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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Boston’s FBI special agent in charge is now working at headquarters in DC

1 day ago | wgbh.org | Phillip Martin

June 05, 2025 Jodi Cohen, special agent in charge of the Boston field office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has been promoted to an agency job in D.C., an agency spokesperson told GBH News this week.
GBH Daily: Knockout at Fenway

1 day ago | wgbh.org | Gal Tziperman Lotan

June 05, 2025 This is a web edition of GBH Daily, a weekday newsletter bringing you local stories you can trust so you can stay informed without feeling overwhelmed. Sign up here! ☂️A hot day, with a chance of showers and thunderstorms and highs around 80. Sunset is at 8:18 p.m.Today GBH’s Esteban Bustillos brings us the story of two identical twins, both middle school science teachers, who run a boxing gym on the side and are bringing their hustle and tussle to Fenway Park this weekend.
Boston’s Haitian community on edge after Trump bans travel from their country

1 day ago | wgbh.org | Robert Goulston

June 05, 2025 President Donald Trump signed a new executive order Wednesday night banning people from a dozen countries from entering the United States. Haiti is one of the countries on the list. Brockton resident Teddy Mombrun immigrated from Haiti in 2020. The former physician said he has family who would want to come to the United States, but he believes they won’t be able to after the travel ban.
Immigration judge says Milford teen can be released

2 days ago | wgbh.org | Sarah Betancourt

June 05, 2025 The 18-year-old Milford High School student detained by federal immigration authorities on Saturday is set to be released. Immigration judge Jenny Beverly granted Marcelo Gomes Da Silva’s release in a Thursday hearing. Beverly set the bail amount for $2,000, and Gomes Da Silva’s attorney Robin Nice told GBH News that his family was set to pay it. Nice said it’s unlikely Gomes Da Silva will be detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement again while on bond.
Partisan battle lines form over Trump's plan to defund NPR & PBS

2 days ago | wgbh.org | Deirdre Walsh

June 05, 2025 As GOP congressional leaders are vowing to move full steam ahead to approve President Trump’s request to eliminate all federal funding for public media for the next two years, a group of 29 Senate Democrats are warning the broadcast outlets should be “protected, not decimated.” In a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, these senators argue the proposed clawback of money for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) “would have detrimental effects on local stations,...
GBH Daily: ‘ICE, please get him out’

2 days ago | wgbh.org | Gal Tziperman Lotan

June 05, 2025 This is a web edition of GBH Daily, a weekday newsletter bringing you local stories you can trust so you can stay informed without feeling overwhelmed. Sign up here! 🌡️ Hot and sunny, with highs in the 90s.
‘Reckless and inflammatory’: Wu takes heat from US Attorney for Mass. over immigration pushback

3 days ago | wgbh.org | Adam Reilly

June 04, 2025 The U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts aggressively called out Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Wednesday in a video posted to X for what she calls “reckless and inflammatory” comments regarding federal immigration authorities who’ve been detaining immigrants across Massachusetts in recent weeks. “Referring to federal agents as, quote, 'secret police’ is offensive,” said Leah Foley, who was appointed to lead the office in January by President Donald Trump. “There are no secret police.
‘ICE, please get him out’: Family of detained Milford teen pleads for his release

3 days ago | wgbh.org | Sarah Betancourt

June 04, 2025 Marcelo Gomes Da Silva’s bedroom has a bunk bed, pale gray walls and a drum set. It was from here that his parents and younger siblings begged the federal government to release the 18-year-old Milford student in a video. “My name is Daiane, Marcelo’s mother. Please bring my son back. I miss my son so bad. This is the room of my son, and I need my son inside my home. I need to hug my son — please,” said Gomes Da Silva’s mother, Daiane Pereira, as her husband held her hand.
Stabilizing 'operations,' the National Weather Service hires again after Trump cuts

3 days ago | wgbh.org | Greg Allen

June 04, 2025 MIAMI — After public backlash and concern, the National Weather Service is beginning the process of hiring more than 100 employees to “stabilize operations” at its field offices around the country. Following cuts ordered by the Trump administration earlier this year, the weather service lost nearly 600 positions.
The big list of 2025 Pride events in Boston and beyond

3 days ago | wgbh.org | Lisa Williams

June 04, 2025 This year’s Pride has something for everyone, from art to zines and everything in between. We are regularly updating this list as we learn of new events. Have an event you think should be on this list? Email Lisa Williams at [email protected]. June 5 Pride Night at the Boston Pops with Orville Peck | $ | Boston | Country music star Orville Peck performs along with the Boston Pops.