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March on Washington

As part of the Educational Radio Network, WGBH broadcast live coverage of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom from Washington, D.C. Speakers included A. Philip Randolph, John Lewis, James Farmer and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Press and the People

Louis Lyons hosts this series of programs that discuss the problems and performance of the American Press in reporting leading questions of the day. Guests included Edward R. Murrow. Theodore H. White and Dr. John Kenneth Galbraith.

Say Brother

Say Brother is WGBH's longest-running public affairs television program by, for and about African Americans, now known as Basic Black.

The New Television Workshop

The New Television Workshop at WGBH supported the creation and broadcast of experimental works by artists from 1974 to 1993.

The Ten O'Clock News

The Ten O'Clock News was a nightly news program produced and broadcast by WGBH. A local program aimed at the Boston audience, The Ten O'Clock News debuted on January 15, 1976.

The Vietnam Collection

Vietnam: A Television History was a landmark documentary series produced by WGBH. This collection contains most of the maerials gathered and created for the 1983 series, as well as additional Vietnam-related materials from the WGBH archive.

War and Peace in the Nuclear Age

War and Peace in the Nuclear Age is a thirteen-part PBS series on the origins and evolution of nuclear competition between the United States and the former Soviet Union, first broadcast in 1989.

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From the blog

By Courtney Michael

March 12, 2012

Job Opening: Senior Developer in the Media Library & Archives

If interested, please apply at http://www.wgbh.org/about/employmentOpportunities.cfm and reference Job Requisition # P-0783. WGBH is looking for a creative and energetic Senior Developer to lead the development of a digital asset management (DAM) preservation system for the WGBH Media Library and … Continue reading →

By Karen Colbron

February 22, 2012

Lawyer and lobbyist Harry McPherson, 1929-2012

As Special Counsel to Lyndon B. Johnson through the turbulent years of 1965-1969, Harry McPherson was speechwriter and adviser on many major decisions, including the 1968 Tet Offensive. As one who came to believe Vietnam was an unwinnable war McPherson, … Continue reading →