Wgbh Educational Foundation

WGBH ENRICHES PEOPLE'S LIVES THROUGH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT EDUCATE, INSPIRE, AND ENTERTAIN, FOSTERING CITIZENSHIP AND CULTURE, THE JOY OF LEARNING, AND THE POWER OF DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES.

THE WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, BASED IN BOSTON, IS THE LEADING MULTIPLATFORM CREATOR FOR PUBLIC MEDIA IN AMERICA. WITH ITS WIDE RANGE OF PROGRAMS, EVENTS AND SERVICES IT IS ONE OF THE NATION'S PREEMINENT PUBLIC MEDIA INSTITUTIONS.AS THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF CONTENT FOR PBS AND PARTNER TO NPR AND PRX, GBH DELIVERS COMPELLING EXPERIENCES, STORIES AND INFORMATION TO AUDIENCES WHEREVER THEY ARE. GBH PRODUCES DIGITAL AND BROADCAST PROGRAMMING THAT ENGAGES, ILLUMINATES AND INSPIRES, THROUGH DRAMA AND SCIENCE, HISTORY, ARTS, CULTURE AND JOURNALISM. IT IS THE CREATOR OF SUCH SIGNATURE PROGRAMS AS MASTERPIECE, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, FRONTLINE, NOVA, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, ARTHUR AND MOLLY OF DENALI, AS WELL AS WORLD CHANNEL AND A CATALOG OF STREAMING SERIES, PODCASTS AND ON-DEMAND VIDEO. WITH STUDIOS AND A NEWSROOM HEADQUARTERED IN BOSTON, GBH REACHES ACROSS NEW ENGLAND WITH GBH 89.7, BOSTONS LOCAL NPR; CRB CLASSICAL 99.5; AND CAI, THE CAPE AND ISLANDS NPR STATION. DEDICATED TO MAKING MEDIA ACCESSIBLE TO AND INCLUSIVE OF OUR DIVERSE CULTURE, GBH IS A PIONEER IN DELIVERING MEDIA TO THOSE WHO ARE DEAF, HARD OF HEARING, BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED. GBH CREATES CURRICULUM-BASED DIGITAL CONTENT FOR EDUCATORS NATIONWIDE WITH PBS LEARNINGMEDIA AND HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED WITH HUNDREDS OF THE NATIONS PREMIER BROADCAST, DIGITAL AND JOURNALISM AWARDS.FROM ITS ROOTS AS A LOCAL PUBLIC RADIO AND TV STATION, GBH HAS CONTINUALLY ENHANCED ITS SERVICE TO ITS COMMUNITY AND THE NATION. IT IS DEEPENING ITS COMMITMENT TO DELIVERING PROGRAMS THAT FOSTER OPPORTUNITY AND EQUITYENSURING THAT ITS CONTENT AND WORKPLACE ARE INCLUSIVE AND REPRESENTATIVE, BROADENING THE REACH OF ITS NEWS OPERATIONS, AND REACHING AUDIENCES WHERE THEY ARE. GBH SHARES STORIES ACROSS PLATFORMS ON ITS WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA AND EMAIL NEWSLETTERS. THROUGH APPS AND PODCASTS AND THROUGH VIRTUAL OR IN-PERSON EVENTS GBH OFFERS NEWS PANELS, MUSIC EVENTS AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.OUR MISSION REMAINS OUR NORTH STAR: TO ENRICH PEOPLES LIVES THROUGH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT EDUCATE, INSPIRE AND ENTERTAIN WHILE FOSTERING CITIZENSHIP AND CULTURE, THE JOY OF LEARNING AND THE POWER OF DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES. THE FOUNDATION FOR EVERYTHING WE DO IS BOLSTERED BY OUR COMMITMENTS TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND ACCESSIBILITY; INNOVATION; GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY; AND A COLLABORATIVE AND ACCOUNTABLE CULTURE.WHETHER IT WAS GBH NEWS DISTINCTIVE IN-DEPTH COVERAGE OF BOSTONS HISTORIC MAYORAL RACE OR FRONTLINES INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM THAT COVERED THE UNFOLDING CRISIS IN AFGHANISTAN AS WELL AS THE HUNDREDS OF CIVIL RIGHTS-ERA COLD CASES IN THE U.S., GBH DELIVERED THE BIGGER PICTURE, BOTH NATIONALLY AND LOCALLY. WITH LIVE AND STREAMED COVERAGE, DIGITAL SERIES, EVENTS AND PODCASTS, GBH NEWS PROVIDED CONTENT WHEREVER OUR AUDIENCES WERE SEEKING NEWS, ANALYSIS, CONTEXT AND UNBIASED REPORTING. GBH NEWS EARNED THREE NEW ENGLAND EMMY AWARDS.GBHS SCIENCE SERIES NOVA, NOW IN ITS 49TH SEASON, IS A STAPLE IN AMERICAN CLASSROOMS. THIS YEAR NOVAS DOCUMENTARY DECODING COVID-19 BROUGHT VIEWERS INTO THE FRONTLINES AS DOCTORS STRATEGIZED TO STOP THE SPREAD AND RESEARCHERS RACED TO DEVELOP TREATMENTS AND VACCINES. THE PROGRAM WON A 2021 ALFRED I. DUPONT-COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY AWARD.FOR 50 YEARS, GBH KIDS GROUNDBREAKING CHILDRENS PROGRAMMING HAS EMPHASIZED INCLUSION. IT BEGAN WITH THE EXPERIMENTAL SERIES ZOOM, CREATED ALMOST ENTIRELY BY CHILDREN. ARTHUR, THE FIRST DAILY ANIMATED SERIES ON PBS, TEACHES SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, AND THIS YEAR IS COMPLETING ITS 25TH AND FINAL SEASON. THE SERIES WILL LIVE ON WITH NEW CONTENT ON NEW PLATFORMS, INCLUDING A PODCAST AND TIKTOK CHANNEL. THE PEABODY AWARD-WINNING MOLLY OF DENALI, THE FIRST NATIONALLY DISTRIBUTED CHILDRENS PROGRAM TO FEATURE AN ALASKA NATIVE AS THE LEAD CHARACTER, HAS A TELEVISION REACH OF MORE THAN 29.3 MILLION VIEWERS AND OVER 4 MILLION USERS AND 400,000 USERS ON PBS KIDS DIGITAL PLATFORMS EACH MONTH. GBH CONTINUED TO ENHANCE THE RESOURCES OF PBS LEARNINGMEDIA, CURATING FREE STANDARDS-ALIGNED VIDEOS, INTERACTIVES AND LESSON PLANS, ENSURING THAT HIGH QUALITY CONTENT IS AVAILABLE TO LEARNERS EVERYWHERE. DURING THE 2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR, 19 MILLION USERS VISITED 99 MILLION PAGES, INCLUDING 82 MILLION VIDEO STREAMS.