WGBH Educational Foundation
| Named after | 1st radio station call sign |
|---|---|
| Founded at | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Location |
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| Fields | Public broadcasting |
| Leader | Jonathan Abbott |
| Subsidiaries |
PBS Distribution Public Radio International |
| Affiliations | PBS |
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Revenue (2016)
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$187 Million |
| Expenses (2016) | $176 M |
| Website | www |
The WGBH Educational Foundation (established 1951) of Boston, Massachusetts is an American nonprofit organization that oversees the WGBH stations in Boston (WGBH-TV, WGBX-TV and WGBH (FM)), WGBY-TV in Springfield, and other productions. It won a Peabody Award in 2007 for Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial and Design Squad.
In 2003, WGBH and the City of Boston formed a joint venture for Boston Kids & Family TV channel that replace one of the city's cable access channels. Boston Kids was launched on October 31, 2003.
By December 2005, Boston’s WGBH and WNET were already broadcasting a local version of World on a subchannel. and added by April 2006, Washington’s WETA. Then, WGBH and WNET team up with PBS, APT and NETA to roll out a national version of the local channels as PBS World. The network was launched nationally on August 15, 2007.
In July 2012, WGBH acquired Public Radio International (PRI). PRI would continue with its own board while WGBH would be able to distribute more of its programs through PRI.
In November 2015, WGBH purchased GlobalPost with editorial operation and reporting resources being merged with PRI's The World news staff.
WGBH reported a total revenue of $190,500,789 for the tax year ending June 30, 2015, in their last IRS Form 990 Income Tax Statement filing.
Richard M. Burnes, Jr. of Charles River Ventures is the chair of the board as of 2014, replacing Amos Hostetter, Jr, who left the board. Henry P. Becton, Jr., former WGBH President, and Maureen L. Ruettgers, the wife of former EMC Corporation CEO Michael Ruettgers, are vice chairs. Jonathan C. Abbott, as WGBH president, is also on the board. William N. Thorndike, Jr., managing partner of the Housatonic Partners private equity firm, is on the board of trustees as the chair of the WGBH board of overseers.
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