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Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1991-04-22
Duration: 00:03:51
People: Brown, Dee; Jones, Marcus; McKenney, Charles; Nelson, Virginia; Underwood, Gretchen;
Geography: Ayer (Mass.)|Milton (Mass.)|Wellesley (Mass.)|
Clip Description
Marcus Jones reports on the emergence of African American elected officials in the predominantly white suburbs of Boston. Jones notes that Gretchen Underwood (Wellesley Town Meeting Member) was elected to the Wellesley Town Meeting as a member of the recently formed Wellesley African American Coalition. Jones notes that the coalition was formed after an incident of harassment in Wellesley involving Dee Brown (Boston Celtics basketball player). Jones reports that Virginia Nelson (Milton Town Meeting Member) placed second out of fourteen candidates in the Milton elections. Jones reports that Charles McKenney (Selectman, town of Ayer) will become the chairman of the Ayer Board of Selectmen next year. Jones interviews Underwood and Nelson about their experiences as African American elected officials in the suburbs. Underwood talks about African American political action groups in other suburbs. Jones's report is accompanied by footage of McKenney and footage of the towns of Wellesley and Milton.
This edition of the Ten O'Clock News also included the following item:
Carmen Fields interviews Libertarian candidate Richard Boddie
Richard Boddie seeks Libertarian nomination
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.
