Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1987-05-11
Duration: 00:03:46

People: Bolling, Bruce; Dukakis, Michael; Farmer, Robert; George, Christy; Jackson, Jesse;

Clip Description
Christy George reports that a Los Angeles Times poll shows Michael Dukakis (Governor of Massachusetts) leading the field of candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination. George notes that Jesse Jackson (African American political leader) is also a strong contender in the wake of candidate Gary Hart's withdrawal from the race. George's report footage of Dukakis speaking to the media. Dukakis dismisses the importance of polls. George's report also includes footage of Bruce Bolling (co-chair of Jackson's Massachusetts campaign) speaking to the media. Bolling says that the Jackson campaign will challenge the notion that a person of color cannot be president. George's report is accompanied by footage of Jackson campaigning, by footage of Dukakis campaigning and by footage of the Dukakis campaign staff at work.

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/5065_02