MEDIA

Becker was a news reporter at Channel 22 for more than four decades, but might be best remembered for also delivering movie reviews, which were punctuated with his enthusiastic closing line.

Just as the U.S. Surgeon General releases a report warning of mental health damage from social media, research from UMass Amherst and Vanderbilt University confirm assumptions that exposure to "thin-ideal" pictures can distort body images among girls and young women

New England Public Media is coming under criticism from members of the region’s Hispanic community after management laid off 20% of the nonprofit organization’s staff, including several prominent Latina and Latino journalists.

A new true-crime podcast called Up Against the Mob features Springfield's notorious mobsters who surrounded Adolfo "Big Al" Bruno, as well as the voices of prosecutors, cops, journalists and others who were involved after Bruno was killed.

The president of the Greater Springfield NAACP, Talbert Swan II, was surprised to receive a letter this month from lawyers representing former NFL quarterback Brett Favre. Favre has been at the center of a multi-million dollar welfare fraud case in Mississippi.

A fan of a popular 1960s TV sitcom reflects on the dangerous irony he now realizes was stitched into one of his favorite childhood shows.

Vermont writer Archer Mayor wears many hats. After finishing more than 40 mysteries set in the Brattleboro area, Mayor says he will pause his writing to perform more death investigating for the State of Vermont. His forthcoming book, "Fall Guy" is due out in late September.

A popular TV show about the life of Jesus has some important lessons for us as we witness a rise in anti-semitism, says an Episcopal priest.

The Berkshire District Attorney's office hired a media relations firm in 2019, along with management consultants and coaches in 2019 and 2021. The funding came from the office's state budget.

Matt Abramovitz arrives at New England Public Media almost three years after a merger that brought Springfield's public radio station into a partnership with GBH.