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"Lidia Celebrates America: Changemakers" follows legendary chef Lidia Bastianich on her 13th journey across America as she meets up with everyday Americans who are reimagining what the future of food could look like. “Our approach to food needs to be increasingly rooted in using local and available products, cooked with less waste,” Bastianich said. “With 1.3 billion tons of food going to waste each year, that’s enough food to feed two billion people.” "Lidia Celebrates America: Changemakers"- the latest installment in GBH's three-time James Beard Award-winning and Emmy-nominated "Lidia Celebrates America" series- airs beginning Tuesday, November 26, 2024, at 9pm on GBH 2.

In a first-of-its-kind renewable energy aggregation, Massachusetts higher education institutions, healthcare systems, and a group of public and nonprofit organizations in Greater Boston, including GBH, are adding large-scale renewable energy projects to regional power grids by establishing the Consortium for Climate Solutions to broaden access to large-scale renewable energy projects. "GBH is proud to participate in the Consortium for Climate Solutions, which exemplifies the power of collaboration in addressing climate change. This innovative initiative sets a precedent for how organizations at any scale can unite to tackle pressing environmental challenges and demonstrates our shared responsibility in creating a more equitable and resilient future for our community by reducing carbon emissions,” said GBH President and CEO Susan Goldberg. Learn more about the Consortium for Climate Solutions in CleanTechnica:

Earlier this year, "The Big Dig" podcast from GBH News and PRX was honored by Boston Preservation Alliance with a Preservation Achievement Award. Boston Preservation Alliance Executive Director Chris Cook joined "The Big Dig" producers Ian Coss and Isabel Catalina Hibbard for a conversation and walk in Boston to discuss the impact of the 40-year-long project that replaced Boston’s elevated highway with one underground - the most expensive and controversial highway project built in the United States. via Boston Preservation Alliance: "'The Big Dig Podcast' goes beyond the preservation of Boston’s history. Through outreach and advocacy, the podcast is shedding light on planning, development, and climate risk management in American infrastructure." Watch the full video by Boston Preservation Alliance : https://bit.ly/40ZP9vZ

The International Documentary Association has named "Two American Families: 1991-2024" a 2024 IDA Documentary Award nominee. The documentary, from FRONTLINE, Bill Moyers and filmmakers Tom Casciato and Kathleen Hughes, was nominated in the “Best Feature TV Documentary” category. Filmed over three decades, "Two American Families: 1991-2024" tells the stories of two families in Milwaukee, Wisconsin — one Black, the Stanleys, and one white, the Neumanns — who have spent the past 34 years battling to keep from sliding into poverty, and who refuse to give up despite the economic challenges that their stories reveal.

The National Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference begins this week in Boston, and GBH is proud to present the Saturday morning keynote to social studies educators from across the country! "The State of Democracy: Civics, History, and Government in Conversation" will be led by GBH Education's Susan Wilkins, Corporation for Public Broadcasting's Deb Sanchez, Citizen University's Eric Liu, and historian and author Jill Lepore. The panel will highlight the role of history in shaping current issues, and how civics education is key to guiding informed citizens. Public media has a wealth of trusted resources to offer educators. All are welcome to join us on Thursday, November 21 for a pre-conference Open House and Welcome Reception at the GBH Studio at the Boston Public Library to learn more and network. Enjoy refreshments and hear GBH representatives from American Experience PBS, American Archive of Public Broadcasting, and PBS LearningMedia speak about using media to amplify youth voice in civics education, teach difficult history, and resources like the U.S. History Collection and Civics Collection. Drop in to this free event any time between 1pm and 4pm. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3YS1pMx #NCSS2024

"I really wanted to work for FRONTLINE. You know it was really one of those profound moments.” Raney Aronson, editor-in-chief and executive producer of GBH's FRONTLINE PBS, was recently awarded the 2024 John Chancellor Excellence in Journalism Award from Columbia Journalism School. Over a career spanning more than 25 years in journalism — as a reporter, producer, correspondent and now at the helm of FRONTLINE, the award-winning PBS documentary series produced at GBH in Boston — Aronson-Rath’s “accomplishments have earned her the industry’s highest praise,” Columbia noted. The prestigious John Chancellor Award is presented annually to a journalist “with courage and integrity for cumulative professional accomplishments.” Take a look back at key moments from Aronson-Rath's career with FRONTLINE:

David Rosario used to make his living operating a forklift in a warehouse. Now he carries a laptop to work and is about to leave his banking job for a new one that comes with a 30% pay hike. He's figured out a way to climb the corporate ladder without a college degree - and he's not alone. A new GBH News story, part of their "High School to Hired" series, explains why career-track jobs in banking and financing are increasingly available to people who haven't gone to college. Watch the full story: https://bit.ly/3Z6x8Lq

A really meaningful day @columbiajournalism for the Chancellor Award, so grateful and humbled. Special thank you to the jury, to @abiwright @lisarcohen and all at Columbia. Thank you to @pakerger @betsywestnyc @dawnporter @maria_ressa @andrewbmetz & @jelani1906 for the incredible, generous remarks and for all you do & for our long thought partnership. Thank you to all at FRONTLINE | PBS and PBS & GBH. It was also so wonderful to have many people in my family with me. My dad @markdavidaronson @skmmd @sonofthebaron & @stephen.aron and my mother and Bob and @mayamachinpottery and Adam. And of course @arjunrath_ & @mirarath27 and @arunsrath - you are all my rock and home base at all times. ?? Fun fact: Jelani, my dad and uncle all went to the same high school in Jamaica, Queens.

Today’s #GBHMural features ceramics made by Ana Crowley Noordzij. By treating the bowl as the original sculpture, Noordzij explores the beauty of idea synthesis. Noordzij studied at Massachusetts College of Art and Design and received a degree in ceramics at Bradford College. This piece is displayed as part of our "Community Canvas" series presented by GBH News's "The Culture Show" to feature artwork from community members on our digital mural.

GBH Amplifies is a new community conversation series that amplifies local voices from Boston and beyond. Held monthly at GBH’s studio at the Boston Public Library, GBH Amplifies will feature a cast of rotating hosts from local media, community organizations, and more. Join us for the first GBH Amplifies with Ron Mitchell of The Bay State Banner newspaper on Monday, November 18 at noon. GBH Amplifies is free and open to the public. RSVP here: https://bit.ly/3UTUNvT