantasy or history, there’s something here for you.
  • For audiences all over the country, the tear-inducing, awe-inspiring and intensely personal tales told on "Stories from the Stage" are the perfect antidote to the angst of current events.
  • With MASTERPIECE’s joyful and big-hearted Tom Jones, viewers can look forward to what the scriptwriter calls “the mother of all rom-coms.”
  • It was a win-win situation when about a dozen teenagers came to GBH on a recent Saturday morning to learn about journalism and civics.
  • More than 70 high school students were the beneficiaries of the media-making wisdom of NOVA in a new program that aims to empower youth in science journalism and filmmaking about local issues. The teens ultimately made their own films that NOVA has just posted online .
  • Part mystery, history, with hip-hop flair, the new GBH Kids' podcast “Keyshawn Solves It” introduces listeners to Keyshawn, a 10-year-old detective from North Minneapolis who is determined to solve the mystery of missing bicycles to save the community’s Juneteenth bike parade.
  • Casa Susanna, a documentary produced by AMERICAN EXPERIENCE making its broadcast premiere this month, uncovers the untold history of a safe haven for transgender women and cross-dressing men during the 1950s and 60s. The film offers a unique glimpse at early expressions of transgender identity in modern American society and shares firsthand stories from former visitors who return to the property, now as elders in their 80s, for the first time in decades. Read more about the film here . It airs June 27 at 9pm on GBH 2 and is streaming on PBS.org.
  • The World, public radio’s longest-running daily global news program, produced by GBH and PRX, has relaunched its innovative initiative, The Big Fix, to explore global solutions to climate change. The series reports on the latest science, solutions and challenges of adapting to the impacts on our environment.
  • Leaders in government, art and business will take center stage May 22 at GBH’s 14th annual commemoration of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Cultural Heritage Month. The event starts at 6pm and can be attended in person or online.