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Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1987-01-21
Duration: 00:03:23
Subject: School boards; School superintendents
People: Casper, Joseph; Grady, John; Jones, Marcus; McCluskey, Kevin; McCormack, Michael; McGuire, Jean; Nucci, John; O'Bryant, John; O'Reilly, Thomas; Wilson, Dr. Laval;
Clip Description
Marcus Jones reports that Laval Wilson (Superintendent, Boston Public Schools) is frustrated because the Boston School Committee has twice rejected his proposal to consolidate Boston high schools. Jones' report includes interviews with School Committee members John Nucci, Joseph Casper and O'Bryant. Nucci says that Wilson is frustrated by a lack of support from some members of the Committee. Casper accuses the minority members of the School Committee of causing trouble for Wilson. O'Bryant resents Casper's accusations that the minority members of the Committee vote in a bloc. O'Bryant and Casper differ on how much parental participation should be encouraged by Wilson and the School Committee. Jones notes that some critics accuse the committee of focusing too much on the daily operations of the schools and not enough on educational policy. Jones notes that a spokesperson for Wilson says that Wilson has no intention of leaving his post. Jones' report includes footage from an interview with Michael McCormack (Boston City Council) and footage of a Boston School Committee meeting.
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.
