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Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1988-10-06
Duration: 00:02:55
Subject: Race relations
People: Bentsen, Lloyd; Bolling, Bruce; Bush, George H.W.; Dukakis, Michael; Edelin, Dr. Kenneth; Jackson, Jesse; Leland, Mickey; Quayle, Dan; Wang, Deborah;
Clip Description
Deborah Wang reports on the vice-presidential debate between Lloyd Bentsen (Democratic vice-presidential candidate) and Dan Quayle (Republican vice-presidential candidate). Wang reports that the candidates failed to debate any issues related to the African American community and minority voters. Wang reports that there was no discussion of drugs, urban unemployment, housing, or discrimination. Wang's report includes footage from the vice-presidential debate. Wang reports that African American community leaders were disappointed in the debate because there were no minorities represented on the panel of questioners. Wang interviews Dr. Kenneth Edelin (NAACP Legal Defense Fund) and Mickey Leland (US Congressman from Texas) about the lack of minority participation in the debate. Wang reports that the many leaders at an NAACP Legal Defense Fund luncheon were dissatisfied with the Dukakis campaign. Wang's report includes footage of the NAACP luncheon and footage of Bruce Bolling (Boston City Council) talking about the need for the candidates to address urban issues. Wang reports that many minority voters supported Jackson for president. She notes that Dukakis will have to make an effort to bring minority voters to the polls on election day. Wang's report includes footage of Jackson campaigning.
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.
