Who is WGBH? What does WGBH have to do with movies?
The WGBH Educational Foundation in Boston, Massachusetts, is a nonprofit institution whose purpose is to further the general education of the public by offering television, radio, and other telecommunications programs that inform, inspire, and entertain. WGBH is the country’s largest public broadcasting station, producing more than one third of the PBS prime-time lineup. In addition to its broadcast activities, WGBH develops educational technologies and content for DVDs and Web sites. WGBH is also a pioneer in the field of media access. WGBH has a proud tradition of making media accessible to underserved audiences. In 1972, The Caption Center at WGBH broke the silence barrier with the first captioned television show, The French Chef, on PBS. Today, The Caption Center captions more than 10,000 hours of television programming, Web-based video, music videos, DVDs, large-format films, and other media each year. WGBH also is home to the world’s first and largest description agency, Descript
