WGBH

CTL-E-4795 · Institution · other · 1968–present

VERIFIED evidence grade of this record

Boston public broadcaster; producer and home of Say Brother (1968–1997) and Basic Black (1998–2024), its longest-running public-affairs program by, for, and about African Americans.

The record

Also known as: GBH

Notes

RELP111 supporting: producing institution of focal CTL-E-0725.

Referenced by

Say Brother / Basic Black — distributed by → this record

Sources

American Archive of Public Broadcasting - Say Brother/Basic Black special collection
Wikipedia - Basic Black (TV series)

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