This post was written by Casey Davis, AAPB Project Manager at WGBH, for WGBH’s Public Broadcasting Preservation Scholarship crowdfunding campaign.
We’re writing today to tell you about the AAPB Public Broadcasting Preservation Scholarship and to ask for your support.
WGBH is leading the American Archive of Public Broadcasting National Digital Stewardship Residency program funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This program supports the creation of seven residencies at public media organizations across the country, focusing on audiovisual digital preservation of public television and radio.
In February, we announced that after some very difficult decision-making among 24 project proposals, we selected the Host Institutions for the NDSR project.
Our fabulous hosts include:
More information about each host is available on our website:
- CUNY TV – New York, New York
- Louisiana Public Broadcasting – Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Minnesota Public Radio – Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Pacifica Radio Archives – North Hollywood, California
- Howard University Television (WHUT) – Washington, D.C.
- Wisconsin Public Television – Madison, Wisconsin
- WYSO – Yellow Springs, Ohio
The residencies will begin in July 2016 with a week-long immersion week in Boston, taught by leading experts in the field of audiovisual preservation. WGBH has launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund the Public Broadcasting Preservation Scholarship, in connection with the AAPB NDSR. The Scholarship will fund the host mentors to travel and participate in immersion week. You can find it here: igg.me/at/aapb-pbps
The scholarship would help host mentors gain and sharpen the skills that are needed to sustain digital preservation activities at beyond the term of the 10-month residency. This knowledge would improve their ability to preserve their at-risk materials for many years to come. As a supporter of the Public Broadcasting Preservation Scholarship, you could take us many steps closer to reaching our goal.
Public broadcasting stations have been on the front lines of history for more than 60 years. Help public media professionals gain the skills necessary to preserve this audiovisual historic record for posterity by supporting the American Archive of Public Broadcasting Public Broadcasting Preservation Scholarship.
We sincerely appreciate any and all support!