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EXPLORE GBH AUGUST 2021 See you soon! GBH is back, and we’re making noise at the Boston Public Library! We’re excited to return to our studio — and even more excited to see you. Acting Mayor Kim Janey (center) joined Boston Public Radio hosts Margery Eagan and Jim Braude at the reopening of the GBH BPL Studio. INSIDE 2 3 4 6 7 CONSIDER THIS DON’T MISS DRAMA JOURNALISM Meet the new leader- The second season Watch all the mystery Pier Kids explores ship of GBH Kids of the Stories from finales the lives of the Stage podcast Black queer HIDDEN GEMS and trans youth Check out Ron in New York City Bachman’s monthly 8 SCIENCE picks not to miss Follow the lives of six baby animals IN THE SHADOW OF 9/11 Five years in the making, In the Shadow of 9/11 Duration examines the moral panic that emerged from 9/11 1 x 94-minutes 9 10 11 13 14 as well as the FBI's subsequent search to uncover (1 x 111-minute version also FOR KIDS LIVING HISTORY MEMBERS COVER the “enemy within”. available) From the director of Leaving Neverland, In the Country of Production Shadow of 9/11 documents the tragic and bizarre UK Daniel Tiger cele- Explore the artists & CULTURE MATTER STORY story of the ‘Liberty City Seven’ - a group of young Black men accused of assisting Al Qaeda in a plot to Director & Producer blow up buildings within the USA. Dan Reed brates many firsts and origins of Wicked in concert Have you down- Learn about Leaving Neverland These seven men were arrested in the summer of 2006, with the trial marking the US Government’s first AMOS Pictures major post-9/11 domestic counter-terrorism sting. American handicraft loaded the the tragic Such operations involved extensive surveillance and federal conspiracy charges, ultimately resulting in a PBS Video App? story of the conviction rate of nearly 100%. Yet the 'Liberty City Seven' were not Muslims, had no weapons and never communicated with anyone from Al Qaeda. Following two mistrials from sceptical Liberty City Web-site access: jurors, two suspects were acquitted while the other IN THE SHADOW OF 9/11 five were convicted and have since been released Seven from prison. 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To opt out, please call or generations, GBH and public media have Dorothea Gillim, our Member Hotline, email us (see above) or write: F played an essential role in providing equi- GBH Kids’ new Creative GBH Member Services, One Guest Street, Boston, MA table access to educational resources for all Director, will oversee 02135. kids. GBH is the largest producer of digital and production of new and 24-Hour Program Feedback Line 617-300-5200 broadcast series, games, apps and podcasts for existing children’s media Leadership Circle Member Line 617-300-3505 kids, and we have been at the forefront of projects. She is the execu- [email protected] developing classroom materials for teachers. tive producer for our GBH-produced series Ralph Lowell Society Hotline 617-300-3900 Through our partnership with PBS Pinkalicious & Peterrific and the award-win- [email protected] LearningMedia, we produce free educational ning Molly of Denali. Dorothea began her Local Corporate Sponsorship curricula in all 50 states for millions of GBH career more than 10 years ago alongside and Advertising teachers. Carol producing Curious George. 617-300-3727 And now our award-winning in-house Marisa Wolsky, Director [email protected] multiplatform production unit, GBH Kids, is of Children’s STEM Media, gbh.org/sponsorship expanding. This reflects GBH’s overall evolu- will be developing and tion from a local TV and radio broadcast sta- executing strategic plans Mailing address for Gifts and Correspondence tion to an on-demand and digital-first content for GBH Kids STEM media GBH Membership creator that meets the needs of audiences PO Box 55875, Boston, MA 02205-8264 projects. Marisa has nationwide. openvault.wgbh.org worked on the development and production Visit The Linda and Andrew Egendorf Masterpiece GBH Senior Executive of GBH’s integrated video/game and Emmy- Theatre Alistair Cooke Collection Producer Carol Greenwald nominated series Scribbles and Ink, the will be stepping into a new preschool science series PEEP and the Big EXPLORE GBH consulting role as Creative Wide World, and the engineering web series Advisor, GBH Kids. Carol’s Design Squad. Editor Christine Casatelli 35-year-career at GBH Lisa Jones, our new GBH Contributors Ron Bachman, Sam Brewer, includes serving as the executive producer for Kids General Manager, will Jack Callahan, Mary Crotty, Andrea Morris, the multiple Emmy and Peabody Award- deliver the long-term vision Daphne Northrop, Seeta Pai, Mindy Todd winning program Arthur, the longest running and business strategy. She Designers Tong-Mei Chan, Bill Miller children’s animated series on television. She will work closely across Production Manager Heidi Lewis also produced Curious George, Martha Speaks, departments to coordinate Associate Creative Director Alison Kennedy Postcards from Buster, and Time Warp Trio. with community engagement and outreach I know that every child, teacher, parent, Senior Creative Director Piper Rankine activities to ensure successful GBH Kids project grandparent and caregiver in our community Photo Research Leah Weisse development. Lisa is joining us from the joins me in extending our heartfelt gratitude Director of Editorial Resources Barbara Ayotte Massachusetts Port Authority where she was and appreciation to Carol for her countless the Deputy Director of Human Services. Pre- Vice President of Communications groundbreaking contributions to children’s and Government Relations Jeanne Hopkins viously, she worked at GBH as Project Director lives throughout her remarkable career. for ZOOM and Fetch with Ruff Ruffman. 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