Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1987-02-18
Duration: 00:02:12

Subject: African American students; Parks and recreation; RAP music
People: Jones, Marcus; Levitoff, Barbara;
Geography: Franklin Park|Roxbury (Boston, Mass.)|

Clip Description
Marcus Jones reports on the Franklin Park Zoo's programs in celebration of Black History Month. Jones notes that the zoo's Black Arts Festival celebrates the roots of contemporary African American culture. Jones adds that students are visiting the zoo for programs including singing, dancing, and storytelling. Jones interviews Barbara Levitoff (spokesperson, Franklin Park Zoo). Levitoff talks about the important link between the zoo and the community. Jones' report includes footage of various performers, including a rap group and a storyteller and footage of animals at the zoo. This tape includes additional footage of animals at the zoo.

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/4888_01