Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1988-08-25
Duration: 00:04:16

People: Bentsen, Lloyd; Dukakis, Kitty; Dukakis, Michael; Graham, Saundra; Heller, Darryl; Jackson, Jacqueline; Jackson, Jesse; King, Mel; McAdoo, Myra; Pettus, Trent; Rushing, Byron; Stanley, Philip; Wade, Juanita; Wang, Deborah;

Clip Description
Deborah Wang reports that Boston supporters of Jesse Jackson (African American political leader) are undecided about whether to campaign for Michael Dukakis (Democratic nominee for US President). She notes that the supporters recently met to discuss their role in the upcoming campaign. Wang's report includes footage of a meeting of Jackson supporters. Jackson delegates Mel King, Saundra Graham, Juanita Wade, and Byron Rushing are among the leaders of the meeting. The leaders say that the Dukakis campaign should not take the votes of Jackson supporters for granted. Wang reports that some Jackson supporters will not support Dukakis under any circumstances. Wang interviews Jackson supporters Darryl Heller, Trent Pettus and Myra McAdoo. All three supporters criticize the Dukakis campaign. Wang interviews Philip Stanley (Dukakis campaign) about the role of Jackson supporters in the Dukakis campaign. Stanley says that the Dukakis campaign has been meeting with Jackson supporters and that the campaign is taking no votes for granted. Wang's report includes footage of Dukakis and Jackson at the 1988 Democratic National Convention and footage of Jackson embarking on a voter registration campaign.

This edition of the Ten O'Clock News also included the following item:
Adult entertainment at the Highland Tap
Highland Tap

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/5965_01