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Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1990-03-12
Duration: 00:03:02
Subject: African American businesspeople; City planning; Buildings - Repair and reconstruction
People: Blake, Trevor; Jones, Marcus; Morrison, Virginia; Muhammad, Don; Scott, Ernest;
Geography: Roxbury (Boston, Mass.)|
Clip Description
Marcus Jones reports on the competion of renovations at the Renaissance Building in the Grove Hall district of Roxbury. Jones notes that the project was funded with money from the city's only minority-owned bank, and that the project was overseen by minority architects and contractors. Jones adds that the building is a cornerstone of the Grove Hall revitalization effort. Jones' report includes footage from a gathering to celebrate the completion of the restorations. A crowd stands outside of the building. Virginia Morrison (Neighborhood Development Corporation of Grove Hall) and Don Muhammad (Muhammad's Mosque) address the crowd. Muhammad says that gang activity will decline as more renovation takes place in the neighborhood. Jones interviews Trevor Blake (TTB Construction Inc.) and Ernest Scott (businessman) about the renovations. Blake talks about the challenges faced by minority businesses and contractors. Scott says that renovations and increased foot traffic will force the drug trade out of the area. Jones reports that the city of Boston has committed an additional $50,000 to the Grove Hall revitalization effort.
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.
