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Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1985-06-28
Duration: 00:04:27
Subject: School management and organization; School buildings and classrooms; School superintendents
People: Garrity, W. Arthur, Jr.; McCormick, Peter; Spillane, Robert; Vaillancourt, Meg;
Clip Description
Meg Vaillancourt profiles Robert Spillane (Superintendent, Boston Public Schools) as he prepares to leave Boston for a post in Virginia. Vaillancourt reports on Spillane's accomplishments in improving the Boston Public School System and cutting the school budget deficit. Her report includes footage from an interview with Spillane. Spillane compliments the teaching staff in the Boston Public Schools and talks about his opinion of Arthur Garrity (federal judge). Spillane says that Garrity's stewardship of the school system was a "disaster." Vaillancourt interviews Peter McCormick (President, Bank of New England) about Spillane's good relationship with the business community. Vaillancourt speculates about whether Spillane will one day pursue a career in politics. The report also features footage of Spillane receiving an award and of Spillane socializing with groups of people.
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.
