The American Archive of Public Broadcasting is a collaboration between the Library of Congress and GBH (@wgbh) to identify, preserve, and make accessible the historical record of public media.
Celebrate Hanukkah with a classic from the archive! 🕎
This award-winning program from 1973, narrated by Edward Asner and courtesy of Mississippi Public Broadcasting, explores the history of the holiday and how it is celebrated in homes around the world.
Watch the full program:
https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-60-439zw9m7
Have you seen the new movie Nuremberg? It follows U.S. Army psychiatrist Douglas Kelley (Rami Malek) as he studies Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe) and other Nazi leaders during the Nuremberg trials.
After the trials, Kelley hosted KQED-TV’s series "The Criminal Man." Explore the archive and hear him recount his experience with Göring in this 1958 episode: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-8k74t6fz2k
Today we celebrate #WorldDigitalPreservationDay with the launch of the @wgbh Archives Collection, featuring thousands of digitized TV episodes, raw interviews, radio broadcasts, news reports, and curated clips from public media’s oldest professional archive.
Discover groundbreaking journalism from FRONTLINE, scientific breakthroughs from NOVA, powerful documentaries from AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, timeless drama from MASTERPIECE, and much more.
Explore the collection: https://americanarchive.org/special_collections/open-vault
As Halloween approaches, our imaginations drift toward the eerie and the unexplained. Celebrate spooky season with the "Bumps in the Night Collection," a curated lineup of more than 100 public media programs that explore the stories that send chills down your spine.
Explore the collection in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting: https://americanarchive.org/special_collections/spooky-collection
Happy birthday to Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft. Do you remember when Windows (and Gates) looked like this?
Listen as Gates talks about the software in 1990 on Cascade PBS’s “Serious Money.”
Watch the full interview in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-283-440rz2j9
This week, we remember the life and accomplishments of #SusanStamberg, a Founding Mother of @NPR and a pioneer who helped shape public radio as we know and love it.
In 2010, Stamberg spoke at WVIA in Pennsylvania about NPR’s early days and how “All Things Considered” creator Bill Siemering encouraged her to embrace her authentic voice in an industry dominated by men: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-294-81jhb5bj
In celebration of #AskAnArchivistDay, our archivists are here to answer any questions you may have about the work that we do at the American Archive of Public Broadcasting!
Drop your questions in the comments or join us for a Reddit AMA: https://www.reddit.com/r/Archivists/comments/1o8775a/were_archivists_for_the_american_archive_of/
It’s true. As of today, public media has been defunded.
And while it can be hard to feel optimistic, there’s still so much that we can do to protect and preserve the public media programming that tells our shared story.
Don’t let our collective history be lost forever.
Donate to support the American Archive of Public Broadcasting:
https://americanarchive.donorsupport.co/page/FUNUDUZQUXB
Fall is here, and we’re celebrating with some 1970s “Hodge Podge Lodge” ASMR! 🍁🍂
Join Miss Jean Worthley of Maryland Public Television as she gently guides us through the wonders of nature and shows us all the cozy crafts you can make with acorns this season.
Watch the full episode in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-394-41mgqwf8
In celebration of #HispanicHeritageMonth, join the AAPB in honoring the contributions and influence of Hispanic communities throughout American history.
The Hispanic Heritage Collection features thousands of public radio and television programs dating from the 1950s to today. These programs highlight the rich cultures of Hispanic communities in the United States.
Explore the collection: https://americanarchive.org/special_collections/hispanic-heritage-collection
#OnThisDay in 1975, Boston began court-ordered public school integration through busing, a pivotal moment in the city’s civil rights history. The move sparked widespread protests, revealing deep racial tensions across neighborhoods.
Listen to Mayor Kevin White’s address to the city, outlining the desegregation process and urging compliance and acceptance, courtesy of @wgbh's "The Evening Compass."
Watch the full program in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-qj77s7j383
Today, we honor and remember those lost on September 11, 2001, and all who were impacted in its aftermath. The American Archive of Public Broadcasting's "9/11 Special Coverage Collection" features in-depth reports from across the U.S., including coverage from PBS @newshour.
Explore the collection: https://americanarchive.org/special_collections/9-11-special-coverage
📣 Calling all students, Bostonians, and public media enthusiasts!
Join the American Archive of Public Broadcasting for a Transcript-A-Thon and be part of preserving history: https://www.wgbh.org/events/american-archive-of-public-broadcasting-transcript-a-thon-volunteer-event
🗓️ Date: Thursday, 9/18 from 10am-12pm
📍 Location: The @wgbh Studio at the Boston Public Library
💻 What to bring: Your laptop and curiosity!
Explore archival public media from the past 70 years and help make historic programs more accessible and discoverable for all!
#OnThisDay in 1978, “The Mayor of Casterbridge,” Thomas Hardy’s classic tale of pride, regret, and redemption, made its dramatic debut on Masterpiece Theatre.
Listen to Alistair Cooke’s introduction of the saga courtesy of @wgbh Archives’ Linda and Andrew Egendorf Masterpiece Theatre Alistair Cooke Collection.
Period drama fans, this one’s for you. ✨
Watch Cooke’s full introduction in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-096b98fe503
#OnThisDay in 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington.
Listen to the full speech in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting, courtesy of @wgbh and GBH Archives: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-97940t7x
Ever seen Ray Bradbury perform a magic trick for Maya Angelou? We hadn’t either—until now.
To celebrate Ray Bradbury’s birthday, we’re sharing one of the quirkiest all-star interviews in our archive. In 1975, Bradbury and Angelou met for a conversation full of wonder, wisdom—and yes, magic tricks.
Courtesy of Thirteen WNET New York's "Assignment America": https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-75-77fqzdzd
Happy birthday to our favorite, not-so-imaginary, Mr. Snuffleupagus!
When Snuffy was first introduced on "Sesame Street," he was meant to be Big Bird’s imaginary friend. But over time, the show’s creators realized the unintended message this sent: that adults might not believe children, even when they’re telling the truth.
So in Season 17, the adults finally met Snuffleupagus, proving Big Bird was right all along. 💛
This one goes out to all our lefties for #InternationalLeftHandersDay. Did you know there's a superstition that left-handed people are more likely to commit crimes? Have no fear, Douglas M. Kelley, police consultant, psychiatrist, and professor of criminology, debunks this myth in "The Criminal Man," a 1958 program from KQED.
Watch the full program in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-n872v2db4t
📣📣 This just in from Audio Visual Metadata and Training Data intern, Isabella Juhaeri!
"Abstraction, Aura, and Archives: Postmodern Considerations of Digital Preservation in the Age of AI": https://blog.americanarchive.org/2025/08/12/abstraction-aura-and-archives/
