Follow WBURGeorge Hicks
For 90.9 WBUR, George has produced scores of hour-long documentaries, multi-part reporter series, and special radio broadcasts, as well as multimedia stories for WBUR.org. His work with WBUR reporters has won the DuPont-Columbia Silver Baton for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism, the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Journalism Award, the Overseas Press Club’s Lowell Thomas Award and numerous national RTDNA/Edward R. Murrow Awards, among other honors.
Recent series for 90.9 WBUR and WBUR.org:
“Fade To Darkness: The Age of Alzheimers’”
Since 1997, George has served as technical director for WBUR & NPR’s The Connection, Car Talk, On Point, Only A Game, and more recently as field producer and reporter for Here & Now. Throughout, he has trained WBUR staff in broadcast production techniques, including field recording and digital audio editing. Earlier, George worked in music recording and production, live sound, sound design and audio for film/video. He has taught audio production at the college level.
Recent stories:
“Caring For Kevin: An Autistic Man, An Exceptional Surgeon, And A Life Restored”
“MassArt Students Create Toys Big Enough For Elephants”
Some stories from “Here & Now”:
“A Master Class With Jazz Singer Tierney Sutton”
- Email: ghicks@bu.edu
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Music Therapists Help Ease Treatment Of Children With Severe Burns
October 09, 2012
BOSTON — Shriners Hospital for Children in Boston’s music therapy program involves the clinical use of music in a medical setting to accomplish therapeutic goals such as pain management, anxiety reduction and physical rehabilitation.