Next week, join GBH Archives as they demonstrate FIX-IT+, an open-source, web-based tool for transcript correction. The AAPB and the wider public media community have used FIX-IT+ to correct 2,000+ transcripts of public television programs spanning the last 50 years.
Join us in recognizing the start of #Ramadan, a sacred month of prayer, reflection, and community, observed by Muslims around the globe.
Back in 2000, WQED Pittsburgh offered a glimpse into the Hassan family's journey through Ramadan, while featuring insights from Kadir Gunduz, Director of the Islamic Center of Oakland.
The AAPB is proud to announce a new exhibit honoring Black history!
"The Odyssey of Black Studies in Public Broadcasting" explores the history of Black Studies programs at American colleges and universities as they were discussed and presented in a select number of public radio and TV broadcasts archived in the AAPB collection: https://americanarchive.org/exhibits/odyssey-of-black-studies-in-public-broadcasting
"journalists" who think that covering Biden is boring to cover need to listen to #WGBH 's "The Big Dig" podcast. Trying to do ANYTHING at the scale we have to work is FASCINATING. Personalities, reasonable people who disagree, maneuvering, it's ALL THERE.
I had absolutely no idea that Tom Baker and Lalla Ward did advertisements for Prime Computer in the #1980s! Also, I have never, ever heard of Prime Computer. What's even more astounding is that they were based in my home state of Massachusetts! Why have I never heard of them?
It makes sense that Doctor Who would be a "hot property" in Massachusetts at that time. #WGBH in #Boston aired the Baker years frequently.
Happy birthday to the legendary actor, James Earl Jones! 🎉
Before commanding the screen as the iconic voice of Darth Vader, Jones delighted audiences as villain Long John Spoilsport on PBS's children's show, Vegetable Soup in 1975!
Friday the 13th is for all things spooky and scary, but even with all the thrills and chills, there’s one thing that Alfred Hitchcock himself would rather avoid 😱🕸️
🎉 Celebrate Eleanor Roosevelt's birthday by brushing up on your American history! Watch “Prospects of Mankind,” a series that began in 1959 featuring global leaders and experts speaking about the most pressing topics of the day.