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All Rev’d Up Podcast from GBH Offers Special Episode Inspired by PBS Documentary The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song
BOSTON (February 25, 2021) – All Rev’d Up, a podcast from Boston public media producer GBH, offers a special episode inspired by the recent PBS documentary The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song. The special episode precedes the podcast’s third season kick-off in March. -
GBH News Marks the Pandemic Anniversary With Full Day of Special Programming on March 10
BOSTON (March 3, 2021) – GBH News marks the one-year anniversary of the pandemic by presenting “A Year Apart: How COVID Changed Us,” featuring a full day of special programming across radio, television, digital and social media platforms on Wednesday, March 10. -
GBH’s Molly of Denali and Scribbles and Ink Honored with 2021 Kidscreen Awards
BOSTON – (February 11, 2021) Boston public media producer GBH has been recognized with two 2021 Kidscreen Awards, honoring Molly of Denali in the inaugural “Best Inclusivity” category and Scribbles and Ink in the “Best Alternative Game” category. -
GBH Productions Honored with Three Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Awards
BOSTON – (February 11, 2021) For the third time, Boston public media producer GBH has been honored with three 2021 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Awards for outstanding journalism. The 2021 awards recognized FRONTLINE’s For Sama, a gripping, first-person account of one woman’s experience of the Syrian conflict; NOVA’s Decoding COVID-19, a scientific investigation into the coronavirus pandemic in its early weeks; and AMERICAN EXPERIENCE’s Chasing the Moon, a look back on the race to land a man on the moon. -
GBH’s A St. Patrick’s Day Celtic Sojourn Goes Virtual for 2021
(Boston, Mass., February 11, 2021) – GBH’s A St. Patrick's Day Celtic Sojourn with Brian O’Donovan is making its return virtually this year, March 11-17. Tickets for A Virtual St. Patrick’s Day Celtic Sojourn are on sale now at www.brianodonovan.com. The popular variety show celebrates St. Patrick’s Day in true Irish style, drawing together award-winning artists for audiences to experience the joy in song, dance and literary traditions from across the Celtic world. -
New Study: Teachers Also Suffering from Digital Divide in Pandemic: Remote Learning Challenged Educators, Exacerbated Inequities Among Students
BOSTON, MA. February 1, 2021 – A new survey of teachers during the pandemic shows that they need new and greater professional development and support, as well as instructional tools and student-facing resources in order to be successful during remote learning. Surveying more than 1,900 educators nationwide before and after the COVID-19-forced transition to remote schooling, GBH Education found significant differences in teachers' confidence in using digital media resources and critical inequities in access to digital media among students, especially among those in public schools, rural areas, and Title 1 schools. The results underscore a need for greater training support for educators and a stronger commitment to providing access to equipment and internet for students who need it. -
GBH’s High School Quiz Show® Reveals Competition Bracket for Season 12
BOSTON (February 1, 2021) – High School Quiz Show revealed today the competition bracket for Season 12 of the popular academic series from Boston public media producer GBH. Following the program’s first-ever virtual Super Sunday qualifying quiz on January 24, seventeen high school teams from across Massachusetts advanced to the televised competition. In a season of firsts, High School Quiz Show is also welcoming four new teams, including the first team of homeschooled students in the show’s history. The two-time defending champion Boston Latin School, as well as four other former champions, also will be competing. -
GBH's High School Quiz Show and Search It Up! Take Home Public Media Awards
BOSTON (January 29, 2021) – Boston public media producer GBH was recognized this week with two Public Media Awards for its commitment to impactful youth media in 2020 for the productions of High School Quiz Show and Search It Up!. Awarded by the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA), the 52nd Annual Public Media Awards honor members’ outstanding work in education, community engagement, marketing/communications and content. -
HUNTINGTON THEATRE COMPANY AND GBH ANNOUNCE AUDIO VERSION OF WILD GLOBETROTTING COMEDY TIGER STYLE! BY MIKE LEW
(BOSTON) – The Huntington Theatre Company in partnership with GBH presents the audio version of the comedy Tiger Style! by Mike Lew and directed by Tony Award nominee Moritz von Stuelpnagel (Hand to God on Broadway). -