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The WGBH Educational Foundation, based in Boston, is the leading multiplatform creator for public media in America. With its wide range of programs, events and services it is one of the nation's preeminent public media institutions.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. It is the creator of such signature programs as MASTERPIECE, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, FRONTLINE, NOVA, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, ARTHUR and MOLLY OF DENALI, as well as WORLD Channel and a catalog of streaming series, podcasts and on-demand video. With studios and a newsroom headquartered in Boston, GBH reaches across New England with GBH 89.7, Bostons Local NPR; CRB Classical 99.5; and CAI, the Cape and Islands NPR station. Dedicated to making media accessible to and inclusive of our diverse culture, GBH is a pioneer in delivering media to those who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind and visually impaired. GBH creates curriculum-based digital content for educators nationwide with PBS LearningMedia and has been recognized with hundreds of the nations premier broadcast, digital and journalism awards.From its roots as a local public radio and TV station, GBH has continually enhanced its service to its community and the nation. It is deepening its commitment to delivering programs that foster opportunity and equityensuring that its content and workplace are inclusive and representative, broadening the reach of its news operations, and reaching audiences where they are. GBH shares stories across platforms on its website, social media and email newsletters. Through apps and podcasts and through virtual or in-person events GBH offers news panels, music events and educational activities.Our mission remains our North Star: "GBH enriches peoples lives through programs and services that educate, inspire and entertain, fostering citizenship and culture, the joy of learning, and the power of diverse perspectives."That mission continually drives us to develop robust programs and resources for the public.Were supporting vulnerable learners through K-12 initiatives that inspire curiosity and creative thinking. We're a trusted news organization that is driven by facts rather than factions. We're promoting science literacy so that people can make informed decisions about our changing world. We're championing the arts and giving the public access to both the greatest performers and emerging talent. And we're constantly innovating to ensure that our services are available and relevant to all.Serving the public interest drives everything that we do, and every commitment that we make is to promote knowledge so that everyone can appreciate and engage with the world around them.GBH makes a commitment to:* Foster an informed and active citizenry* Make knowledge and the creative life of the arts, sciences, and humanities available to the widest possible public* Reflect the diversity of our audience, inviting a sense of inclusion and a better understanding of each other* Improve, for all people, access to public media* Be a trusted partner to parents and educators, providing programs and services that promote the healthy development of children* Serve the individual not just as a spectator but as a participant, able and willing to learn new skills through our programs and servicesIn 2024, GBH Celebrated NOVAs 50th year. From its first episode on March 3, 1974, NOVA has informed, educated, and inspired, telling science stories that matter. The team brings viewers deep inside the ages greatest scientific discoveries and advances, with more than 900 NOVA episodes over 50 years. To celebrate their golden anniversary, NOVA produced a cross-platform digital video series on major discoveries in the past 50 years. They built and broadcast a multiday live escape room event,Y3K: Countdown to Shutdown, that streamed on Twitch and YouTube; opened an online NOVA shop; and introduced a series of NOVA Trivia Nights at the GBH Boston Public Library Studio. They continued to produce the captivating programsthat viewers expect, covering topics from the evolution of whales to the engineering behind the Eiffel Tower to the quest to recover the oldest recorded DNA.FRONTLINE, GBHs trustworthy, award-winning reporting is always a critical publicresource but particularly important during an election year. This year, GBH News produced extensive coverage of the local and national elections, ballot explainers, videos presenting arguments for and against each of the Massachusetts ballot questions and Boston Public Radio hosted on-air debates to ensure that voters were fully informed before casting their votes. Since the 1988 election, FRONTLINE has been producing The Choice, an innovative documentary that tells the backstories of the presidential candidates from childhood to today. The late replacement of the Democratic nominee created an unprecedented challenge for the FRONTLINE team, butthey were still able to complete The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump with theirproduction time cut in half. For the first time, they produced another TheChoice film, The VP Choice: Vance vs. Walz, to help viewers better understandthose vying to be second in command.Historical context is important to any political discussion. Viewers gainedfresh insights about an important executive branch role in AMERICANEXPERIENCEs new documentary, The American Vice President.The series YouTube channel currently reaches more than 3.05 million subscribers with approximately 837 million views and 24 million plus GBH News podcast downloads.Connecting the CommonwealthGBH News, CAI, and New England Public Media (NEPM) launched a vital new partnership to expand news reporting and coverage statewide. Weaving regional and local reporting across all three outlets digital and broadcast platforms, this initiativebuilds on the existing relationships between these three organizations, as well as connections to the GBH News bureaus in Worcester, at the State House, and in Boston. One example of this expanded relationship was the GBH News broadcast of the Massachusetts U.S. Senate debate presented in collaboration with NEPM News. Audiences from across Massachusetts benefit from expanded coverage of everything from breaking local news to in-depth human interest stories and improved access to the stories that matter, including the environment, education, and the economy.Engaging Younger VotersAs part of a continuing effort to provide a platformfor underrepresented voices, GBH News premiered a new digital-first video series where Gen Z voters could discuss the issues that matter to them most. On Politics IRL, young adults with opposing views sat face-to-face to explore some of todays more polarizing topics abortion, housing, the election, the economy, and more to find their differences and their common ground.Expanding Partnerships with the CommunityA trusted leader in childrens media for more than 50 years, GBH Kids produces stories that help children feel empowered and seen while also encouraging a culture of lifelong learning. From ZOOM to Arthur to Molly of Denali, GBH has prioritized the creation of smart, engaging programs that meet kids where they are. This year, GBH celebrated expanded partnerships, including becoming official media partners with Boston Childrens Museum. This next step in a long-standing relationship provides the opportunity to highlight GBH Kids and GBH Education content with museum visitors through programming, events, and shared social media promotion.Civics Collection LaunchedGBH Education launched a new Civics Collection on PBS LearningMedia, designed to engage young people in the importance and role of civics in the United States. Theeducation department collaborated with an Educator Advisory Group, Youth Advisory Group, and a multidisciplinary Civics Leadership Council in developing this innovative program. The Collection supports students in acquiring civic knowledge and understanding through applied historical and present-day examples and encourages engagement and participation in civic affairs. In addition to lessons based on GBH brands, it includes a youth-friendly video series and interactive resources presenting multiple perspectives and diverse viewpoints.The Story Behind the StoryAs televisions most watched history series, GBH-produced AMERICAN EXPERIENCE is dedicated to telling powerful stories with strong protagonists whose experiences help inform who, how, and why America is the country it is today. In Poisoned Ground, viewers learned about housewives who fought for the remediation of thechemical pollution at Love Canal. The Riot Report exposed information abouta commission appointed by President Johnson to reveal the causes of unrest inBlack neighborhoods in 1967 a