Bob Blumenthal: Grammy Award Winning Jazz Critic
BOB BLUMENTHAL began writing jazz criticism in 1969 while attending Harvard College. He was a contributing editor of the Boston Phoenix (1969-1989) and a contributor to The Boston Globe (1990-2002), and has also appeared in such publications as the Atlantic Monthly, Rolling Stone, the Village Voice, Down Beat, JazzTimes and Jazziz. He won two Grammy awards for best album notes for collections by John Coltrane and Miles Davis.
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Underwater with Dr. Shelby Thomas
Dr. SHELBY THOMAS, PhD (b.1996) is the CEO & Founder of Ocean Rescue Alliance International (OCAI). Dr. Thomas is an ocean solutionist who specializes in marine conservation and restoration.
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The Sun Shines on Filmmaker Miguel Angel Ferrer
MIGUEL ANGEL FERRER is a Venezuelan Cuban-American award winning filmmaker with over 18 years in the advertising, film and television industries. Ferrer’s feature film “The Shadow of the Sun,” was selected to represent Venezuela at the 96th Academy Awards.
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Filmmakers Leonor Anthony & Nima Soofi
LEONOR ANTHONY is a Cuban-born multidisciplinary activist artist based in Miami, Florida. She is an accredited scholar, artist, photographer, curator and published author. She is known for her courageous use of materials and for creating works that invoke awareness to some of the most important social and environmental issues of our time.
NIMA SOOFI is a filmmaker from Vancouver who co-founded Qube Film. He has been actively involved as a director and lead editor for over 100 TV shows, feature films, documentaries and commercials.
Super Prolific Author Ben Mezrich
As of July 4th, 2025 BEN MEZRICH (b.1969) has authored twenty-eight books – major international and New York Times Bestsellers, with well over 11 million copies sold. The non-fiction genre he’s created – cinematic and unique true stories of young geniuses battling their way through the grey area between right and wrong, and succeeding at all costs
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Denise Blumenthal: Pioneering PBS LearningMedia
DENISE BLUMENTHAL was Director of Education at WGBH, Boston’s public television station. Under her leadership, WGBH’s Education Department in partnership with PBS launched PBS LearningMedia, an online library with more than 100,000 digital resources used by more than 1.6 million educators.
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