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GBH News was honored with five Salute to Excellence Awards by National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), more than any other local newsroom. Presented at the 2024 NABJ conference in Chicago, Illinois, the Salute to Excellence Awards recognize outstanding work in journalism and communications covering the Black experience and addressing issues affecting the Black community. Senior investigative reporter Phillip W.d. Martin was recognized for three stories: "Coretta Scott King: The Other King Of Boston;" "A Lowell college baseball player was kicked off the team. He believes racism is at the root of it;" and "Right Leaning Groups Opposed to Diversity Efforts Find Unlikely Allies." Host and journalist Callie Crossley was recognized for “From Patrick Mahomes to Lebron James, let’s celebrate modern makers of Black history” "Basic Black," the public television series focused on the interests of people of color, was recognized in the “Television Top 15 Market Public Affairs Program” category. The show won for "Basic Black: BIPOC Women Surviving Breast Cancer," an episode which explored the disparities in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment for women of color. Read more about GBH News' 2024 NABJ Salute to Excellence Award-winning reporting here: https://bit.ly/3Agiur3 #PublicMedia #Journalism #NABJ #SaluteToExcellence

"Work It Out Wombats!," produced by GBH Kids, has been encouraging kids' creativity and problem solving since day one. Zeke, one of the three wombat siblings, recently visited The Curiosity Kitchen at Boston Children's Museum, now open through August 31, to learn the perfect mud pie recipe! Here's how it went: #Boston #ChildrensMedia #Curiosity

Congratulations to GBH's FRONTLINE PBS and World Channel for making the list of finalists for the Institute for Nonprofit News' 2024 Nonprofit News Awards! FRONTLINE is recognized for "Unprepared," produced in partnership with The Texas Tribune and ProPublica. WORLD is recognized for "Generations Stolen," produced in partnership with Retro Report. The Nonprofit News Awards go beyond traditional award categories like “best investigative journalism” to recognize what differentiates nonprofit news — values like collaboration, innovation and impact. #PublicMedia #Journalism #NonProfitNews

What makes "Sea Change" from GBH's NOVA | PBS so special? According to our Executive Producer of Lifestyle Programming Laurie Donnelly, the series reveals "perhaps for the first time, a part of the Gulf's underwater world that few have seen before." Read a behind the scenes Q&A with Donnelly and GBH Vice President of National Programming john bredar on "Sea Change: The Gulf of Maine" here: https://bit.ly/4cuSAxb

Think you love American history? Shane Hunt has watched all 378 episodes of GBH's American Experience PBS. During the COVID-19 lockdown, Hunt realized he wanted to watch something that “would give me more optimism and make me better once we got to the other side of the pandemic.” So in the first three months of stay-at-home orders, before he could go back to the office in the summer, he tried to watch an "American Experience" episode every day. “I said to my wife, ‘I obviously can’t continue to watch one every day, but I’ve really enjoyed this. The ones I’ve watched made me smarter and a better citizen,’” he said. These are Hunt's top five "American Experience" films: - “The Kennedys,” 1992 - “Reagan,” 1998 - “The Transcontinental Railroad,” 2003 - “Walt Disney,” 2015 - “Last Days in Vietnam,” 2015 - “The Blinding of Isaac Woodard,” 2021 Read more about this remarkable accomplishment in Current: News for Public Media: https://bit.ly/3WAhwgO

GBH News and PRX's "The Big Dig" podcast has been honored with a 2024 Preservation Achievement Award by the Boston Preservation Alliance! The nine-episode series hosted by Ian Coss examines America’s most expensive highway project, Boston’s Big Dig, and according to the Boston Preservation Alliance, is "sparking new conversations about the future of urban infrastructure and resilience." This award cites the immense archival and journalistic work that went into the production, and the awareness the podcast has brought to light on planning, development, and climate risk management. The "Big Dig" podcast team "sifted through over 40 years of material, interviewed more than one hundred community members, and reviewed countless hours of archival video and audio. The result is not just a story about highways, but a broader picture of American infrastructure and institutions at play, including racial issues, redlining, and corruption." Established by the Boston Preservation Alliance, the Preservation Achievement Award is given to individuals and projects that have made significant contributions to the preservation of Boston’s architectural or cultural heritage. Congratulations to "The Big Dig" team! Learn more about this award: https://bit.ly/3WPNZRC

GBH News' own Jeremy Siegel competed in gymnastics at a national level for nearly a decade. That high-flying time has been on his mind with the Paris Olympics underway - both the thrill and the risk. Jeremy shared his reflections in an essay this week: "There are few sports where the fear of injury — even death — is ever present. Gymnastics is one of them. That's why I love it. And that's why I quit it." Here are some photos from that story. Read it in full here: https://bit.ly/3WKXDVo

FRONTLINE PBS, based at GBH in Boston, is looking for a Social Media Manager to join its award-winning team of reporters, producers, and digital makers. FRONTLINE is PBS’s flagship investigative documentary series, exploring the issues of our time through journalism that speaks truth to power. Find more details at the link below to see if this role is a good fit for you, or someone in your network. #YouBelongHere #Journalism #SocialMedia #Jobs

What if you turned sad desk lunch into a daily appointment with a former NASA researcher to learn about engineering? As part of NOVA | PBS's "Building Stuff" initiative, which aims to highlight the essential role engineering plays in the world around us, GBH's NOVA is inviting the public to join Dr. Nehemiah Mabry (“Dr. Nee”) every weekday at 1pm ET on Twitch for a livestream featuring engineering gameplay, interactive expert interviews, and virtual field trips. In its debut streams, “Building Stuff” on Twitch featured engaging content such as Kerbal Space Program sessions, where Dr. Nee and guest engineer Elio Morillo from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory tackled simulated spaceflight challenges. This interactive format allows viewers to participate actively, posing questions and influencing gameplay decisions in real-time. Learn more about "Building Stuff" in Whatstrending: #Nova50 #DigitalInnovation #EngineeringEducation