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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 April 25, 2018, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_3F95D9988C074DB6B100A3523F24121B.
- MLA: “Ten O'Clock News; Walpole State Prison.” 05/19/1976. WGBH Media Library & Archives. Web. April 25, 2018. <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