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Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1988-01-13
Duration: 00:03:45
Subject: Discrimination
People: Bunte, Doris; Flynn, Raymond; Kelly, James; Sullivan, Neil; Vaillancourt, Meg;
Geography: South Boston (Boston, Mass.)|
Clip Description
Meg Vaillancourt reports that Ray Flynn (Mayor of Boston) has promised to integrate public housing projects in South Boston and to put a stop to discriminatory practices by the Boston Housing Authority (BHA). Vaillancourt notes that African American families have been passed over on the waiting list for apartments in South Boston housing projects. Vaillancourt adds that Flynn's plans to integrate public housing have angered his constituents in South Boston, who refer to housing integration as "forced housing." Vaillancourt's report is accompanied by footage of white residents of a South Boston housing project and by footage of South Boston residents during the busing crisis in 1974. Vaillancourt reports that Flynn and Doris Bunte (BHA) attended a community meeting in South Boston to talk about housing integration with South Boston residents. Vaillancourt's report features footage of Flynn at the community meeting. Flynn defends himself against the hostile comments of South Boston residents. James Kelly (Boston City Council) addresses the meeting. Kelly denounces housing integration. Vaillancourt's report includes footage from an interview with Neil Sullivan (policy advisor to Flynn). Sullivan talks about public housing integration and Flynn's relationship with South Boston residents.
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.
