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GBH is the leading multiplatform creator for public media in America. 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.

05/29/2026

Meet Tessa. She is one of 25 awesome kids featured in GBH's new live action, short-form mini-documentary series that shines a spotlight on the many different cultures and passions of children throughout the country. The connective tissue is that each and every one of the kids is a helper — a good neighbor making an impact in their local community. For example, Tessa's family is heavily involved in the "Horribles Parade," a Fourth of July tradition in Winthrop, Mass. dating back more than a century.

GBH Kids Exec. Producer and Creative Director Dorothea Gillim: "I hope kids come away feeling more represented — in light of the children we're highlighting — and that they're able to learn from the children they see on-screen. We often return to the mirrors and windows metaphor in children's media: we want kids to feel reflected in what they see, and we want to give them a window into others' experiences."

America's Awesome Kids episodes are streaming on the PBS KIDS Video app + the brand-new AAK YouTube channel! Link in comments to a behind the scenes Q&A with Gillim.

05/29/2026

On this day 20 years ago, GBH's FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman premiered on PBS KIDS. From then on, Ruff taught us that the real Grand Prize was all the friends we fetched along the way.

05/27/2026

We are once again asking for an electric mixer. Please send help. 🙏

05/27/2026

Signed ✅ Sealed ✅ Delivered ✅ After more than half a million votes, the Mister Rogers Forever stamp is officially back!

The popularity of the Fred & King Friday XIII design took the U.S. Postal Service by surprise when they first printed it back in 2018. They issued 12 million copies... and sold out within just a few weeks. But this year, viewers like you voted to bring him back during the Postal Service's Stamp Encore Contest.

Just one more way our beloved neighbor has left his mark on the world. 💌

05/26/2026

"Knock knock." "Who's there?" "185 pounds of genuine swiss cheese."

05/26/2026

🇺🇸 Worcester and 🇬🇧 Worcester have more than just a name in common. As relations between the U.S. and Britain soured after World War I, leaders from both sister cities wanted to come up with a way to foster goodwill and some friendly competition. Enter the "soccer tours," a series of matches between local amateur players from the Worcesters spanning 1926-1930. The Massachusetts players consisted of workers at local manufacturing companies like Draper Mills, Whitins' Machine Works, and Bigelow Hartford Carpet Company.

Nearly 100 years later, the short-lived Worcester soccer tours have largely been forgotten. But British sports historian Dilwyn Porter recently published an essay on the brink of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after learning about the matches by happenstance while perusing the archives at his local records office. When GBH News contacted the Museum of Worcester, they said they had never heard of them before.

Director of Exhibits Vanessa Bumpus: "It's proof that we don't know everything, even as a museum. We'll put a call out on our social media to see if anyone's heard this story in their family history. We might be able to make this a bigger story and maybe an exhibit in the future."

Full story in the comments.

05/21/2026

We walked so Anna Kendrick could run. 🥤

05/21/2026

Barney Frank, the liberal icon and gay-rights pioneer who represented Massachusetts' Fourth Congressional District for more than three decades, passed away this week at the age of 86.

Frank was the first member of Congress to voluntarily publicly come out as gay, which he did in 1987. Recently asked by GBH News if he wished he could do over any part of his career, he replied: "I would have come out earlier."

He is featured in memoriam on today's digital mural at GBH HQ. Rest easy, Congressman.

05/21/2026

Our topic for this year's Disability ReFramed panel discussion is Celebrating Our Childhood on TV, during which we'll unveil the American Archive of Public Broadcasting's recently-launched "Special Collection: Representing Children with Disabilities on Public Television," which illustrates how public media has consistently led the way in improving accessibility, representation, and inclusive storytelling. Disability rights activist and author Emily Ladau (yes, she's a Sesame Street alum!) and violinist Adrian Anantawan will share how their lives were impacted by seeing themselves represented on screen during their formative years.

For decades, we've heard stories from many others who've had similar experiences and for whom authentic disability representation made a lasting impression. Growing up, did you watch shows like ZOOM, Rebop, Rainbow's End, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Arthur or Work It Out Wombats? We want to hear from you!

Share your memories and impact stories with us for possible inclusion in our event on June 25 by dropping a comment, DM or fill out this brief form. https://bit.ly/49viYbk

05/20/2026

Congressman Barney Frank, a Massachusetts icon and gay-rights pioneer who fought for civil rights for the LGBTQ+ community on the state and federal levels, died May 19, 2026 at 86. He was the first member of Congress to voluntarily come out as gay, and the first one to marry a same-sex partner while in office. He’s also known for the Dodd-Frank act, landmark Wall Street reform legislation enacted after the 2008 financial crisis.

Recently asked by if he wished he could do over any part of his career, Frank replied: “I would have come out earlier.” He was a regular contributor to classic GBH series The Club, seen here in a 1979 interview.

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