It’s that time of year again and Oscar buzz is exceedingly loud! Why not take a break from discussions about snubs and who will wear what on the red carpet to dig a little deeper with the AAPB? Check out these interesting deep dives related to some of this year’s nominees: Maestro In 1998, the … Continue reading The AAPB Goes to the Oscars!
The AAPB Celebrates Black History Month
This month, the American Archive of Public Broadcasting honors the triumphs and struggles of African Americans throughout history. Explore thousands of programs dedicated to Black history and perspectives in the archive. Black Life in America The Black Journal Collection and Exhibit The Black Journal series was the first nationally televised public affairs program produced for, … Continue reading The AAPB Celebrates Black History Month
‘Ulu ‘ulu: PBPF Fellow Kimo Nichols on Digitizing “Biography Hawaii”
I’ve been fascinated by audio/visual archives since I began my career in libraries a decade ago and I’ve had the great fortune to have previously worked at one (albeit in the Circulation side of things) at the Wong Audiovisual Center in the former Sinclair Library at the University of Hawai`i at Mānoa. I’d been of … Continue reading ‘Ulu ‘ulu: PBPF Fellow Kimo Nichols on Digitizing “Biography Hawaii”
An Archival Fellow’s Journey: PBPF Fellow Patrice Prevost On One Year At Georgia Public Broadcasting
My trusty mascot reminds me to watch the details. In the summer of 2022 faced with personal challenges that would ultimately end in tragedy, I grasped an exciting opportunity to participate in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting/Public Broadcasting Preservation Fellowship. Here is my journey. Getting There When onboarding with any new company it is … Continue reading An Archival Fellow’s Journey: PBPF Fellow Patrice Prevost On One Year At Georgia Public Broadcasting
HARRY SHEARER: LE SHOW FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY
The American Archive of Public Broadcasting Preserves 2,000 Le Show Programs for the Nation Press Contact: María Peña, Library of Congress, (202) 739-1075, mpena@loc.gov | Emily Balk, GBH, 617-300-5317, emily_balk@wgbh.org NEW LE SHOW COLLECTION AND EXHIBIT PROVIDE ACCESS AND CONTEXT TO SHEARER’S LEGACY IN PUBLIC MEDIA AND SATIRE “Wildly clever, iconoclastic stew of talk, music, political … Continue reading HARRY SHEARER: LE SHOW FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY
PBPF EBSCO Scholar Ashley Bell on Digitizing Tapes at WSRE
Hi everyone, I am Ashley Bell, a graduate student with the University of Alabama’s School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS). I am a participant in the 2022 group of EBSCO Fellows at SLIS, in collaboration with WGBH in Boston, the American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB) and the Library of Congress. Over the course … Continue reading PBPF EBSCO Scholar Ashley Bell on Digitizing Tapes at WSRE
American Archive of Public Broadcasting to Add New Collection: 50 Years of Programs from Journalist Bill Moyers
Bill Moyers and Judy Woodruff to be in Conversation at Library of Congress on Sept. 28 to Celebrate Collection Press Contact: Emily Balk, GBH, 617-300-5317, emily_balk@wgbh.org | Bill Ryan, Library of Congress, (202) 707-1940, wryan@loc.gov American journalist and political commentator Bill Moyers. Credit: Robin Holland The American Archive of Public Broadcasting announced today that it has collected more … Continue reading American Archive of Public Broadcasting to Add New Collection: 50 Years of Programs from Journalist Bill Moyers
Assessment of Whisper AI as a Tagalog Language Transcription Tool
This guest post is from Tommy Lim, Philippines Interviews Digitization Project Intern at GBH and the American Archive of Public Broadcasting. This past summer, I had the opportunity to test out Whisper AI, a tool that is able to receive audio files and return transcriptions of human utterances from a variety of languages. These transcriptions … Continue reading Assessment of Whisper AI as a Tagalog Language Transcription Tool
Intern Rayya Chek on Digitization and Preservation Work at the AAPB
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
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
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