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Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1989-07-11
Duration: 00:02:31
Subject: City planning
People: Bethel, Tony; Bolling, Bruce; Dukakis, Michael; Flynn, Raymond; Jones, Marcus; Keverian, George;
Geography: Quincy (Mass.)|Roxbury (Boston, Mass.)|
Clip Description
Marcus Jones reports that the Massachusetts State Legislature has passed a bill designating the city of Quincy as the location for the new headquarters of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA). Jones notes that Parcel 18 in Roxbury had been chosen as the initial site for the headquarters. Jones report includes footage of George Keverian (Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives) and House leadership in the chambers of the House of Representatives. Jones report also features footage of Ray Flynn (Mayor of Boston), Bruce Bolling (Boston City Council), and Parcel 18 supporters at a press conference outside of the Massachusetts State House. Flynn and Bolling express their support for Parcel 18. Flynn says that the legislature's decision has undermined public confidence in the government. Jones reports that Michael Dukakis (Governor of Massachusetts) has vetoed the bill designating Quincy as the MWRA site. Jones' report includes footage of Dukakis at a press conference. Jones interviews Reverend Tony Bethel (Parcel 18 Task Force). Bethel says that he and his supporters will continue to fight for economic justice for Roxbury. Jones' report also includes footage of the building in Quincy proposed to house the MWRA.
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.
