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GBH produces digital and broadcast programming that engages, illuminates and inspires, through drama and science, history, arts, culture and journalism.

Thread from @thecoolestkate reads "In kindergarten I once stayed home sick from school watching PBS all day and learned to draw a fruit basket (on notebook paper). When I gave it to my mom she was so impressed, she said the banana looked real and she bragged to other people and treated it like treasure and now ~30 years later I’m an artist. I was always an artist, but I first believed it because she did."
The GBH digital mural in Boston, Mass., displays a black background with the words "Local. Trusted. Defunded." on July 18, 2025.
jon with glasses: "Ken Burns can make a 7 hour documentary on toilet paper and I'd be glued to the tv PBS"
Providence Tartan Army organizer Scott Gillan helped secure the fleet of yellow school buses to transport Scotland fans to Foxborough. Photo courtesy: Jeremy Siegel/GBH News.
Brian Roy (left) celebrates with Scotland soccer fans as they ride a yellow school bus to Boston Stadium in Foxborough. Photo courtesy: Jeremy Siegel/GBH News.
The headline "'We're having a party!': Inside a school bus with Scottish soccer fans headed to the World Cup" is accompanied by an image showing Scotland fans stand in front of a rented yellow school bus after arriving in Foxborough for the 2026 World Cup. Photo courtesy: Jeremy Siegel/GBH News.
jasinskijayh on Threads: "My dad calls me a few times a week to tell me something he learned on PBS and NPR and I respect the hell out of that."
Arthur waves at the viewer from the GBH mural. His image is paired with text reading "The Arthur Podcast. #1 in Kids & Family. Listen on Apple Podcasts."
The article headline "Thousands gather for funeral of Bosotn firefighter who died in line of duty" is accompanied by an image showing thousands of first responders gathering in Boston's South End to honor the firefighter who was killed in the line of duty. Photo courtesy: Diane Adame/GBH News.
A headline from USPS reads "Here's the winner of the Stamp Encore contest: The 2018 Mister Rogers stamp takes the prize." The headline is paired with an image of the stamp, which features Mister Rogers holding King Friday XIII.
The late Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank is featured in memoriam on the GBH digital mural in Boston, Mass., on May 21, 2026.
In this episode of GBH's Arthur, Brain sustains a leg injury after slipping on a banana peel and is temporarily put in a wheelchair. He meets a new friend named Lydia (right), who uses a wheelchair permanently and teaches him how to navigate it while playing basketball.
Big Bird introduces 10-year-old Emily Ladau to Oscar the Grouch, who is in his trash can, on Sesame Street. Ladau is now an internationally known disability rights activist, writer, and speaker.
josie has thoughts: This user loves: • public parks 🌳 • public libraries 📚 • public broadcasting 📺📻 • public education 👩‍🏫
Jonathan Edward Durham on Threads: "Be a Mister Rogers. Wear comfy shoes. Celebrate kindness. Sow affirmations. Save time for make-believe. Sing silly little songs. Testify before a senate subcommittee about the importance of quality public broadcasting. Feed fish. Love sweaters."
"Started watching GBH in 1967, at the recommendation of my 2nd grade teacher. She opened up a world that I cherish to this day, almost 60 years later. From Mr. Rogers at seven years old to Boston Public Radio at 65, I've received so much more than I could ever give back! Thank you!" - James, Providence, RI
Two radio cohosts from GBH, Jim Braude and Margery Eagan, are featured in a promotional image for Boston Public Radio. The text highlights their role in discussing important issues and events in Boston, interviewing key figures, and engaging listeners.
Jeopardy clue on March 31, 2026: "Some donors to this organization get a "Passport" to a library that includes "NOVA" & "ANTIQUES ROADSHOW"
A black Jeep with a Bob Ross spare tire cover is parked. Photo courtesy: Chris Rattey/GBH.
Sean O'Neill trains with the U.S. wheelchair curling team ahead of the Milan Cortina Paralympics in March. Photo courtesy: Meghan Smith/GBH News.
Sean O'Neill training with Team USA at Cape Cod Curling Club on Jan. 24, 2026. Photo courtesy: Meghan Smith/GBH News.
Newton resident Susan Mirsky holds a sign that had been made by her late mother when she was in her 90s, at a rally against US and Israeli military strikes on Iran. Photo courtesy: Liz Neisloss/GBH News.
A Joanne and Fred Rogers in memoriam illustration. Photo courtesy: Jesse Ledina.
Episodic images of Dragon Tales and Arthur are accompanied by the quote from Senior VP of PBS KIDS Sara DeWitt: "We didn't create media to keep kids watching. We created it to help kids grow."
A graphic image of the purple GBH logo encircled by a pink heart is above the text: "First Valentine's Day post breakup? Us too." The image is featured on the GBH digital mural in Boston, Mass., on February 14, 2026.
A graphic image of the GBH logo encircled by a pink heart is above the text: "First Valentine's Day post breakup? Us too."
The Big Dig presents "Catching The Codfather" from GBH News.
BREAKING the DEADLOCK: A Matter of Life and Death promo.
5. SCRATCH AND WIN. There are actually few stories more central to the texture of contemporary American life than the story of gambling at the moment (where’s the Kalshi market for this list?), which makes this Ian Coss series feel kind of essential in terms of understanding how everything came to be. Coss traces the unlikely rise of America’s most successful state lottery, born from a moment in the 1970s when Massachusetts officials set out to curb organized crime by challenging its power in illegal gambling markets … partly by taking over the market themselves. What follows is a sharply drawn account for how a government experiment in law-and-order pragmatism evolved into a cultural and economic force.
shaneisrad: "Can't talk. Started the Ken Burns American Revolution documentary series. I'lll get back to you in 2-5 business days."
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Screengrab from a GBH News article by Sarah Betancourt: Becoming a U.S. citizen takes years and involves immigrants acquiring a green card, extensive interviews, background checks, classes and a citizenship test. The naturalization ceremony is the final step to the process, where the oath of allegiance and a citizenship certificate are granted. Immigrants approved to be naturalized went to Faneuil Hall Thursday — known as the country’s cradle of liberty — for that long-awaited moment to pledge allegiance to the United States. But instead, as they lined up, some were told by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officials that they couldn’t proceed due to their countries of origin.
Boston Globe article headline reads: "In an age of streaming and AI slop, parents and researchers worry about a shrinking PBS KIDS." The headline is accompanied by six-year-old Henry David peruses the PBS KIDS website as his father, Andrew David, looks on in their Waltham home on Dec. 4. Photo by Ken McGagh for The Boston Globe.
A colorful mural of Julia Child is painted on a large vent on Canal Way Street in Cambridge. Julia smiles and holds a plate of food. Beside her are more paintings of food and a portrait of Ellen Swallow Richards. Photo credit: Emily Balk.
Last Week Tonight host John Oliver praises the innovativeness of public media, including GBH's invention of closed captions on television. A text graphic over his right shoulder reads: "GBH Accessibility. Media without limits. As technology has changed, so has the way we obtain information. For people with audio and visual impairments, our new media diet — which is increasingly reliant on visual and online media — presents constant barriers to access. We started addressing those challenges back in the seventies, when we invented closed captioning; that was just the beginning... we invented closed captioning."
soxfanann on Threads: "I love Boston's public media scene." Accompanied by a GBH advertisement: "Congress told us to 'Go Fund Yourself.' And with your help, we can."
Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, died earlier this week at the age of 91. She is featured on the GBH digital mural in Boston, Mass., on October 3, 2025.
A sleek GBH-branded graphic composed of deep blues and purples is displayed on the GBH mural. It reads "Congress told us to 'Go Fund Yourself.' And with your help, we can."
NeighborHealth staff members stock the first 24/7 public health vending machine in Boston at NeighborHealth's East Boston location on Sept. 17, 2025. Photo courtesy: Trajan Warren/GBH News.
ianzandi: "I didn't realize Boston was real. I thought it was just an imaginary place where you could 0-2-1-3-4 send it to zoom"
Photo on the left: Screenshot of Judy and Jerry Griffin at Woodstock from American Experience | PBS footage courtesy of Warner Brothers Entertainment. Photo on the right: Judy and Jerry Griffin at their home in Manhattan Beach. Photo courtesy: Ben Trivett.
Thread from @katee217 reads "Please know, when someone says 'slow as molasses' my brain automatically goes 'ah yes. 35 miles per hour'. (Which is never the appropriate speed for whatever that person is talking about btw.) The Boston Molasses Flood lives rent free in my mind."
Image of a hand scratching a 'Scratch & Win' lottery card, with colorful dollar signs and the CBC News logo on it. Below is text stating 'Podcasts Best So Far 2025.'
A graphic featuring a broken heart is displayed on our digital mural. It reads "Thank you, CPB. You will be missed. Love, Viewers Like Us."
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tmichienzi82 on Threads: "Viewers like us have your back. You taught us empathy, kindness, and how to read as kids. Entertained us with history, science, mystery and drama as adults. You taught me to cook with Julia Child. You are the best. It is time to be there for you like you were there for me. Sending everyone there lots of ❤️."