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Ten O'Clock News; Walpole State Prison

05/19/1976

Exteriors of Walpole State Prison. Razor wire rims tall concrete wall. Guard tower. Several takes of reporter standup on five recent escapes by inmates on furlough.

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Series

Ten O'Clock News

Title

Walpole State Prison

Series Description

NIGHTLY NEWS WITH CHRISTOPHER LYDON AND CARMEN FIELDS Began January 1976. Replaced evening news show EVENING COMPASS. Original host: Steve Nevas. Other anchors, Christopher Lydon (1977-91) and Gail Harris (1983). In 1980 - hour long. Ended in 1991.

(PREDECESSORS: Louis Lyons began news operations at WGBH in 1952. The News at 10 began in 1966. The Reporters premiered in 1970. The Evening Compass started in 1974.) Series release date: 1/1976

Duration

00:09:54

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Subjects

Prisoners

Jails

Locations

Walpole (Mass. : Town)

Genres

News Report

Topics

News

Contributors

Cohen, Art (Reporter)

Citation

Chicago: “Ten O'Clock News; Walpole State Prison,” 05/19/1976, WGBH Media Library & Archives, accessed June 19, 2019, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_3F95D9988C074DB6B100A3523F24121B.

MLA: “Ten O'Clock News; Walpole State Prison.” 05/19/1976. WGBH Media Library & Archives. Web. June 19, 2019. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_3F95D9988C074DB6B100A3523F24121B>.

APA: Ten O'Clock News; Walpole State Prison. Boston, MA: WGBH Media Library & Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_3F95D9988C074DB6B100A3523F24121B