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Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1989-07-07
Duration: 00:04:02
Subject: City planning
People: Boeri, David; Bolling, Bruce; Flynn, Raymond; Harold, Paul; Hennigan, Maura; Hestnes, Harold; Kelly, James; Levy, Paul; Scondras, David; Stith, Charles;
Clip Description
David Boeri reports that African American community leaders and city officials have proposed to build the new headquarters of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) in Roxbury. Boeri notes that the MWRA headquarters would be the cornerstone in a project to develop Parcel 18, located near the Ruggles MBTA station. Boeri's report includes footage of a press conference with city officials and African American leaders. Charles Stith (Union United Methodist Church), Bruce Bolling (Boston City Council), Ray Flynn (Mayor of Boston), Harold Hestnes (member of "The Vault"), and James Kelly (Boston City Council) all speak out in favor of Parcel 18. Boeri reports that the Massachusetts State Legislature is also considering the city of Quincy for the MWRA site. Boeri notes that African American leaders are asking state legislators to show their support for the African American community by choosing Parcel 18. Boeri's report includes footage of Paul Harold (State Senator) speaking to the media. Harold says that Quincy is the right place for the MWRA headquarters. Boeri's report also includes footage of Paul Levy (MWRA) at a press conference. Levy says that the MWRA site does not have to be in Quincy. Boeri reports that city officials and African American leaders are pressuring state legislators to support Parcel 18.
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.
