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Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1988-04-25
Duration: 00:03:52
People: Dukakis, Michael; Edley, Christopher; Jackson, Jesse; King, Mel; Mondale, Walter
Clip Description
Meg Vaillancourt reports that Jesse Jackson (Democratic candidate for US President) has challenged Michael Dukakis (Democratic candidate for US President) to come out with a budget for his proposed domestic programs. Vaillancourt reports that Dukakis has refused to release a budget so far. Vaillancourt interviews Christopher Edley (Issues Director for the Dukakis campaign). Edley says that Dukakis is an experienced chief executive and that he does not need to release a budget during a presidential campaign. Vaillancourt reviews Dukakis's budget proposals on day care, affordable housing, and drugs. She notes that he has not talked about a budget for these proposals. Vaillancourt reports that Dukakis has talked about funding for his education proposals and for his "Rebuild America" proposal. Vaillancourt reviews Dukakis' budget priorities and notes that he would fund increases in domestic funding through cuts in the defense budget. Vaillancourt reviews the events of Dukakis's first term as Governor of Massachusetts. She notes that a massive state debt forced Dukakis to raise taxes and cut spending. Vaillancourt interviews Mel King (Jackson supporter). King supports Jackson in his demand for Dukakis's budget. Vaillancourt's report includes footage of Jackson and Dukakis at a campaign debate and by footage of Dukakis in 1974.
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.
