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Foundation Highlights

  • Listeners to The World, public radio’s longest-running daily global news program, will soon hear a new voice joining host Marco Werman. Starting January 16, longtime reporter Carolyn Beeler will become co-host of the GBH- and PRX-produced show. We spoke with Beeler, who has been a reporter at The World for eight years, about what listeners can expect.
  • With more than 50 performances and events scheduled over the next year, the Ulysses Quartet, GBH’s first quartet in residence, is connecting with listeners of all backgrounds and ages. Get an insider’s view of the quartet’s first stop at a K-8 school in Boston.
  • GBH News’ latest podcast “College Uncovered” reveals the well-hidden inner workings of higher education and offers tips for students and families as they navigate the angst-ridden process of applying to some of the nation’s 4,000 degree-granting institutions. We spoke with host Kirk Carapezza about the problems, pitfalls, risks and rewards to students who decide to pursue a college degree.
  • What better way to get to know someone than with food — family recipes, holiday dishes, favorite snacks? Homemade Live!, GBH Lifestyles’ newest program, features chef Joel Gamoran and his celebrity friends as they share memories, laugh and make delicious food. See what he has to say about how cooking can change your life.
  • Mars exploration, the benefits of seaweed and the history of music are just some of the fascinating topics viewers and listeners can explore through more than 100 free lectures offered yearly by GBH Forum Network. The team of two works with more than 20 universities, libraries and organizations, to give audiences all over the globe access to the world’s foremost scholars, authors, artists, scientists, policymakers and community leaders.
  • The 15th season of GBH’s beloved High School Quiz Show, the state's award-winning academic competition, is about to begin, and no doubt will have surprises and unexpected drama. Find out 10 fun facts you might not know about the program.
  • With the launch of The Culture Show November 3, GBH 89.7 listeners will get an insider’s view of the arts landscape with an expansive look at diverse local artists and the big talent and productions that play in the region.
  • GBH is gearing up for Season 15 of the Emmy award-winning High School Quiz Show (HSQS). And we are on the lookout for high school academic stars who will step up and join the battle of wits. Super Sunday, the annual qualifying event, is November 5.
  • Most teens follow current events, but just 15% get their news from online or print news outlets. They’re far more likely to check out sources like YouTube and TikTok. See what FRONTLINE Executive Producer Raney Aronson-Rath and Executive Director of Education Seeta Pai have to say about the program’s new series of social media-friendly mini-documentaries designed to bring trusted journalism to teens.
  • Donna Danielewski, now in her third year as GBH’s first-ever executive director of accessibility, is building on GBH’s history of championing accessibility through video captioning and assistive technologies to create a culture where disability is normalized. She says a sea change in attitudes about disabilities and accessibility is rippling throughout the organization. And she’s stepping up to make that happen across the nation’s public media landscape.