WGBH has lost its corporate freakin' mind. Perfectly good studios in Woods Hole in an ideal building that has been acoustically adapted to broadcast in the appropriate areas. Hey! Let's chuck all our assets there and move to another space and build from scratch. Not smart and not fiscally responsible. I miss the days when David Liroff and Henry Becton had oversight and kept the Cape and Islands operation 'reality based'. Thank you Jay, for sharing this.
Change is hard but Woods Hole is changing like the rest of Falmouth. It has its charm but the construction of multimillion dollar condos and homes has made it a place impossible to live for many scientists and average people. Parking is impossible and ferry traffic gets worse every year. Highfield Hall has a great history of affiliation with the major mid century modernist painters and was saved from demolition by local people. The woodlands abutting it are inviting to all people for walks. The current building has a creative history where generations of students studied ballet and musical instruments. In my opinion it is a more accessible place and will be more available to the average listener especially if they utilize the space for events.
Sounds like it’s time for a LBO of CAI from GBH - no not ‘leveraged buy out’ from the private equity lexicon, but a ‘liberal buyout out’ - you bought the building now buy the station. Cut a deal with WBUR.
WGBH has lost its corporate freakin' mind. Perfectly good studios in Woods Hole in an ideal building that has been acoustically adapted to broadcast in the appropriate areas. Hey! Let's chuck all our assets there and move to another space and build from scratch. Not smart and not fiscally responsible. I miss the days when David Liroff and Henry Becton had oversight and kept the Cape and Islands operation 'reality based'. Thank you Jay, for sharing this.
Change is hard but Woods Hole is changing like the rest of Falmouth. It has its charm but the construction of multimillion dollar condos and homes has made it a place impossible to live for many scientists and average people. Parking is impossible and ferry traffic gets worse every year. Highfield Hall has a great history of affiliation with the major mid century modernist painters and was saved from demolition by local people. The woodlands abutting it are inviting to all people for walks. The current building has a creative history where generations of students studied ballet and musical instruments. In my opinion it is a more accessible place and will be more available to the average listener especially if they utilize the space for events.
Sounds like it’s time for a LBO of CAI from GBH - no not ‘leveraged buy out’ from the private equity lexicon, but a ‘liberal buyout out’ - you bought the building now buy the station. Cut a deal with WBUR.
Ownership structure of WCAI should be reconsidered.