Commonwealth Journal is an award winning weekly, half-hour public affairs radio program that discusses topics of particular interest to Massachusetts listeners through an exploration of Massachusetts issues, culture, history, politics, art and science.

Segments may be about farming in New England, family ritual and consumer culture, what students are doing at the state's science fair, Boston's Haitian community, or the cleaning of the Charles River. Commonwealth Journal also looks at the people and events of Massachusetts past, such as the life of Charles Sumner, Massachusetts' anti-slavery Senator; the King Phillip's War; the lives and times of McLean Hospital; the story behind Massachusetts' diners; or, a discussion about the history of marriage. Commonwealth Journal informs the state's residents about those stories that have shaped the state and its people, while providing a Massachusetts perspective to issues of national and international concern.

In the past six years, Commonwealth Journal has won First Place Public Service and Public Affairs program awards from the Associated Press of Massachusetts & Rhode Island, the Massachusetts Broadcasters Association, the American Cancer Society, the Silver Microphone Awards and the Agricultural Communicators in Education. The program also won a second place national award from the Public Radio News Directors Association.

The program is produced by WUMB Radio at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Funding for Commonwealth Journal is provided by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.