Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1988-08-25
Duration: 00:02:43

Subject: Vice
People: Alexopoulos, Agamemnon; Alvarado, Norma; Bolling, Bruce; Celester, William; Holley, Dana; Jones, Marcus;
Geography: Roxbury (Boston, Mass.)|

Clip Description
Marcus Jones reports that many residents were present at a public hearing on whether to allow nude dancing at the Highland Tap in Roxbury. Jones reports that the Highland Tap has featured nude dancing for almost ten years. He adds that the police and critics believe that the bar is attracting drug traffic and other vices to the area. Jones' report includes footage from the public hearing. Bruce Bolling (Boston City Council) and William Celester (Deputy Superintendent, Boston Police Department) speak out against nude dancing at the bar. Celester talks about criminal activity and underage dancers at the bar. Jones reports that local business owners say that the Highland Tap is a good neighbor. Jones interviews a local business owner who says that the bar creates no problems. Jones interviews Agamemnon Alexopoulos (owner, Highland Tap). Alexopoulos denies any problems with drugs or violence at the bar. Jones interviews Roxbury residents Norma Alvarado and Dana Holley about their opinions on nude dancing at the bar. Jones reports that the city will soon decide whether to grant a license for adult entertainment at the bar.

This edition of the Ten O'Clock News also included the following item:
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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/5964_02