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Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1986-03-10
Duration: 00:15:50
Subject: Urban poverty; Welfare economics
People: Bachrach, George; Backman, Jack; Ellis, Darlene; Gallagher, Thomas; Kennedy, Joseph; King, Mel; Magnani, David;
Clip Description
Welfare recipients protest on the snowy steps of the Massachusetts State House on a winter day. Several protesters hold protests signs. Elected officials and candidates in the race for the eighth Congressional District seat are present.A woman addresses the crowd, saying that she is on welfare due to her poor health and that she cannot survive on her welfare check. Jack Backman (State Senator) welcomes the crowd. Backman says that families on welfare are living below the poverty line. Backman talks about the need to pass legislation in order to change this. Darlene Ellis (welfare activist) addresses the crowd. She says that poor people and welfare recipients need to be aware of their rights. George Bachrach (candidate for US Congress) addresses the crowd. Bachrach says that he supports the bill proposing to increase welfare benefits by 25%.Tom Gallagher (candidate for US Congress) addresses the crowd. He says that welfare recipients must be brought up to the poverty line because they are not sharing in the economic prosperity. Joe Kennedy (candidate for US Congress) addresses the crowd. He says that poor families do not have enough money to pay for necessities. Mel King (candidate for US Congress) accuses state officials of a poverty of spirit and mind. King says that the demonstrators must show their power by holding legislators accountable for their policy decisions. David Magnani (State Representative) addresses the crowd. He says that the demonstrators are the leaders in this movement for change. The protesters climb the stairs of the State House and gather at the entrance.
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.
