WGBH 1999-2000 Annual Report Text Version
Introduction | President's Letter | Awards | Financials | Annual Report with Images
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1pmHost Richard Knisely introduces cellist Andres Diaz and pianist Judith Gordon to 89.7fm Studio One guests and classical music listeners throughout New England for the pair's performance of Rachmaninoff's Cello Sonata, Op. 19. An active participant in the region's vibrant music community, 'GBH/89.7fm features more live performances than any other radio station, commercial or public. And to preserve this rich musical legacy, the performances are recorded and archived for continued on-air and online use.
The nation's most popular master carpenter, Norm Abram, and WGBH executive producer Russ Morash get ready to shoot a segment for The New Yankee Workshop's winter 2000 season, with Norm showing his millions of fans how to turn a corner of the garage into the workshop of their dreams. Morash is credited with introducing the "how-to" concept to television through WGBH's award-winning series, including The French Chef, This Old House, and The Victory Garden.
For the first time, residents of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket will have a public radio service that combines the best of public radio news and information with the local sounds, voices, and ambiance that make this region so special. John Voci, director of WGBH's new public radio service for Cape Cod and the Islands, inspects equipment at the new studio in Woods Hole in anticipation of the debut of CAI90.1 and NAN91.1
Producer Kelly Tyler files an online dispatch (via laptop and satellite phone) from the subantarctic island of South Georgia. Tyler reports on the progress of a NOVA expedition that is retracing Ernest Shackleton's race against death during his failed 1914 attempt to cross Antarctica. To ensure that this rich content reaches the widest possible audience, WGBH is simultaneously producing a NOVA/PBS Online Adventure, and co-producing with White Mountain Films a two-hour NOVA special, a large-format film for exhibition in IMAX and IWERKS theaters, and a feature documentary for theatrical release.
WGBH Radio's Bob Lyons and online producer Tammy Sanders nail down final details for the exclusive Webcast of the world premiere of George Antheil's Ballet mécanique. The broadcast won praise from listeners around town and across the nation. WGBH Radio on the Web offers real-time streaming of 89.7fm's 24-hour schedule, plus chats, NPR news headlines, archival audio, and special Webcasts.
Producer Marcia Hulley and cameraman Howard Powell work with two young WGBH fans at the Franklin Park Zoo who've volunteered to tape a message touting WGBH as "the best television on television for kids." During 1999, more than 1,000 people in the Boston area -- from Rockport to Roxbury, from the Old North Bridge to Downtown Crossing -- helped showcase WGBH's programs and strong community ties.
Zoom cast members Caroline and Jessie conduct an experiment young viewers can duplicate at home. "Make a Lung Capacity Machine and use it to answer questions, like 'do people who exercise hold more air in their lungs?'" Jessie tells Zoom fans. Since its January 1999 debut, more than one million kids have interacted with Zoom by surfing the Web site, attending events, and sharing their games, jokes, recipes, experiments, and plays with the television series and online community.
Host Lisa Mullins opens The World with the day's top stories, including headlines from East Timor, Chechnya, and Mexico. To accommodate different time zones and radio schedules, The World is updated and repeated hourly through 7pm, serving 1.5 million listeners each week via more than 100 public radio stations nationwide. With a network of correspondents spanning the globe, The World (a PRI, BBC World Service, WGBH co-production) is the only international radio newsmagazine produced for an American audience.
Greater Boston host Emily Rooney asks a panel of top journalists to consider where journalism is going in the age of new media, and what it portends for local news coverage. The one-hour symposium, Brave News World, was taped for broadcast on Greater Boston, WGBH's nightly news and public affairs program.
Michele Korf (left), director of educational programming, and producer Denny Houghton collaborate with nationally renowned clinician Dr. Mel Levine on WGBH's Learning Differences Project (working title), a multi-faceted initiative aimed at giving parents and educators the tools they need to help children with different learning styles fulfill their potential. The project includes a national television series, family and teacher training video libraries, and a range of interactive resources for parents and educators.
WGBH's Eileen Hughes and Arthur join Quincy Public Library staff for a presentation to children enrolled in the Lincoln Hancock School's after-school program. WGBH is partnering with the Association for Library Services to Children to help libraries build on the success of Arthur, WGBH's Emmy Award-winning children's series and Marc Brown's popular books, to inspire kids to read.
WGBH's Sound & Spirit team -- executive producer Jon Solins, producer Helen Barrington, and host Ellen Kushner -- discuss Storytelling, a show that looks at how words and music intertwine to explore life's challenges, from an Irish love ballad to a Tex-Mex corrido about border politics. Produced for Public Radio International and heard on more than 100 radio stations from coast to coast, the weekly series presents a mix of music and information connecting cultures around the world and through the ages.
Archives director Mary Ide and technology guru Dave MacCarn discuss their work on developing a process and method for organizing and preserving WGBH's treasure-trove of television and radio programs. This groundbreaking digital preservation initiative will help ensure that these assets are available to future generations of scholars and filmmakers.
Basic Black host Darren Duarte interviews the Rev. Jesse Jackson at Howard University in Washington, DC, coaxing the civil rights leader to reveal a more personal side, including his early influences, his religious beliefs, his relationship with his family, and his dreams for the future. WGBH's weekly window into the stories, lives, and history of people of African descent, Basic Black is the longest running minority-focused program on public television.
Margie Yamamoto, director of WGBH's Diploma Connection, visits Bunker Hill Community College's Learning Center to assess the effectiveness of a new online telecourse study guide. In 1999, more than 1,200 Massachusetts residents earned college credit through the Diploma Connection, which broadcasts telecourses for distance learners on GBH/Select 44 every morning.
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