Brian O’Donovan, the longtime host of GBH’s radio show A Celtic Sojourn and the creative force and host of “A Christmas Celtic Sojourn,” which has been a holiday tradition for New Englanders for over 20 years, died on Friday at his home after a long battle with cancer.
He was 66 years old.
He was a really remarkable person. You can read about his life and work here. https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2023-10-07/brian-odonovan-an-ambassador-for-celtic-music-and-irish-culture
#music #celtic #irish
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we got more GBH people on the #fediverse!!
pls give a warm welcome @04016845 and introduce them to all the #library folk and and #histodons
@04016845 is a collaboration between the Library of Congress and GBH dedicated to preserving the historical record of public media
tune in for all those PBS deep cuts y'all
Ever wonder what a powerful Speaker of the House might look like? Once upon a time, there was a Congressman named Tip O'Neill...
...Come for the D.C. showdown, stay for the truly epic Boston accents in the latest episode of The Big Dig. https://www.wgbh.org/podcasts/the-big-dig/part-3-all-politics-is-local #urbanism #cities #transit #infrastructure
🌞 Good morning - this is GBH News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 68F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10 miles.
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman won the Nobel Prize for their work on mRNA technology, work that made many COVID vaccines possible. #science
Former #RedSox player Tim Wakefield has died at the age of 57 due to complications of brain cancer. #mlb
The fraud lawsuit against Donald Trump opened today in New York.
@342e8ba1 Is that a grammatical error?
"Back when" is something I grew up saying, but I probably have plenty of regionalisms that aren't standard English in my vocabulary...
@95bb19ad There were many cats! we are in the process of putting together a fancam video
The event is over now but the organization Loving Cats Worldwide tours the country.
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just want to hip you to something
this thing is coming from our newsroom, it was a big, huge effort
I've listened ahead and I tell you, it is really really good - we're really proud of it. Drops 6AM tomorrow but you can subscribe to the podcast now.
https://www.wgbh.org/podcasts/the-big-dig #urbanism #transit #cities #infrastructure
I mean, the "hatchet man" who had an actual hatchet is worth the price of admission itself
(not that there's a price of admission, this is public media, it's all free, #TeamNoPaywall)
We've been reporting on the conditions residents of a #Boston public #housing complex are facing. Many elderly and #disabled residents have been stuck in their apartments for more than a week because they need to use the elevator to get in and out of the building.
We passed on the following message of support to the people we talked to for the story and it meant a lot to them.
Got messages of encouragement for these folks? Reply below and we will get it to them.
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Live someplace where hurricanes are a regular occurrence? Give Bostonians #advice!
#NewEngland rarely gets hurricanes; for example, the last time #Maine was under hurricane watch was 2008.
So for those of you who live in places where hurricanes arrive more frequently, what advice do you have for us?
#Boston #mawx #HurricaneLee #Massachusetts
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Greetings #fediverse friends — just a programming note to say that you may see me around more this weekend as our region prepares for #HurricaneLee .
Please feel free to send in questions, let me know what you're seeing, and offer streaming suggestions as I intend to stay indoors 😁
I will do my best to keep you updated with any relevant items from the newsroom. #mawx
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Good morning #fediverse! This is GBH News bringing you the world from #Boston.
Flash flooding inundated #Leominster yesterday as Mayor Dean Mazzarella urged residents to "find a high spot and stay there until this is over." #mawx
Thousands are missing and feared dead after a dam collapse flooded the city of Derna in Libya.
Fashion designer Michael Kors paid tribute to his late mother in an unusual way: by setting his latest fashion show to Burt Bachrach tunes, which she loved.
🌞 Good morning #fediverse! This is GBH News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 78F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10mi.
Paqui is removing its "One Chip Challenge" product from the market after a 14 year old died after eating the very hot chip.
In #Massachusetts, the #union representing personal care attendants reached an agreement with the state, raising wages from a $18 to up to $25.
Bruce Springsteen has cancelled a raft of concerts. The Boss has peptic ulcers.
@7b64062d I do remember when people called it that! When Emerson College moved a dorm close to it, I remember a lot of chatter about it. Today, it's pretty gentrified, I think.
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