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Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1986-08-25
Duration: 00:03:21
People: D'Amico, Gerard; DiMasi, Salvatore; Dukakis, Michael; Hardie, Peter; Jones, Marcus; King, Mel; Placid, Regina; Robinson, Jack E.; Rufo, Robert; Rushing, Byron; Shotwell, Jo Ann; Watson, Georgette; Williams-Martin, Baroness;
Clip Description
Marcus Jones reports that the Black Political Task Force has announced its candidate endorsements for the upcoming elections. Jones's report includes footage from a press conference at which the Task Force announces its slate of candidates. The candidates are present. Salvatore DiMasi (candidate for State Representative) addresses the audience. Jones notes that the Task Force has generated controversy by endorsing some white candidates over African American candidates. Jones adds that the Task Force endorsed candidate Robert Rufo over candidate Georgette Watson for the office of Suffolk County Sheriff. Jones's report includes footage of Watson and Rufo talking about the endorsement. Jones interviews Peter Hardie (President, Black Political Task Force) about the endorsements. Jones's report features footage of Jack E. Robinson (President, Boston chapter of the NAACP), Baroness Williams-Martin (political activist), and Regina Placid (candidate for State Representative) commenting on the endorsements. Jones's report also includes footage of Mel King (political activist) and Michael Dukakis (Governor of Massachusetts) campaigning.
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.
