GBH lays off 31, suspends production of three TV shows

By Don Seiffert • Published May 22, 2024 • Updated on May 23, 2024 at 10:23 am

GBH laid off 31 people across the nonprofit organization’s 13 departments in an attempt to address a $7 million budget gap, according to a memo from the CEO on Wednesday.

The organization, whose full name is the WGBH Educational Foundation, is also suspending production of three of its television shows — Greater Boston, Talking Politics, and Basic Black — saying they “no longer draw enough viewers to justify the cost of making them for television.”

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