WGBH-FM (Boston, MA)

GBH (89.7 MHz) is a public radio station based in Boston, Massachusetts. It serves as a member of National Public Radio (NPR) and is affiliated with Public Radio International (PRI), which is owned by the WGBH Educational Foundation. Additionally, GBH is associated with American Public Media (APM). The station is licensed to the WGBH Educational Foundation, which also manages the flagship WGBH-TV and WGBX-TV, as well as WGBY-TV in Springfield.

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Supreme Court to decide on 6 cases today. And, new details on U.S. airstrikes on Iran

1 day ago | wgbh.org | Brittney Melton

June 27, 2025 Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top storiesThe Trump administration has revealed new details about the U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear program, including that the operation was years in the making.
'Equal dignity': U.S. map shows the impact of Obergefell v. Hodges decision

2 days ago | wgbh.org | Bill Chappell

June 26, 2025 “They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law,” then-Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote 10 years ago, in the Obergefell v. Hodges majority opinion. “The Constitution grants them that right.”With those words, on June 26, 2015, same-sex marriage became legal in all U.S. states.
Healey buys lawmakers time with $7.5B interim budget filing

4 days ago | wgbh.org | Chris Lisinski

June 24, 2025 Lawmakers working on a compromise state budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1 could get four more weeks of runway under an interim spending bill Gov. Maura Healey filed Monday. Healey submitted a nearly $7.5 billion proposal (HD 4844) that would continue to fund state government for about another month if the next spending cycle begins without a final budget in place.
Sen. Murkowski on why she's having more talks than ever on the state of democracy

4 days ago | wgbh.org | Juana Summers

June 24, 2025 Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a moderate Republican from Alaska, has a reputation for bucking her party. She sometimes broke away from President Trump on key issues during his first term like the push to repeal the Affordable Care Act and the confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
State lawmakers poised to open up ‘black box’ of committee votes

5 days ago | wgbh.org | Katie Lannan

June 23, 2025 Massachusetts residents could soon gain new insight into where state lawmakers stand on the bills they review and what arguments are being made to sway those lawmakers. House and Senate Democrats announced Monday that, for the first time since 2019, the two chambers have reached an agreement on a shared set of rules shaping the flow of legislation through Beacon Hill.
Trump loves saying 'You're fired.' Now he's making it easier to fire federal workers

5 days ago | wgbh.org | Andrea Hsu

June 23, 2025 Back in April, the veteran Justice Department lawyer Erez Reuveni was in court, representing the government in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man the government mistakenly deported to El Salvador. The judge peppered Reuveni with questions: How was Abrego Garcia seized? What authority did law enforcement officers have to take him from his car? “So, Your Honor, my answer to a lot of these questions is going to be frustrating,” Reuveni responded.
Despite DEI pushback, guides along Boston's Freedom Trail widen the lens of inclusion

5 days ago | wgbh.org | Paul Singer

June 23, 2025 On a recent Saturday, two Freedom Trail Foundation guides, dressed in androgynous 18th-century garb, recounted the story of Jemima Wilkinson. She was a Rhode Island–born preacher who, after a grave illness in 1776, transitioned into a genderless evangelist known as the Public Universal Friend.
A Walk Down the Block: Inside the fight over White Stadium in Franklin Park

1 week ago | wgbh.org | Paris Alston

June 20, 2025 Let’s take a walk down the block. Today, we’re at the entrance to White Stadium, steps from Walnut Avenue in Jamaica Plain. Cars whiz by in the distance and airplanes fly overhead as birds chirp in the many surrounding trees. In the middle of them used to sit the white art deco structure, which was built in the 1940s. White Stadium once seated more than 10,000 people.
Communication blackout amid intensifying strikes leave Iranians unsure of where to go

1 week ago | wgbh.org | Kana Ruhalter

June 20, 2025 It’s been more than a week since Israel’s bombing campaign in Iran began, and the two countries have been trading strikes ever since. Panic and confusion in Iran’s capital city, Tehran, remain widespread. Millions of civilians are fearing for their safety as the threat of the United States’ involvement looms large. The World’s Shirin Jaafari has been covering the conflict and joined GBH’s All Things Considered host Arun Rath to share her reporting.
Draft regulations circulating on three-year bachelor's degrees

1 week ago | wgbh.org | Sam Drysdale

June 20, 2025 The Board of Higher Education is moving ahead with steps to allow public and private colleges and universities in Massachusetts to offer three-year bachelor’s degrees, reducing the typical 120-credit requirement. The Department of Higher Education has internally circulated draft regulations, which will be shared with board members on Wednesday for the next step of internal review.