The following was submitted by Audio Visual Metadata and Training Data intern, Jordan Errico. For the archivist, corrupted or damaged materials are more than just a workflow headache—the potential loss of information is a setback to cultural or historic conservation. At the same time, insight may still be found in the process of corruption. As an … Continue reading When Discs Fail: Insights Gathered from the Preservation and Corruption of Optical Media
Tag: public television
Practical Steps to Preserving Your Station’s Programming: A Guide
Public media stations are the keepers of powerful stories—local voices, community histories, and cultural moments that deserve to be preserved and shared. But with aging video and audio formats, staff turnover, and evolving technology, many of these stories are at risk of being lost. The good news? You don’t have to do it alone. Start … Continue reading Practical Steps to Preserving Your Station’s Programming: A Guide
Digitizing History: My Internship Experience at PBS North Carolina
The following was submitted by EBSCO Audiovisual Archive Fellow, Ron Harris. I’m Ron Harris, a graduate of the University of Alabama's School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) and an EBSCO Audiovisual Archive Fellow. While pursuing my graduate degree, I was located in Raleigh, North Carolina, where I interned at the Media Archives of PBS North … Continue reading Digitizing History: My Internship Experience at PBS North Carolina
UCLA Preservation Perspectives: Media Archival Studies Students Recover Audio Files for the AAPB’s “This Way Out” Collection
MLIS student Sydney Kyser demonstrates film projector operation with CPAH research intern Stephanie Hukles in the UCLA Department of Information Studies Media Preservation Lab. Photo by Casey Winkleman. Students training in the Media Archival Studies specialization of UCLA's Master of Library and Information Science degree program recently assisted in recovering over one hundred otherwise lost … Continue reading UCLA Preservation Perspectives: Media Archival Studies Students Recover Audio Files for the AAPB’s “This Way Out” Collection
From Radio Reel to Digital Appeal: Preserving Micrologus with the AAPB
This month, we had the privilege of speaking with Jacey Kepich, Research and Engagement Librarian at Case Western Reserve University, who played a pivotal role in the preservation journey of the Micrologus radio program with the American Archive of Public Broadcasting. Micrologus, a nationally syndicated program by National Public Radio from 1980 to 1998, holds … Continue reading From Radio Reel to Digital Appeal: Preserving Micrologus with the AAPB
The AAPB Celebrates Women’s History Month
This month, the American Archive of Public Broadcasting celebrates and commemorates the vital role of American women in history, culture, and society. Explore thousands of programs dedicated to women’s history and perspectives in the archive. Special Collections The Woman Series Collection Woman was a half-hour public affairs talk show from 1972 to 1977 covering issues … Continue reading The AAPB Celebrates Women’s History Month
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
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
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
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
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