Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1986-09-03
Duration: 00:05:10

People: Gallagher, Thomas; George, Christy; Gibson, Mary Jane; King, Mel; O'Neill, Thomas, Jr.;

Clip Description
Christy George reports on Mel King (candidate for US Congress) and his campaign for the Congressional seat in the eighth district. She reviews the issues impacting King's own South End neighborhood and she analyzes the demographics of the eighth Congressional district. George discusses the geographic and socioeconomic areas from which King draws his support. George's report includes footage of King campaigning from door to door and footage of King campaigning at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and the Man-Ray club. George interviews people on the street about why they do or do not support King. George interviews Thomas Gallagher (State Representative), Mary Jane Gibson (State Representative), and Thomas O'Neill, Jr. (son of Tip O'Neill) about King's candidacy and his chances of victory. George's report includes footage of King's South End neighborhood.

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/4592_02