WGBH Annual Report 1999



Host Ron Della Chiesa opens Classics in the Morning with works by Bach, Shostakovich, Godard, and Mozart. WGBH Radio delivers eight hours of classical music every weekday on 89.7fm and the Web, offering a wide repertoire of beloved masterpieces, lesser known gems, and new works for thought-provoking entertainment.	During a pause in taping on a busy New York set, executive producer Judy Stoia and puppeteer Anthony Asbury review a segment for Between the Lions, WGBH's ambitious new multimedia initiative aimed at helping children learn to read. Set in a magical library, Between the Lions combines the latest advances in literacy skills instruction with an entertaining format that includes puppets, live action, animation, and music video. The TV series debuts on PBS in spring 2000.	Christopher Clark sorts the morning's mail. Each year WGBH's Audience Services department responds to hundreds of thousands of letters, e-mails, and telephone calls from viewers, listeners, and Web visitors around town, and around the country. The most frequently asked question: "How can I get my house on This Old House?"