Hello! My name is Rayya Chek, and I’m one of the interns working with GBH, working this summer on digitizing the unedited interviews recorded for the 1989 documentary “The U.S. and the Philippines: In Our Image.” . A little background about me, I am studying at Tufts University for both a BFA/BA in Studio Arts … Continue reading Intern Rayya Chek on Digitization and Preservation Work at the AAPB
Category: Guest Blog
Talks at the Dinner Counter
This guest post is from Tommy Lim, Philippines Interviews Digitization Project Intern at GBH and the American Archive of Public Broadcasting. Memory has always been a salient interest of mine. Be it intellectually or personally, I have nurtured an understanding of remembrance as efforts that people undertake to identify what has been to comprehend who … Continue reading Talks at the Dinner Counter
2023 Library of Congress Junior Fellow Sabrina Gunn on Gaining the Full AAPB Digital Preservation Experience at the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center
Bright-eyed and full of enthusiasm, nothing could have prepared me for the experience of walking up to the Library of Congress’ National Audio-Visual Conservation Center (NAVCC) in Culpeper, VA for the first time. Covered in ivy and surrounded by trees, the NAVCC is a truly magical place, and I was lucky enough to spend my … Continue reading 2023 Library of Congress Junior Fellow Sabrina Gunn on Gaining the Full AAPB Digital Preservation Experience at the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center
Space Exploration on Public Broadcasting
We accept or marvel at the revolutionary products of science while giving little thought to the basic ideas, concepts, techniques and logic that have gone into exploring, understanding and explaining our universe or in building our technical civilization. Description from WGBH's series Of Science and Scientists (1957) Image of Astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the moon. … Continue reading Space Exploration on Public Broadcasting
1969 in Public Media: The Civil Rights Movement
This year marks the 50th anniversary of 1969. Here to highlight the role of public media in covering the events of this turbulent year, we welcome back Christopher Brown, Archives Engagement Intern at the AAPB who is publishing a series of articles about this fascinating topic. Christopher is currently pursuing a Masters in History with … Continue reading 1969 in Public Media: The Civil Rights Movement
1969 in Public Media: The Student Movement
This year marks the 50th anniversary of 1969, an important and turbulent year in history. Here to highlight the role of public media in covering these events, we welcome back Christopher Brown, Archives Engagement Intern at the AAPB who will be publishing a series of articles about this fascinating topic. Christopher is currently pursuing a … Continue reading 1969 in Public Media: The Student Movement
1969 in Public Media: Broadcasting a Tumultuous Time
This year marks the 50th anniversary of 1969, a year of important and turbulent events in history. Here to highlight the role of public media in covering these events, we welcome back Christopher Brown, Archives Engagement Intern at the AAPB who will be publishing a series of articles about this fascinating topic. Christopher is currently … Continue reading 1969 in Public Media: Broadcasting a Tumultuous Time
Through the Lens: Photography in Focus
Today, June 29th is “National Camera Day”, a fitting time to explore the subject of photography in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB). This week, we welcome Christopher Brown, Archives Engagement Intern at the AAPB, currently pursuing a Masters in History with a focus in Archives. Christopher obtained his BA in Film and is … Continue reading Through the Lens: Photography in Focus
Guest Series: WGBH and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in the early 1960s
In this series, the American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB) invites researchers, educators, industry professionals and collaborators to highlight the diversity of topics, interests, and perspectives preserved and made accessible in the public radio and television collections of the AAPB. This week we welcome Michael Grasso, a recent graduate of Harvard Extension School's Master's program … Continue reading Guest Series: WGBH and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in the early 1960s
Watch Old PBS NewsHour Episodes on Your TV
Who remembers the good old days of coming home from a long day and watching the evening news on TV in your family living room? I certainly do. It seems that these days, we have less time than we used to. Commute home, walk the dog, cook dinner, etc., etc. Plus, we’re constantly fed by … Continue reading Watch Old PBS NewsHour Episodes on Your TV
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