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Leola Hampton and Linda Stark never talked about it. They never asked each other if they were okay. It’s understandable, given the trauma the sisters endured.

On a spring afternoon, Pamela Saucer-Richardson stood in a grassy vacant lot on Erie Street, a block from Franklin Park in Dorchester, and remembered when her father owned the property more than 30 years ago.

WGBH announced the end of “Basic Black” as a TV production in May along with “Greater Boston” and “Talking Politics.” Layoffs claimed 31 positions. For some with experience inside Boston’s only public television station, the end was expected. WGBH’s commitment to local programs, they say, has been in retreat for decades.

Boston public media producer GBH has named Dan Lothian to the newly created role of editor in chief, GBH News and The World.

Move prompts strong pushback from staff and viewers

“What Is Owed?” is a seven-part podcast exploring the history of reparations efforts, with new episodes every Thursday; the sixth episode was released this week.

Phillip Martin, multi-awardwinning journalist and senior investigative reporter for the GBH News Center for Investigative Reporting, will be inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame.

Delores Edwards, executive producer of GBH’s “Basic Black,” has guided the show to an award from the National Association of Black Journalists.

Eric Jackson, who hosted Eric in the Evening on GBH radio for over 40 years and occupied a unique cultural position in Boston through decades of the city’s glacial transformation, died on Sept. 17, 2022. His life will be celebrated on Sunday, April 30 with a free concert at the station in Brighton. The concert takes place on International Jazz Day and is a collaboration between GBH Music and JazzBoston.

Eric Jackson, a jazz host who inspired audiences in Boston for decades, died on Saturday morning. He was 72 years old.