WGBH

Boston, United States

4.1

19 reviews

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+1 617-300-2000
Website:
www.wgbh.org
Address:
1 Guest St, Boston, MA, 02135
b/t Life St & Market St
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
150 ftMarket St @ Birmingham Pkwy
220 ftN Beacon St @ Market St
240 ftMarket St @ Guest St
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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.

Find out more at wgbh​.org

History

Established in 1951.

WGBH first hit the airwaves in 1951 with a live Boston Symphony Orchestra radio concert. Four years later Channel 2 signed on. Today, millions of New Englanders enjoy WGBH across a range of TV and radio channels. We’re PBS’s single largest producer of content for television (prime-​time and children’s programs) and the Web, a major supplier of programs heard nationally on public radio, and a pioneer in media access for people with disabilities. Explore our proud history and the impact of all that we do!

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19 reviews of WGBH

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Place rating: 1
Boston, MA
First of all I would like to mention I have volunteered for years with WGBH. The station has gone down hill since they moved in their elegant new station. And with the leadership of Jon Abbot. to Philip Jon Abbot made over 400,000 dollars. public record. not sure what current sallary is google it. wgbh does not like to tell. i would not donate a dime to them. They use donations to pay their outragous salaries
They can just beg for more. Just so every one knows they do the pledge drives as pr. When they cry poor ask them about Jon Abbots and the executive staff saleries. You would be quite surprised how well they are doing. Don’t volunteer there. They can pay people. They have the money to do so! I’m all for removing their Fed dollars. People say its small. Would you like 1.8 billon dollars? I would say oh that is too small keep it. Ha ha. A lot of money. Cut cut cut. They are fat cats.
Place rating: 5
Waltham, MA
I must admit I am tired of Downton Abby hype and the constant reruns. Haven’t you got anything else to show on the channel. Even worse is the fact DAbby is shown over and over and over again on channels 11 and 44. Pleeese.
Also, would love to see your financial statement: all that endless fundraising (to support over 1000 employees (sic)) and so where does all the money all go??? Will you mail it to me if I send in my address?
Place rating: 2
Boston, MA
WGBH radio provided top quality classical music to all of Eastern Massachusetts at one time. But now they are trying to run WBUR out of town, so they put news on their best channel and classical music is broadcast from a location near the NH boarder. So those of us south of Boston get poor, if any reception of classical music from WGBH. This is why I don’t give them money any more.
Place rating: 1
Boston, MA
WGBH used to be a great station. They have now cut almost all of their jazz programming and are mostly talk. We have enough talk and NPR in Boston, and not enough jazz.
Place rating: 1
Boston, MA
I USED to listen EVERY DAY (or, to be more accurate (as WGBH is often NOT) every night)
Now, there is NO POINT
We can get NPR (if we are lame enough to want it) on many other channels but Jazz is now left to the freshmen at Hah-​vahd (Shudder!)
It seems odd that Boston’s arts and culture station” now offers neither
Way to go. GBH!
To put it in the vernacular of the fans you are losing, «UNLIKE»
Place rating: 5
Shrewsbury, MA
I can never get enough… I just hate that I have to switch from 89.7 to 88.5 when I pass Exit 8 on the Mass Pike (Going West)…You need a longer range!
Sigh. .
.That’s not to say that I actually do switch… I much prefer listening to some of the static and shows like Sunday nights’ 10pm Invention Show… than other things on the radio at that point…
It’s my favorite source for honest news (as so few are)!
Place rating: 5
Boston, MA
I love NPR in the morning, all things considered, and jazz music at night. It’s a great station. Thank you WGBH.
Place rating: 5
Palm Springs, CA
I was born in Boston, but left for the west coast in 1984, but I have always loved the programs produced by WGBH that are played by all the PBS stations we have here on the west coast. They have produced the most wonderful British TV series and movies, they are so many that I love so much I have bought them on DVD. Here are just a few of my favorites; Sherlock, Downton Abbey, Keeping Up appearances, Miss Marple, Rosemary & Thyme, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates and many more to mention, but my favorite of all «Poirot». Keep up the good work and I’ll keep watching and donating to my local PBS station!
Place rating: 3
Cambridge, MA
I basically like WGBH radio for the resident announcers and generally for their programming, that’s why I give it 3 stars.
But there is one program I can really do without: The Takeaway. Arrogant know-​it-​all Hockenberry drives me nuts. His co-​host is harmless, but the show is only occasionally informative and substantial. Their financial expert, Beth has one of the most annoying voices I have ever heard on public radio, nails on a chalkboard would be a compliment (does she ever listen to herself?). I hate all the silly listener polls too. Get rid of The Takeaway or you’ll lose more listeners to WBUR
Place rating: 5
Boston, MA
I’ve been lucky enough to have visited both the Office building and the Studios space and it is very impressive. One would never imagine this station is right there surrounded by a very industrial area on one side and a very residential area on the other.
Every single staff person I have encountered in the place is beyond helpful and they offer tours to visitors even while private events are going on.
They recently produced a series called Latin Music USA and I officially fell in love with Public TV forever! I very much enjoy they cutting edge programming for audiences of color and the effort they put into reaching out to an array of cultures.
WGBH can throw a kick ass party!!!
Place rating: 5
Boston, MA
Have you ever actually BEEN to this building? I have!
I’ve volunteered here a few times. It’s a pretty sweet place.
It’s a new building — lots of open floorspace — both in the hallways and adjoining sets/​filming rooms. What do you call them? The rooms where they film stuff? Well, whatever — the rooms with the lights and crap.
The functions I’ve been to here are great — well organized, well attended and just a lot of fun. I highly recommend you look into volunteering here. The location kinda blows — I find a lot of traffic everytime I drive here — but — well, what can ya do.
Plenty of parking for guests all around in adjoining lots. The people who work here are wicked nice and helpful. I think it’s just great.
Place rating: 5
Boston, MA
One of my favorite channels on T.V. WGBH provides me with good old classics as well as BBC and ITV series.
Place rating: 5
Boston, MA
Not only do I love the shows that WGBH has, they have a great building and a wonderful theater to watch programs in! And their Emmy awards are just out in the open. Love it!
Place rating: 5
Naperville, IL
WGBH and WZBC are probably the only two stations I listen to on the radio. WGBH has an extremely varied schedule of programming which is both wonderful and annoying. There is probably something for everybody on this station, from news to jazz to celtic to classical. (Why annoying? Because once the program you’re listening to ends it might be hours before they play something that you enjoy again.)
WGBH is definitely wonderful for anybody who is a jazz fan. They play jazz every evening (except Saturdays) and on into the night. They also play a lot of classical every morning.
The only really annoying thing about WGBH is the membership drives they do every now and again, but I find it is far better to listen to the pleas for cash than to have another Clear Channel owned station on the airwaves.
Place rating: 5
Seattle, WA
I’m in awe of WGBH and I don’t even live in the Boston area (I once lived here but that was years ago).
For one thing, the quality of the programming produced for PBS is outstanding.
For example, last night I saw the fascinating two-​hour documentary on the «Making of Citizen Kane,» part of the «American Experience Series. Two weeks earlier I saw the documentary on the Beales («Big» and «Little Edie»). And before that, «Caring for your Aging Parents» on DVD).
With the advent of Internet radio, the streaming broadcasts of classical music on WGBH are a delight. The radio announcements are both discrete and brief.
By comparison, my local (Seattle) classical music station has tons of junk-​filled commercials.
I don’t know if there is a list of «Best classical music stations» around the world, but this, I bet, would rank near the top.
Bostonians have much to be proud of – not just their fine public library, institutions of higher learning, symphony, and elected representatives.
Place rating: 5
Placentia, CA
How can you give less than 5 for public TV and radio?
I love NOVA (the way science should be explained without all the trade jargon that requires a trained reader) and NPR. More specially, Morning Edition, Weekend Edition, All Things Considered, and Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Have you seen NHK in Japan? The govt needs to provide more money for even better quality public broadcasting like that. In the meantime, they are supported by viewers and listeners like you.
Place rating: 5
Boston, MA
I own a clock radio. and that’s about it. I don’t have a car radio (err. or a car) or a boombox or a stereo system. That being said, I do find ways to keep up with the «kids’ music» and new music though through MySpace, friends recommendations, and Pandora. But, if I want to get my jazz on (of the hard variety). WGBH is it. I can get my fix every night of the week. No repetitive, over processed, overplayed ish here. Woot. thanks WGBH. you’re my anti-​drug. heh
Place rating: 5
Brooklyn, NY
WGBH holds a special place in my heart, having grown up in Massachusetts. I was so excited to visit their beautiful, brand new «green» building recently. It’s definitely worth a visit! They have a gorgeous sound stage where members can go hear live music in what was called by our tour guide an «acoustically perfect» room, with beautiful wood all over the floors and walls and a shiny new piano at the front of the room. Not to mention that they broadcast a heck of a lot of great TV and radio shows. Thanks for all your great programming and congrats on your great new digs!
Place rating: 5
Nashville, TN
The best tv on tv can be found on channels 2 and 44. Locally made nationally broadcast programs like Nova, Frontline, and American Experience are seen alongside Globe Trekker, comedies & dramas from England, and American independent documentaries.
89.7 on the fm dial plays jazz, NPR (all things considered, fresh air, etc.), Car Talk, Prairie Home Companion, BBC news, classical music, and more.
Be it television or radio, GBH delivers commercial-​free content that informs, inspires, and entertains. Tune in.