Collection Summary The Georgia Gazette Collection consists of 102 Georgia Gazette radio programs produced by Georgia Public Broadcasting in Atlanta, Georgia from 1992-2007. Georgia Gazette started under the name Georgia Journal as an hour long weekly call-in radio magazine that covered a wide array of Georgia topics. It is unclear when the title Georgia Journal … Continue reading AAPB Launches New Special Collection of Radio Programs from Georgia Public Broadcasting, 1992-2007
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AAPB Commemorates the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Through Public Media
Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Day is an annual holiday observed on the third Monday of January to commemorate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King was a chief spokesperson for nonviolent activism during the Civil Rights Movement until his assassination in 1968. The campaign for a federal holiday in King's honor began soon after his … Continue reading AAPB Commemorates the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Through Public Media
National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Conference Resources
Available Online: 35,000+ Educational Video and Audio Resources and Primary Sources The American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB) recently met with K-12 educators, administrators, and teachers-in-training at the annual National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Conference, a melding of the minds to help advocate and build capacity for high-quality social studies through leadership, services, … Continue reading National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Conference Resources
AAPB Launches Transcribe to Digitize Challenge with George Blood!
Earlier this year, the American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB) launched FIX IT+, a crowdsourcing tool that invites the public to help improve the searchability of over 50,000 hours of historic public television and radio programming. Now, with the generous support of George Blood, a digitization service provider, the AAPB is launching the Transcribe to … Continue reading AAPB Launches Transcribe to Digitize Challenge with George Blood!
30th Anniversary of National Coming Out Day
National Coming Out Day (NCOD) is held annually on October 11th as a reminder of the 1978 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. The March aimed to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation, and today marks the 30th anniversary of NCOD's focus on the importance of coming out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, … Continue reading 30th Anniversary of National Coming Out Day
Eric Saxon, Public Broadcasting Fellow at KOPN
Greetings gentle reader, I’m Eric Saxon, a Masters of Information and Library Science student specializing in archives at the University of Missouri – Columbia, and part of the second cohort of the Public Broadcasting Preservation Fellowship (PBPF). This summer, I embarked on a deep tape diving expedition at the radio station, KOPN. KOPN 89.5 FM, … Continue reading Eric Saxon, Public Broadcasting Fellow at KOPN
National Voter Registration Day
National Voter Registration Day is a national holiday observed on the fourth Tuesday of every September. It was first observed in 2012 to celebrate American democracy and serve as a reminder for citizens to register to vote. Below is a selection of public radio and television programs in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting that … Continue reading National Voter Registration Day
AAPB Welcomes Six New Executive Advisory Council Members
Judy Woodruff, Bill Siemering, Lloyd Morrisett, Mary Minow, Jennifer Lawson and Edward Ayers Join Seven Others to Inform and Guide the AAPB The American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB), is pleased to announce the addition of six new members to the AAPB Executive Advisory Council, a distinguished group of 13 individuals that informs and guides … Continue reading AAPB Welcomes Six New Executive Advisory Council Members
Announcing the Second Round of Public Broadcasting Preservation Fellows!
WGBH on behalf of the American Archive of Public Broadcasting is pleased to introduce our second cohort of fellows for the Public Broadcasting Preservation Fellowship (PBPF), a project funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The PBPF supports students enrolled in non-specialized graduate programs to pursue digital preservation projects at public broadcasting … Continue reading Announcing the Second Round of Public Broadcasting Preservation Fellows!
Upcoming Webinar: AAPB’s Quality Control Tools and Techniques for Ingesting Digitized Collections
Oklahoma mentor Lisa Henry (left) cleaning a U-matic deck with Public Broadcasting Preservation Fellow Tanya Yule. This Thursday, February 15th at 8 pm EST, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB) staff will host a webinar covering quality control tools and technologies used when ingesting digitized collections into the AAPB archive, including MDQC, MediaConch, Sonic Visualizer, and QCTools. The public … Continue reading Upcoming Webinar: AAPB’s Quality Control Tools and Techniques for Ingesting Digitized Collections
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