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
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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
In the Public Interest
Like many Americans, we sadly mourn the loss of Newton Minow, FCC Chairman under President Kennedy and former Chairman of PBS, who died this past Saturday at age 97. We greatly cherish his memory and are thankful for our connection with him. When the Library of Congress and GBH took over AAPB from the Corporation … Continue reading In the Public Interest
New Job Opportunities at the American Archive of Public Broadcasting!
Three new positions at GBH, working on the American Archive of Public Broadcasting, are now open for applicants, thanks to our recent Mellon Foundation grant! Brief job descriptions are below, with full information on responsibilities, skills, and application requirements available at the links provided. Please share these positions with qualified applicants!
New Special Collection Featuring LGBTQ+ History! In The Life, From UCLA Film & Television Archive
The In the Life collection contains 197 episodes from television’s longest running LGBTQ+ news magazine. Created by Emmy Award-winning producer John Scagliotti and produced by In the Life Media, Inc., the monthly series of half-hour programs spanned 20 years between 1992 and 2012.
Mellon Foundation Awards GBH $16 Million Grant to Support the American Archive of Public Broadcasting
BOSTON (January 11, 2023) – The Mellon Foundation has awarded GBH $16 million to support the American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB), a GBH collaboration with the Library of Congress, to digitize, preserve and make accessible historically significant public radio and television programs from producers and stations across the United States. This grant will be the largest private philanthropic grant GBH has ever received.
Explore the new Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Collection
The American Archive of Public Broadcasting has launched the Asian American and Pacific Islander Collection. Photo: Poster “We Belong Here” by Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya, 2021. Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, © Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya, LC-DIG-ppbd-01204. The AAPI Collection features more than 230 public radio and television programs from 1965 to 2019 that highlight Asian American … Continue reading Explore the new Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Collection
New to the AAPB: Línea Abierta, Radio KDNA, Native Narratives and the Peabody Awards Collection
Explore two new special collections and two new digital exhibits at the American Archive of Public Broadcasting! Línea Abierta The Línea Abierta (“Open Line”) collection includes more than 60 broadcasts from the only daily Spanish-language public radio call-in show aired nationally. Línea Abierta remains on the air today, originating from Radio Bilingüe’s studios in Oakland … Continue reading New to the AAPB: Línea Abierta, Radio KDNA, Native Narratives and the Peabody Awards Collection
New Mexico’s Historic Public Television and Radio Programs to be Preserved by Statewide Partnership and The American Archive of Public Broadcasting
Indigenous and Hispanic Programs Featured Among Content from Five Contributing Organizations Two-Year Digitization Project funded with $485,000 grant from The Council on Library and Information Resources New Mexico PBS (NMPBS) and The American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB) announced today a collaborative effort to digitize, preserve and make accessible historic television and radio programs produced … Continue reading New Mexico’s Historic Public Television and Radio Programs to be Preserved by Statewide Partnership and The American Archive of Public Broadcasting
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