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Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1988-09-23
Duration: 00:03:07
Subject: Housing
People: Anthony, Amy; Chema, Peter; Cola, Charles; DiPopallo, Anthony; Ellen, Mel; Gardner, JoAnne; Wang, Deborah;
Geography: Yonkers (New York)|
Clip Description
Deborah Wang reports that a delegation of forty residents from Yonkers, New York, visited Boston to learn about the city's approach to public housing. Wang notes that the delegation from Yonkers toured Boston's model housing projects, which contain a mix of low-, middle- and upper-income units. Wang reports that the city of Yonkers is divided over the issue of mixed-income public housing and affordable housing. She reviews the public housing situation in Yonkers. Wang's report includes footage of the city of Yonkers and footage of the Yonkers delegation discussing housing at a meeting with Amy Anthony (Secretary of Communities and Development for the City of Boston). Charles Cola (Yonkers City Council), Anthony DiPopallo and JoAnne Gardner (Yonkers resident) talk about public housing in Yonkers and in Boston. Wang notes that Ray Flynn (Mayor of Boston) addressed the delegation about Boston's efforts to provide affordable housing for city residents. Wang's report includes footage of Flynn addressing the delegation. Wang's report also includes footage of the members of the delegation touring housing developments in Boston. Members of the delegation, including Peter Chema and Mel Ellen, talk about their impressions of the visit.
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.
