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Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1990-04-16
Duration: 00:03:28
Subject: Race relations; Violence
People: George, Christy; Hardison, Charles; Henderson, Wilson; Jenkins, Theresa; Jones, Kirk; Stokes, Roosevelt;
Geography: Milton (Mass.)|
Clip Description
Christy George reports on the funeral of Charles Hardison (Milton resident). George reports that Hardison was a good student and star tennis player at Milton High School. She notes that Hardison was shot in his home. George reports that many people consider the suburbs of Boston to be safe from the problems of urban violence. George's report includes footage of African American and white mourners outside of Hardison's funeral at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Milton. White and African American mourners console one another. George interviews mourners Wilson Henderson, Theresa Jenkins, and Roosevelt Stokes outside of the church. Jenkins says that Hardison's death has brought people of both races together. Henderson talks about the problem of violence. George talks about Hardison's accomplishments at Milton High School. George's report includes footage from WCVB of Hardison with his tennis team. George notes that Hardison's death challenges stereotypes about urban violence and race relations.
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.
