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Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1988-06-16
Duration: 00:02:49
People: Boeri, David; Bunte, Doris; Deaver, Jean; Flynn, Raymond; Langford, Marcia; LaPlante, Robert; Sullivan, Neil;
Clip Description
David Boeri reports from a press conference with Ray Flynn (Mayor of Boston, Doris Bunte (Boston Housing Authority), Neil Sullivan (Policy Advisor to Flynn) and Robert Laplante (Department of Housing and Urban Development). The officials attempt to explain the new rules for the Boston Housing Authority's revised public housing tenant selection policy. The policy is intended to end discrimination in the selection process, but will not result in the removal of current tenants from their apartments. Boeri reports that the explanation of the policy is very confusing, but two tenants in attendance are able to do understand the policy. Boeri's report includes footage of the press conference and footage from interviews with public housing tenants Jean Deaver and Marcia Langford.
This edition of the Ten O'Clock News also included the following item:
Reporter Meg Vaillancourt at the Old Colony housing project
South Boston residents talk about housing integration
Series Description
A local program aimed at the Boston audience, The Ten O'Clock News debuted on January 15, 1976. Its two immediate predecessors were The Reporters and Evening Compass. A news and public affairs show focusing on neighborhood, local and state issues, The Reporters was produced and broadcast on WGBH from 1970 to 1973. The Reporters was then replaced by Evening Compass, which expanded into a twice-nightly news broadcast during the tense moments of Boston's busing crisis. On the air from 1973 to 1975, Evening Compass found an audience through its in-depth coverage of school desegregation in Boston, which began in 1974. The Ten O'Clock News stood out as an in-depth news program. It strove for a balance between local and national stories, between politics and the Arts. The last The Ten O'Clock News program was broadcast on May 30, 1991.
