About WGBH LabWGBH Lab Team
Denise DiIanni | Executive-in-Charge
Denise DiIanni is the founding director of the WGBH Lab. She's also the Executive in Charge of Boston Media Productions, a 'GBH production unit devoted to the creation of local, regional and new media content. Denise spent many years as a documentary producer for NOVA and before that was as an independent filmmaker working in Central America and Europe.
Christopher Hastings | Lab Supervisor
In addition to his leadership in the WGBH Lab, Christopher is also the Post Production Supervisor for Boston Media Productions. Chris' background in public media includes a stint on the children's television show ZOOM and various projects with WGBH's Educational Productions. His roots in media began in Washington, DC where he was the Associate Producer for Black Entertainment Television's BET Tonight with Tavis Smiley. Chris is a graduate of Kutztown State University in Pennsylvania and holds a master's degree in Film from American University in Washington DC.
Brian Retchless | Production Coordinator
Brian Retchless is the Production Coordinator for the WGBH Lab and oversees updates to the website as well as online community outreach. Brian is a 2007 graduate of Boston College in Chestnut Hill, MA, where he earned a B.A. in Film Studies and received the Costa-Gavras Social Justice Award for his documentary work. Brian is currently producing a documentary on Holocaust survivor Sonia Weitz for Etoile Productions.