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EXPLORE GBH
JANUARY 2022
THE
WELCOMING
WORLD OF
GBH KIDS
SEASON TWO Premiering Sun, 1/9 at 9pm
INSIDE
2
CONSIDER THIS
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DON’T MISS
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HIDDEN
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JOURNALISM
Our commitment to Experience poetry GEMS Examine democracy’s
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inclusive media in an immersive way Meet Franklin H. past with an eye
Williams, an toward its future
unsung hero of
the civil rights
SCIENCE
movement
DRAMA What can butterflies
MASTERPIECE teach us about
presents a classic complex structure
Jules Verne tale and design?
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FOR KIDS
10 LIVING
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HISTORY
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MEMBERS
Kick off the year with Super seniors show & CULTURE MATTER
new episodes of it’s not about age, American Masters Unlock access to
Pinkalicious & it’s about attitude features legendary thousands of
Peterrific choreographer on-demand favorites
14
Alvin Ailey with GBH Passport
COVER STORY
For 50 years, GBH Kids has revolutionized
children’s media
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TAKE TWO
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LEARNING
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ALL EARS
+
22 HAPPENINGS
23 DONOR PATHWAYS
An award-winning TOGETHER CRB celebrates stellar 24 WHAT’S ON
filmmaker takes on Interactive Arthur people and perfor- 28 SAVOR
the inequities that stories help kids with mances in its Sunday 29 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
exist in Boston empathy, honesty Night Spotlight
and generosity
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staffing, in the stories we tell and who allowed children to see people like them-
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GBH Membership begin the new year, we strongly affirm Molly of Denali, now entering its second
PO Box 55875, Boston, MA 02205-8264 that commitment. season, is produced with Alaska Natives
openvault.wgbh.org This month, we are celebrating two on every aspect of the series.
Visit The Linda and Andrew Egendorf Masterpiece
important milestones for GBH: the 25th And in our adult programming we
Theatre Alistair Cooke Collection
anniversary of our children’s program have an inclusive pipeline of films and
Arthur and the 50th anniversary of our programs from diverse makers
EXPLORE GBH revolutionary children’s series ZOOM. throughout the year. This month, we’re
For half a century, GBH has been pro- bringing back our program The State of
Chief Editor Christine Casatelli
ducing children’s media that is inclusive Race, working closely with community
Contributors Ron Bachman, Sam Brewer, Jack
Callahan, Mary Crotty, Andrea Morris, Daphne
and represents diverse perspectives, partners to discuss critical issues facing
Northrop, Seeta Pai, Mindy Todd, April Wang empowering young people and leading to Black, Indigenous, People of Color
Designers Tong-Mei Chan, Allison Picard
improved learning. (see cover story on (BIPOC) communities. This season
page 14). will provide an opportunity following
Production Manager Heidi Lewis
Why do we do it? Visual media helps the taping for the audience members to
Associate Creative Director Alison Kennedy
us see how the world works and our engage and continue the conversation.
Senior Creative Director Piper Rankine
place in it. Every child should be able to The first topic will be “The Truth
Photo Research Leah Weisse turn on a TV, stream a program online, Behind Being BIPOC in Boston’s Tech
Senior Director of Strategic Communications Industry.” Find out more at gbh.org/
Barbara Ayotte the-state-of-race/
Vice President of Communications GBH is committed to amplifying
and Government Relations Jeanne Hopkins diverse perspectives in all of our
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DON’T MISS
cool
things
1 DOWNTON ABBEY MOVIE
In this feature film, the beloved Crawleys and their intrepid
staff prepare for the most important moment of their lives.
A royal visit from the king and queen of England will unleash
scandal, romance and intrigue that will leave the future of
Downton hanging in the balance. Written by series creator
Julian Fellowes and starring the original cast.
Sun (1/2) at 9pm on GBH 2
2 THE CONVERSATION REMIX
GBH WORLD presents three powerful, character-driven
films to explore how the current uprising surrounding race in
America affects our communities. The Conversation Remix,
based on The New York Times series A
Conversation on Race, provides a vibrant col-
lage of people’s lives that frames the ongoing
discussion about racial justice reform.
Watch the films here.
3 GBH YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Visit the GBH YouTube channel for a variety of program-
ming that delivers compelling experiences, stories and informa-
tion to viewers wherever they are. Sample content across
genres and topics—from New England Emmy Award-winning
documentaries produced by GBH and episodes
of Open Studio with Jared Bowen to virtual
expert panels in The State of Race.
Subscribe to receive alerts when new videos
are posted.
4 POETRY IN AMERICA, SEASON THREE
Created and directed by Harvard professor Elisa New, this
eight-part series brings poetry into living rooms and classrooms
around the world. In Season Three, viewers are invited to expe-
rience each poem in an immersive way by hearing, reading
and interpreting it alongside archival materials, vibrant anima-
tion and footage shot at the locations it evokes. Special guests
PODCAST
include poet Rhina Espaillat, actor David Strathairn and more.
Sun (1/23) at 5pm on GBH 2
GAME
NEWSLETTER
DIGITAL
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HIDDEN GEMS
Singers and the Unsung
W e kick off the new year with dazzling performances by Broadway stars,
a celebration of literary excellence and stories of unsung heroes.
Bridge to Justice: The Life of Franklin H.
GBH Senior Director
Williams – Mon (1/17) at 8pm on GBH
of Programming WORLD – Franklin H. Williams may
Ron Bachman digs not be a household name, but his career
deep into our TV was extraordinary and his influence
program offerings far-reaching. He was a civil rights leader,
to highlight lawyer, diplomat, organizer of the Peace
noteworthy shows Corps and its first African
that you might American director,
otherwise overlook. United Nations rep-
86th Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book resentative, associ-
Awards – Mon (1/17) at 7pm on GBH ate of Thurgood
WORLD – You may not be familiar with Marshall and first
these awards, but they comprise the only chair of a judicial
juried American book prize focusing on commission on
racism and diversity. Jury chair Henry racial fairness. A
Louis Gates, Jr.—himself a recipient of visionary and trail-
an award in 1989—hosts this documen- blazer, he devoted his
tary featuring this year’s winners: life to the pursuit of civil
historian Vincent Brown, poet Victoria rights through reason and example. This
Chang, memoirist Natasha Trethewey, new documentary shines a long-overdue
novelist James McBride and lifetime spotlight on him.
achievement recipient Samuel R. Delany.
Independent Lens/Missing in Brooks
This special airs on Martin Luther King,
County – Mon (1/31) at 10pm on GBH 2 –
Jr. Day—appropriately so, as King won an
Eddie Canales runs the South Texas
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award in 1959.
Human Rights Center, but the messages
Stars on Stage from that strangers leave on his phone speak
Westport Country to his unofficial role as a private detec-
Playhouse – Fri (1/7) at tive. In a rural community where more
9pm on GBH 2 – Three migrants go missing than anywhere else
Broadway favorites in the United States, families of lost
headline a new three- loved ones call him for help. Follow
part concert series: Canales as he engages with Border
(left to right) Tony and Patrol agents to unlock the mysteries
Olivier Award winner and confront the agonizing facts of life
Gavin Creel (Fri, 1/7), and death in a South Texas border town.
top-selling Billboard
artist Shoshana Bean
(Fri, 1/14), and Tony,
Emmy and Grammy
Award nominee
Brandon Victor Dixon
(Fri, 1/21). (Brandon,
where’s the Oscar nom, you slacker!)
Filmed in front of live audiences at the
historic Playhouse in Connecticut, these
versatile and virtuosic artists perform
iconic showstoppers. Warm up those
pipes so you can sing along!
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LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!
Vienna Blood
Max Liebermann (Matthew Beard,
left) jumps back into the fray when
Oskar Reinhardt (Jürgen Maurer)
lures him into a fascinating criminal
case that could benefit from some
psychological insight. Binge Season
One of this exciting crime drama before
watching all of Season Two on GBH Passport.
Season Two
Sun (1/9, 1/16, 1/23, 1/30) at 10pm on GBH 2
Repeats:
Tue (1/11, 1/18, 1/25) at 10pm on GBH 44
Sat (1/15, 1/22) at 10pm on GBH 2
The Fall
This psychological thriller exam- MASTERPIECE
ines the lives of two hunters—
one is a serial killer who preys on Around the World in 80 Days
victims in and around Belfast, Start the year with a brand-new adaptation of Jules Verne’s
Northern Ireland, and the other is classic adventure novel, starring David Tennant (center) as
a female detective drafted from Phileas Fogg, an Englishman who bets that he can circumnavi-
the London Metropolitan Police gate the planet in a hot air balloon. This eight-part series also
to catch him. Starring Gillian features Ibrahim Koma (left) as intrepid flying companion
Anderson and Jamie Dornan, Jean Passepartout and Leonie Benesch as Abigail Fix, a tena-
this five-part series is also cious journalist who joins to chronicle the adventure.
available for streaming on Sundays at 8pm on GBH 2
GBH Passport. Repeats:
Season One Tuesdays at 8pm on GBH 44
Mondays at 9pm on GBH 44 Sat (1/8, 1/15, 1/22) at 8pm on GBH 2
Sat (1/29) at 10pm on GBH 2
drama
more drama
MASTERPIECE No Second Chance, Season One
All Creatures Sun (1/9, 1/16, 1/23, 1/30) at 11pm
on GBH 2
Great MASTERPIECE/Miss Scarlet and the Duke
Mon (1/3, 1/10, 1/17, 1/24) at 10pm
and Small on GBH 44
Nicholas Ralph (center) Father Brown, Season Eight
returns as the iconic ani- Wednesdays at 8pm on GBH 44
mal doctor James Herriot,
Scott & Bailey, Season Four
known for his inspiring
Thursdays at 8pm on GBH 44
humor and compassion, in the second season of All Creatures
Great and Small. Reconnect with this heartwarming series about Wallander, Season Three
rural life in Yorkshire, England, in the 1930s. Stream Season One Thursdays at 9pm on GBH 44
and all seven episodes of Season Two on GBH Passport. Professor T, Season Three
Season Two Wed (1/5, 1/12, 1/19) at 10pm on GBH 44
Sun (1/9, 1/16, 1/23, 1/30) at 9pm on GBH 2
Repeats:
Tue (1/11, 1/18, 1/25) at 9pm on GBH 44
Sat (1/15, 1/22) at 9pm on GBH 2
Sat (1/29) at 11pm on GBH 2
6 EXPLORE GBH | JANUARY 2022
FOR THE RECORD
The Reunited
States
Embark on a difficult
journey bridging our
political and racial
divide, where oppos-
ing views run deep
along with the love
and hope needed to
bring our country back
together. Based on the
book of the same name by
Mark Gerzon, this film urges us to
consider that everyone has a role to
journalism
play in reuniting the country.
Sun (1/9) at 7pm on GBH 44 Preserving Democracy:
Pursuing a More Perfect Union
This two-hour documentary explores the ebbs and flows of
democracy across the country and around the globe. Examine its
history—from revolution to Reconstruction and civil rights—and
take a look at its future, with local and national programs aimed
at instituting a more robust civics curriculum in schools.
Thu (1/6) at 9pm on GBH 2
more journalism
BBC World News America
Mon–Fri at 5:30pm on GBH 2
POV Greater Boston
Not Going Quietly
Mon–Thu at 7pm on GBH 2
Talking Politics
A rising star in progressive politics Fridays at 7pm on GBH 2
and a new father, Ady Barkan finds Repeat:
that his career and family are upended Fridays at 8:30pm on GBH 44 FRONTLINE
when he is diagnosed with ALS at age
32. After catapulting to national fame, Basic Black
Fridays at 7:30pm on GBH 2
American
Barkan and a group of like-minded
activists travel across the country, Repeats:
Sat (1/8, 1/15, 1/22) at 11pm
Insurrection
igniting a once-in-a-generation move- One year after the attack on
on GBH 2
ment for health care for all Americans. the U.S. Capitol, FRONTLINE
Sundays at 8:30am on GBH 44
Mon (1/24) at 9pm on GBH 2 investigates the threat of
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover far-right violence in America.
Fridays at 9pm on GBH 44 This 90-minute update—in
Repeat: collaboration with ProPublica
Sundays at 7:30am on GBH 44 and University of California,
FRONTLINE/China’s COVID Secrets Berkeley—examines the
Tue (1/25) at 10pm on GBH 2 latest developments and
Repeats: tracks where the movement
Wed (1/26) at 9pm on GBH WORLD might be headed.
Fri (1/28) at 9:30pm on GBH 44 Tue (1/4) at 10pm on GBH 2
Watch Live. Stream Anytime. 7
DISCOVERY ZONE
NOVA
Ancient Maya
Metropolis
Around 800 CE, the ancient
Maya people began to abandon
many of the magnificent, highly
developed cities they had lived in for
centuries. NOVA investigates dramatic
new scientific evidence of the droughts and
warfare that might have pushed these societies to their limits.
Wed (1/26) at 9pm on GBH 2
Repeat:
Thu (1/27) at 1pm on GBH 44
NOVA
Butterfly Blueprints
More resilient than ever imagined, butterflies are beauty
and strength blended in one delicate creature. What can this
flying insect show us about complex structure and design?
NOVA joins experts as they explore how these powerful
pollinators inspire today’s cutting-edge technical innovations.
Wed (1/12) at 9pm on GBH 2
Repeats:
Thu (1/13) at 1pm on GBH 44
Sat (1/15) at 1pm on GBH 44
Sun (1/16) at 1pm on GBH 2; 8pm on GBH 44
NOVA
Alaskan Dinosaurs
GBH’s award-winning science series NOVA
science
follows chainsaw-wielding paleontologists as
they extract fossils frozen into the permafrost
and fly drones to map thousands of footprints.
Their quest? To understand how dinosaurs
thrived in the unlikeliest of places—the cold
and dark Arctic.
Wed (1/19) at 9pm on GBH 2
Repeats:
Thu (1/20) at 1pm on GBH 44
Sat (1/22) at 1pm on GBH 44
Sun (1/23) at 1pm on GBH 2; 8pm on GBH 44
ANIMALS WITH CAMERAS, A NATURE MINISERIES
Oceans more science
Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan uses state-of-the- Climate Change: The Facts
art technology to get an up-close look at the creatures that Sat (1/1) at 2pm on GBH 44
rely on the sea to survive. Witness the secret lives of sharks, Repeats:
elephant seals, turtles and gannets as never before. This Sun (1/2) at 3pm on GBH 2; 10pm on GBH 44
hourlong program offers a new perspective of nature with Nature/Living Volcanoes
animals as the cinematographers. Wed (1/5) at 8pm on GBH 2
Wed (1/19) at 8pm on GBH 2 Repeats:
Repeats: Thu (1/6) at 12pm on GBH 44
Thu (1/20) at 12pm on GBH 44 Sat (1/8) at 12pm on GBH 44
Sat (1/22) at 12pm on GBH 44 Sun (1/9) at 3pm on GBH 2; 9:30pm on GBH 44
Sun (1/23) at 3pm on GBH 2; 9pm on GBH 44
Windows to the Wild
Saturdays at 4:30pm on GBH 44
Repeats:
8 EXPLORE GBH | JANUARY 2022 Sun (1/2, 1/9, 1/16) at 5pm on GBH 2JUST KIDS
Hero Elementary
Ring in 2022 with brand-new episodes
from PBS Kids. Check out the
latest adventures for the
budding superheroes
at Hero Elementary.
Play with PBS Kids When the gang
Have fun playing games featur- learns that lots of
ing top shows, including Daniel paper is being
Tiger’s Neighborhood, Wild Kratts, wasted in different
Dinosaur Train and more, on mobile ways, they plan a
devices wherever you are with the PBS solution to use less
Kids App! Feel safe knowing that kids paper and help save
can enjoy a child-friendly playing experi- trees. Now, that’s
ence and explore new ideas and new heroic!
worlds through digital platforms. Free Mon–Tue (1/3–1/4)
games are added all the at 8am on GBH 2
time.
Download
them here. Podcasts to Listen
and Learn
Podcasts are a great way to listen
and learn together. Check out
three seasons of storytelling from
Molly Mabray and her friends and
family in the “Molly of Denali” podcast.
Sing along with Pinkalicious on a
delightful musical podcast from the
Pinkalicious & Peterrific
series. And don’t miss
“Odd Squad: Odd Squadcast,”
a weekly radio address for
agents all over the world!
Listen here.
more for kids
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum
Mon–Fri at 6am on GBH 2
Let’s go Luna!
Mon–Fri at 2:30pm on GBH 2
Mon–Fri at 4pm on GBH 44
Alma’s Way
Saturdays at 9am on GBH 44
Arthur
Mon–Fri at 2pm on GBH 44
Saturdays at 10am on GBH 44
Pinkalicious & Peterrific Curious George
Pinkalicious and her brother Peter are back this month with brand- Mon–Fri at 9am, 4:30pm on GBH 2
new pinkatastic adventures! Using creativity and imagination, they Sundays at 8am on GBH 2
make a movie about what their teddy bears do when no one is look- Odd Squad
ing, bring an old pirate vessel back to shipshape and undo the unex- Sundays at 10am on GBH 2
pected results of Mommy’s latest invention.
New episodes Mon–Wed (1/10–1/12) at 11:30am on GBH 2
Watch Live. Stream Anytime. 9HOME AND AWAY
To Dine
For with
Kate
Sullivan
Learn about inno-
vation from the cre-
ators and dreamers who have achieved
success through ingenuity and hard
work. In Season Four of To Dine For with
Kate Sullivan, visit a favorite restaurant
for a passionate but frank conversation
about life, success and the grit it takes to
pursue the American Dream.
Season Four
Sun (1/16, 1/23) at 12:30pm on GBH 2
Growing Bolder
In its eighth season, this weekly lifestyle series
shares inspirational stories of ordinary people living
more living on the weekend
extraordinary lives. Witness what keeps these super Growing a Greener World Art of a Cowboy
seniors reaching for more, smashing stereotypes and Saturdays at 9:30am on GBH Create Sundays at 7:30am
proving that when it comes to living big, bold lives, it’s not Roadfood
on GBH Create
about age, it’s about attitude. Sat (1/1, 1/8, 1/15, 1/22) at 1pm Classical Stretch:
Season Eight on GBH 2 The Esmonde Technique
Tuesdays at 6:30am on GBH Create Repeat: Sundays at 8:30am
Sun (1/2, 1/9, 1/16, 1/23) at 1pm on GBH Create
on GBH 44
Jamie Oliver Together
Simply Ming Sun (1/2, 1/9) at 11am
Sat (1/1, 1/8, 1/15, 1/22) at 2pm on GBH 2
on GBH 2
Repeat:
Sun (1/2, 1/9, 1/16, 1/23) at 2pm
on GBH 44
Samantha Brown’s Places
to Love
living
For more than 20
years, Samantha
Brown has hopped
Escape to around the globe,
making new friends
the Chateau DIY and delivering a decid-
edly different travel
When British families are renovating
experience for those
centuries-old estates in France or
who want to see the
looking at properties to purchase, who
world in a whole new
do they call? Escape to the Chateau
way. In Season Five,
DIY stars Dick Strawbridge and Angel
join her for adventures
Adoree, of course! In 10 new episodes,
in far-flung locations
watch the do-it-yourself couple pro-
with interesting peo-
vide help and advice to families trying
ple who share their
to live the dream.
culture, cuisine and
Season Two
connections to
Sat (1/1, 1/8, 1/15, 1/22) at 7pm
the places they love.
on GBH 2
Season Five
Repeat:
Sun (1/9, 1/16, 1/23) at 12pm on GBH 2
Sun (1/2, 1/9, 1/16, 1/23) at 12pm
on GBH 44
10 EXPLORE GBH | JANUARY 2022THEN AND NOW
GREAT PERFORMANCES
Reopening—
The Broadway Revival
Pull back the curtain on some of
Broadway’s most popular shows,
revealing how the New York theater FINDING
industry undertook the monumen- YOUR ROOTS
tal process of turning the lights
back on after its longest hiatus in Hidden in
history because of the COVID-19
pandemic. Follow each production’s
the Genes
journey as cast and crew reunite, Harvard scholar
rehearse and restage for their long- Henry Louis Gates,
anticipated reopening nights. Jr. explores fascinat-
ing ancestries and
Tue (1/18) at 9pm on GBH 2
family mysteries
Repeat:
for notable guests in all new episodes
Fri (1/21) at 10pm on GBH 2
of Finding Your Roots. In the Season
Eight premiere, filmmakers Rebecca
Hall (Passing) and Lee Daniels (The
The Bob Ross United States vs. Billie Holiday) each
discover an interesting lineage through
Experience DNA detective work that sets the stage
for who they are today.
From 1983 to 1988, Bob Ross filmed
Season Eight
The Joy of Painting in a makeshift
Tue (1/4) at 8pm on GBH 2
studio in the L.L. Ball home near the
Repeats:
campus of Ball State University in
Wed (1/5) at 12pm on GBH 44
Muncie, Indiana. In this hourlong film,
Sat (1/8) at 6pm on GBH 44
see how the original studio of PBS’s easy-going artist became
Sun (1/9) at 4pm on GBH 2
an intimate museum experience designed for all those he
inspired to make “happy little accidents.” Stream on
GBH Passport starting Wed (1/19).
Thu (1/13) at 9pm on GBH 2 more history & culture
Repeats:
American Masters/Miles Davis
Fri (1/14) at 1pm on GBH 44
Sat (1/1) at 9pm on GBH 44
Sat (1/15) at 6pm on GBH 44
Repeat:
Sun (1/2) at 6pm on GBH 2
Stars on Stage from Westport Country
Playhouse
Fri (1/7, 1/14, 1/21) at 9pm on GBH 2
Repeat:
Mon (1/10, 1/17, 1/24) at 12pm
on GBH 44
Beyond the Canvas/World of Writers
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The G
BH Kids has been revolutionizing media
since Day One. It began 50 years ago
with the experimental and buoyant ZOOM,
Welcoming
created almost entirely by children.
Then 25 years ago, Arthur, the ani- The making
mated aardvark, came into our lives, of Molly of Denali
charming children and adults alike while not only delivers
World of
taking on important and sensitive topics. distinctive Native
The debut of Molly of Denali two years stories, but it also prompt-
ago built on that creative ethos, estab- ed a revolution in the GBH
lishing another milestone as the first Kids production process
GBH Kids nationally distributed children’s show
to feature an Alaska Native as the lead
character.
“All three projects demonstrate our
that will endure for years
to come, he said. “Molly of
Denali was created with
GBH producers working
long-standing commitment to diversity, shoulder to shoulder
equity and inclusion,” said Terry with Alaska Native
Fitzpatrick, vice president of children’s colleagues at every
media and education. “ZOOM was step,” he said. “That
for kids and by kids and brought innovation really speaks
in topics we weren’t seeing on to our commitment to diversity and
television 50 years ago,” he inclusion.”
said. “Arthur expanded on ZOOM’s theme song, “Who are you?/
that by representing a What do you do?/How are you?/Let’s
diverse range of person- hear from you!/We need you!” captured
alities and interests as the series’ infectious interactivity. As
well as addressing a the program shined a light on kids’
range of issues not diverse backgrounds, personalities and
usually seen on kids’ abilities, it affirmed a sense of shared
shows—such as capability and community. With its arts
autism, asthma and and crafts, jokes and skits, it became a
bullying.” sensation, one of the nation’s most suc-
cessful noncommercial children’s series.
In one week alone, more than 20,000 fan
1972 1989 1991
ZOOM, created almost James Earl Jones With music, games
entirely by children, hosts Long Ago and and quizzes, Where in
premieres with skits, Far Away, narrating the World is Carmen
Highlights songs and super-
charged interactivity.
beloved folk and
fairy tales.
Sandiego? provided a
user-friendly way to
from 50 Years of 1987
learn world geography.
GBH Kids
Degrassi Junior High,
the teen drama series,
portrays real-life
Innovation situations facing
adolescents.
14 EXPLORE GBH | JANUARY 2022COVER STORY
letters poured in. ZOOM Based on the Arthur character in Dorothea Gillim. “It evolved into
ran for six seasons, with Marc Brown’s books, the program a story of kids and community—an
a second-generation thrived with the support of the author, authentic reflection of life in Alaska,
remake airing from 1999 PBS and GBH’s Brigid Sullivan, then- with an informational text curriculum
to 2005. vice president for children’s media and to support it.” Two studies last year
ZOOM’s action-packed educational programming. Today, Arthur showed that after only nine weeks of
vibe and inclusivity helped has the largest Facebook fan base of any access to Molly of Denali, children’s
shape the next generation PBS Kids series. ability to solve real-world problems
of programs. Where in the “Arthur was pretty much an instant improved.
World is Carmen Sandiego? hit,” said Greenwald. “Our ratings For Yatibaey Evans, creative producer
and Where in Time…? game climbed dramatically even in the first of the series, the program delivers a pro-
shows entertained as they month.” It went on to become the found message: “If we can help educate
addressed geographic litera- longest running kids animated series kids from a young age to be open-minded
cy and history education. in history. and accepting of diverse communities,
Between the Lions, the first The broadcast show was only the cultures and people, they’ll grow up to be
television show to teach beginning—digital games, puzzles and incredible leaders who
reading skills, showed curricula followed, deepening kids’ engage with people of all
dramatic results among engagement and amplifying the stories backgrounds.”
children in rural, diverse and lessons.
Find out more about
and under-resourced “With all of our programs, we want
GBH Kids here.
communities. to use the power of television and
The first daily animated digital platforms to extend and deepen
series on PBS, Arthur debuted in the educational impact of our content,”
1997, building a sense of connection and said Fitzpatrick. “In those early years,
acceptance and presenting issues of we really wanted to make children’s
health and emotional well-being with television more stimulating, to highlight
kindness and humor. diversity and to communicate interest-
“We tried to think about all the kids ing and creative ideas,” he said.
in our audience,” said Carol Greenwald, With that compass, Molly of Denali
GBH Kids executive producer and was a natural fit.
creative advisor, who originated the “Molly began with the idea
series. “We brought in a panel of of creating a show based on the
advisors, and we asked, ‘how can we joy children find in ‘playing
make this show meet the needs of a store,’” said Executive Producer
very diverse audience?’”
1996 2000 2006 2019
Premiere of the first Between the Lions Curious George, Viewers meet Molly
episode of Arthur, introduces a family which became Mabray in Molly of
the animated of lions who read America’s number Denali, the first
children’s television to their viewers, 2006 one-rated show nationally distributed
series, based on especially developed Fetch! with Ruff among 2- to 5-year- children’s series
Marc Brown’s Arthur for rural, diverse and 2004 Ruffman debuts as a olds, follows the to feature a Native
Adventure books. under-resourced Escorted by animated reality game show escapades of a American lead
communities. birds Peep, Chirp and hosted by an animated mischievous monkey. character.
1999 Quack, viewers explore dog who poses
Second generation the world around challenges to the
ZOOM airs for six more them in Peep and the contestants.
years. Big Wide World.
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Exposing
Inequities
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F ilmmaker James Rutenbeck (below)
came to Dorchester in 2014 planning to
observe adult learners in a rigorous human-
ities curriculum. In the process, he
learned a lot about himself
and about deep inequities
that exist in Boston.
The participants were an empowering experience, Rutenbeck said. said. “They both Independent Lens/
enrolled in the Clemente “It was a place where his self-education and were always A Reckoning in Boston
Course in the Humani- intellectual prowess was in free-form and looking to create Mon (1/17) at 10pm
ties, which provides free evident for everyone to see.” a place where on GBH 2
humanities education to A bus driver, Dixon dropped out of people could flour- Repeats:
motivated first-time college students who school when she was 15. In her 40s, she is a ish,” he said. Fri (1/21) at 9:30pm
might not otherwise have the opportunity for mother of three. “Kafi was much more of an Rutenbeck said on GBH 44
higher education. In a small classroom at the activist, someone who wanted to take on he started to feel like Sat (1/22) at 6:30pm
Codman Square Health Center, where the the inequities of her life and the lives of the he was not the right on GBH 44
group of 20 was discussing Socrates, LeRoi Black women she knew in Boston who were person to be mediat- Sun (1/23) at 6pm
Jones and James Baldwin, he looked for stu- struggling in so many ways,” he said. ing these stories. on GBH 2
dents with transformative stories. Rutenbeck began to see the obstacles “There was so much
Rutenbeck’s films focus on exposing they were facing every day in their lives. He I didn’t understand,”
inequities. Starting his career at GBH in 1984, followed along when Dixon went to the he said. So, he brought Dixon and Chandler
he has gone on to make his mark exploring Boston Housing Court and the welfare office. on contractually as producers of the film, and
the lives of unemployed coal miners, small “I went to all these places that were essen- they began meeting regularly and collabo-
farmers and itinerant evangelists. His work tially hidden from me—a White person living rating as partners.
describing health disparities in the United in the suburbs—and I realized my own inade- But after many years, the film was not
States in Not Just a Paycheck, an episode of quacy,” he said. really taking shape. “I was intending to keep
the PBS series Unnatural Causes, won him A phrase Chandler would often use to the focus on them to tell their story—but it
an Alfred I. duPont describe himself was “I am common,” always would have been just their story.
Columbia University Rutenbeck said. “I would say, ‘OK, I get the There’s a limitation to that,” he said.
Award, one of the point,’ but you know, I didn’t really get the At that point, Rutenbeck said he was
most prestigious point,” he said. “What he was saying, which urged by his collaborators to be as vulnerable
journalism awards. I finally understood, is that there are many, as they had been for him. “When I became
In this newest film many people in Boston like Kafi and vulnerable, it became our story—a story
project, Rutenbeck Carl, gifted individuals whose about structures and systems that we all par-
started spending time potential hasn’t been realized.” ticipate in,” he said. “And if we don’t try to
with two students: Carl To survive the insecurity that challenge them, nothing is going to change.”
Chandler (above left) and Kafi swirled around them, Chandler Boston is a prosperous, progressive place
Dixon. The lessons they shared with and Dixon—and ultimately with well-educated people, Rutenbeck said,
him about their lives were the basis Rutenbeck with the production of “and yet we are not attending to our history
17
for A Reckoning in Boston, an this film—found that it was important or to the difficulties some of our citizens
EXPLORE GBH | JANUARY 2022
Independent Lens film. to make space for themselves and other peo- face.” These kinds of conversations where we
A Black man of Indigenous heritage, ple experiencing a similar situation. “For Carl, learn from each other are really productive,
Chandler is in his 70s and living on a small nurturing within a family structure is a way he said. “They can be uncomfortable at times,
pension in one of Boston’s most dangerous to create a kind of safe space,” Rutenbeck but they can lead to greater understanding
neighborhoods. He had been a single father said. “Kafi worked with the women in her and may even help to address some of these
and was now helping to care for his grand- neighborhood to create a cooperative so that big issues that affect us all.”
son. For Chandler, the Clemente Course was they could have a safe space to feel free,” heLEARNING TOGETHER
Twenty-Five Years
of Impact
A s we usher in a new year and the
25-year celebration of Arthur,
I’ve been reflecting on our long part-
nership with colleagues who produce
the show and games and about the
staying power of the 8-year-old aard-
vark’s adventures.
Executive Director I’ve also been thinking about all
the ways that GBH has been able to
of Education
Seeta Pai spotlights extend the reach and impact of the program by working with Educator Spotlight
how GBH Education school- and community-based partners. We’ve drawn on Name: Ting-Ting Han
is making an impact characters and stories in Arthur to develop a range of interac-
Role: First-grade
in classrooms and tive activities that model life lessons and demonstrate ways teacher
communities locally to deal with serious issues—all while remaining engaging
Organization:
and nationally. for children.
Winter Hill
A variety of multimedia materials cover a range of topics:
Community
a love of reading, awareness about asthma and other health
Innovation School in
conditions, and ways to cope when learning a loved one has
Somerville, Massachusetts
cancer. We also produced a Resilience family health unit that
helps with processing the emotional impact of a natural Years teaching: 10
disaster. How educator works with GBH:
With the current need for civics education and resources, Ting-Ting Han and her first-grade students
we developed the Arthur Civics collection on PBS participated in the Arthur Interactive Media
LearningMedia to help young students develop their skills Buddy Project Study.
and attitudes. Between May 2019 and May 2021, the collection Favorite teaching tip: When you feel like
has received 83,000 unique page views. you're getting frazzled and frustrated, show
You can read more on the next page about our cross-age and teach your kids what you do to center
buddy program with an Arthur-themed social, yourself. Oftentimes, they will take your cues
emotional and character-development curri- and calm down with you.
culum and the promising results it’s had with What I’m reading right now:
students. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up:
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18 EXPLORE GBH | JANUARY 2022LEARNING TOGETHER
RESPOND, INCLUDE, REPRESENT
Arthur and his Buddies
W hat can help children develop
empathy and other emotional
skills? The GBH Education team discov-
Developed with the Institute for
Applied Research in Youth Development
at Tufts University, the nonprofit edu-
ered that having elementary-school-age cation organization Learning for Justice,
buddy pairs play with and Massachusetts educators, the
and discuss Arthur project paired
games and inter- first- and
active comics can second-graders
produce impres- with fourth-
sive results. and fifth-grade
“The Arthur students who dis-
Interactive cussed Arthur stories
Media Buddy and were guided
Project promotes through discussions
character develop- about telling the truth, bullying, making the characters are feeling internally,”
ment through collaborative friends, apologizing and more. said GBH Senior Digital Producer
learning,” said Mary Haggerty, director “The program allows us to present Gentry Menzel.
of media engagement. “The project stories and explore complex issues in a A Tufts research study of 90 teachers
features interactive comics and games, number of ways, allowing kids to test and 1,155 students from two diverse
along with activities that encourage out multiple endings, test out different Massachusetts school districts found
kids to talk about character virtues such options of how they might act in a cer- that those children had statistically
as empathy, honesty and generosity.” tain situation, and kids can explore how significant increases in their empathy
and tolerance levels and were two and a
half times more likely to show a better
understanding of forgiveness and learn-
ing from others.
“The children know Arthur, they
trust Arthur, they believe that Arthur’s
struggles are their struggles,” said
Maureen Cronin, a teacher. “If Arthur
can work it out,
then they can work
it out too.”
Learn more here.
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GBH MUSIC A Celtic Sojourn
Sunday Night Celebrating
Robert Burns
Spotlight K nown as Scotland’s
M
National Poet, Robert
ake your weekends extra Burns is celebrated each
special with Sunday Night year by Scots around the
Spotlight on CRB Classical 99.5. world on his birthday—
Sprinkled throughout each Sunday January 25—which has
from 7pm to midnight is something or become the ethnic equiva-
someone worth noting in classical lent of what St. Patrick’s
music. Performances could include a stel- Day is to the Irish.
lar soloist, an outstanding ensemble, Even though Burns died
a moving concert, a celebration of a composer in 1796, at the age of 37,
and more. contemporary artists still
Recent Sunday Night Spotlight programs have included an view his repertoire as a vast
evening of recordings from Boston Baroque, classical music resource worthy of regularly revisiting. In a
based on folk tunes, and harp concertos that take listeners on special segment of A Celtic Sojourn, host Brian
a journey across time. O’Donovan explores a wide variety of songs—
CRB also highlights the can’t-miss concerts happening from traditional through contemporary—
music
nearby and shares a sneak peek on what’s coming up during the inspired by the great bard.
week. Visit classicalwcrb.org/playlists to learn more about the O’Donovan also highlights a fascinating but
music on Sunday Night Spotlight and all CRB lesser-known Burns song, “The Slave’s Lament.”
programs. The story behind it gives some insight into the
poet, who had grown up in poverty on a farm.
Enjoy all of what GBH Music has to offer in In 1786, Burns successfully applied for a job
January here. running a slave plantation in Jamaica. He was
preparing to embark when his now-famous
Kilmarnock collection of poetry was published.
The book was immediately successful and
GBH 89.7 | Eric in the Evening reversed the poet’s financial woes, which
A Musical Tribute
allowed him to stay in Scotland.
Known as a writer with a deep commitment
O n the eve of the holiday honoring the to egalitarianism and the plight of his fellow
life and work of the Rev. Dr. Martin man, Burns was troubled that he even consid-
Luther King, Jr., host Eric Jackson mixes ered such a job. “The Slave’s Lament,” published
speech excerpts with musical selections in in 1792, was possibly written as an apology.
a special program dedicated to the O’Donovan includes ver-
American civil rights leader and the ideas sions by Robin Stapleton and a
he championed. Don’t miss this poignant particularly intriguing one by
tribute to the man who moved a nation. Jamaican singer Brina.
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Miseducation: A Roundtable Discussion
look at the GBH-produced series
on How Climate Change is Taught in America
American Veteran. (Clockwise from top
Watch a discussion about Miseducation: How Climate Change is
left) Arun Rath, GBH News host and
Taught in America written by former FRONTLINE investigative
reporter, leads a conversation with
reporter Katie Worth. Her nonfiction book is an alarming exposé
Cody Ayon, U.S. Navy and U.S. Army
on the climate denialism that is being taught in the classrooms
National Guard veteran; Edie Meeks,
of U.S. public schools. (Clockwise from top left) Nicholas Lemann,
U.S. Army veteran;
director of Columbia Global Reports and dean emeritus of
Maj. Gen. Angela
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Salinas, U.S. Marine Corps (retired);
Katie Worth, Columbia Global Reports Editor Jimmy So,
and Leah Williams, American
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Rath, The GroundTruth Project CEO Charles
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Healing from Historical Trauma
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A Hero’s Welcome?
Blood Memory filmmaker Drew Nicholas explore the effects of historical
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“We would program our computer She knew her
to tape MASTERPIECE and ethnicity was Chinese,
MASTERPIECE Mystery! then copy but she didn’t know
the programs onto CDs or VHS tapes what that meant. She had
and bring them back to Hong Kong,” she never been to China and did
said. “This was well before streaming.” not speak Chinese.
That ingenuity is quintessential Motivated to learn more, she
Chung. moved to Japan after college, hoping
“I like to solve things,” she said. to get a visa to study in China, she said. “We’ve had decades of education,
“That’s one of the reasons I like “It ended up being a very good thing—I enlightenment and entertainment from
MASTERPIECE and MASTERPIECE grew up, became more independent and MASTERPIECE, GBH and Oregon
Mystery! so much—with all their twists learned to do things outside of the box.” Public Broadcasting,” Chung said.
and turns and intriguing plots that With the Cultural Revolution in full “Through my estate plan, I want to do
aren’t easily resolved in one hour.” Most force, she was never allowed in. what I can to ensure that people can
recently, she and her husband Graeme She went on to have a career as the enjoy free and public programming like
have been enthralled with regional Asia-Pacific financial controller this for years to come.”
MASTERPIECE’s Unforgotten, for a global corporation. “In 2016, we If you’d like to consider including
Chung said. began to spend more frequent periods GBH in your estate plan, contact
Chung’s path from Oregon to a career of time in Portland and happily have Director of Gift Planning and
in Asia included Macalester College in access to GBH and Oregon Public Endowment Julie
St. Paul, Minnesota, where she discov- Broadcasting on demand and can stream Hallowell at
ered Alex Haley’s Roots, the multigener- on PBS Passport,” she said. Now retired, julie_hallowell@wgbh.org
ational novel about a family’s history, she’s put her problem-solving energy or 617-300-3682.
from Africa to slavery and beyond. into making decisions about her
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