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Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1990-05-17
Duration: 00:02:58
Subject: Drug abuse - Prevention and treatment; African American religious leaders
People: Askia, Nathaniel; Ellis-Hagler, Graylan; Fox, Gloria; Jones, Marcus; Watson, David;
Clip Description
Marcus Jones reports that drug addicts and community leaders held a demonstration in front of the Massachusetts State House. Jones notes that the demonstrators were lobbying for more funding for drug treatment centers in Massachusetts. Jones reports that there are not enough publicly funded treatment programs to meet demand. Jones'report includes footage of the demonstration. Demonstrators hold signs and chant. Reverend Graylan Ellis-Hagler addresses the demonstrators. Ellis-Hagler says that access to drug treatment is a class issue. Gloria Fox (State Representative) tells demonstrators to let state legislators know that drug treatment centers are needed. Jones interviews a recovering drug addict who says that she intends to register to vote. Jones also interviews David Watson (recovering drug addict) about the need for treatment centers. Jones reports that the demonstrators went into the State House to register to vote after the rally. Jones notes that the demonstrators intend to vote against legislators who do not support their cause.
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.
