GBH Discontinuing 'Beat The Press' And 'Innovation Hub'

BOSTON — GBH will discontinue the production of two weekly programs, Beat the Press with Emily Rooney, and the national radio series Innovation Hub with Kara Miller.

The Boston-based local news station sent out a statement Friday, saying it instead wants to deepen its focus on audience-centered local stories and to do so, it will drop the two weekly programs.

The station says this change comes because it wants to concentrate on critical issues like education, social justice, COVID/public health, and politics.

Beat the Press, with Emily Rooney, has been airing once a week for a half-hour for the last 24 years. The program takes an inside look at how the media covers and analyzes the big issues.

"This was a difficult decision. Beat the Press has been one of GBH's longest-running news shows...and we are grateful to Emily Rooney for her award-winning work, her dedication to her craft, and her many contributions to GBH over 24 years," said Pam Johnston, General Manager of GBH News in a statement.

Innovation Hub with Kara Miller is a weekly hour-long public radio program produced by GBH and distributed by Public Radio International that covers education, technology, culture, sustainable living, and business

"Innovation Hub has given us a deeper understanding of the inventive spirit of human ideas and technology over the course of a decade. We thank Kara Miller and the Innovation Hub production team for their exceptional work, creativity and contributions to public media," Johnston added.

Beat the Press is currently on summer hiatus and will not return in September. Innovation Hub will continue to air through mid-November in national distribution with PRX.