Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1988-07-11
Duration: 00:03:16

People: Bentsen, Lloyd; Dukakis, Michael; Feinstein, Diane; George, Christy; Graham, Saundra; Jackson, Jesse; Jordan, Raymond;

Clip Description
Christy George reports that the campaigns of Jesse Jackson (Democratic US Presidential candidate) and Michael Dukakis (Democratic US Presidential candidate) have different agendas for the upcoming Democratic convention. She notes that Jackson may not support Dukakis's choice of running mate because he would like to be named as Dukakis's running mate. George reports that Jackson has threatened to have floor fights on all platform issues that he does not win, and to present his speech outside of the convention if he feels slighted by the party. George speculates on whether the delegates for each candidate will unite at the convention. George interviews Raymond Jordan (Dukakis delegate) and Saundra Graham (Jackson delegate) about their views of the convention. Jordan says that he is working to unite all Democrats behind Dukakis. Graham says that Dukakis must accommodate Jackson's platform to win his delegates. George's report includes footage of Dukakis and Lloyd Bentsen (U.S. Senator) at a press conference and footage of Dukakis campaigning. George's report also features footage of Jackson and footage of Dianne Feinstein (US Senator) at the 1984 Democratic National Convention.

This edition of the Ten O'Clock News also included the following item:
An African American family moves into the McCormack housing project
NAACP and public 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.

See also: http://main.wgbh.org/ton/programs/5872_02