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57 years ago, Judy Griffin's car broke down en route to Woodstock. She poked her head inside a nearby 1967 VW Beetle to ask for a ride... and found Jerry Griffin sitting in the backseat. More than half a century, two sons and five grandchildren later, the couple still haven't left each other's side.

Photo on the left: Screenshot of Judy and Jerry Griffin at Woodstock in 1969 from American Experience | PBS footage courtesy of Warner Brothers Entertainment. Photo on the right: Judy and Jerry Griffin at their home in Manhattan Beach in 2019. Photo courtesy: Ben Trivett.
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Check out everything we've done in the decades since this special moment with a historical timeline documenting our eight decades of innovation and community service ⤵️

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On Oct. 6, 1951, a live Boston Symphony Orchestra broadcast hit our 89.7 FM airwaves. 20 years later, we became an NPR charter member. 75 years later, we're still proudly broadcasting what matters to you across radio, TV, digital media + beyond. Thank you for welcoming us all this time!

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Today is our 75th birthday! 🎉 Since our first broadcast on Oct. 6, 1951, we’ve strived to tell stories that matter –– whether that be through cooking with Julia Child, exploring space with NOVA, or delivering news with FRONTLINE and GBH News. Thank you for making these 75 years so special.

An image of Julia Child at her kitchen studio is displayed on the GBH digital mural with a party hat superimposed onto it. Accompanying text reads "Happy Birthday, GBH!"
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The best part of this serendipitous love story? The Griffins didn't have actual proof of their fairy tale beginning as recently as 2019. But then GBH’s AMERICAN EXPERIENCE released the trailer for its "Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation" doc. Sure enough, there they were.

bit.ly50 Years After They Met at Woodstock, Couple Finally Finds a Photo of Their First Hours TogetherAfter 50 years of searching, Judy and Jerry Griffin finally have a photo from when they first met -- at Woodstock in 1969
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Faust to @gbhnews.bsky.social: "When [Adam] got into recovery – and he had two years and two months in recovery – he devoted his life to helping other people who were seeking recovery... He's still with me. He's with us right here, I can promise you. But then came, how do we move forward?"

wgbh.orgHe lost his son. Now he's teaching fly fishing to help others suffering from addiction.For many anglers, the practice of fly fishing is about much more than catching fish. For some in addiction recovery it can be therapeutic.
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Jim calls the nonprofit "Adam's Parachute," which honors his son in more than just namesake. Just a day before his own death, Adam had saved the life of a young man who had overdosed. Jim sees the parachute as a metaphor for this; Adam had one parachute, and he gave it to someone else.

Noreen Finnegan (left) and Jim Faust (right) fly fish in the Deerfield River in Charlemont, Mass., on June 27, 2026. Photo courtesy: Craig LeMoult/GBH News.
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Two years ago, Jim Faust lost his son, Adam, to addiction. Jim found solace in fly fishing, rooting himself in the peace and calm of nature. Then, he decided to share that solace with people facing similar struggles by starting a nonprofit where he teaches fly fishing to those in addiction recovery.

Jim Faust teaches fly fishing near the Deerfield River in Charlemont, Mass. on June 27, 2026. Photo courtesy: Craig LeMoult/GBH News.
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