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Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1991-04-26
Duration: 00:05:23
Subject: Urban poverty; Infant mortality
People: Flynn, Raymond; Guerrero, Dr. Rodrigo; Marks, Alexandra; White, Dr. Ronald;
Geography: Colombia|
Clip Description
Alexandra Marks reports that the infant mortality rate in Boston is higher than in many third-world countries. Marks notes that Dr. Rodrigo Guerrero (Carvajal Foundation of Colombia) is one of several experts from the developing world to visit Boston for a conference on the health care crisis. Marks interviews Guerrero. Guerrero explains that people's health is related to income and says that reducing poverty will improve people's health. Marks interviews Dr. Ronald White (Martha Eliot Health Care Center). White talks about the problems facing low-income populations in Boston. White agrees with Guerrero's recommendations about attacking poverty. White talks about changes in US government policy that ended the link between health care policy and economic development policy. Marks reports that attendees at the conference recommended that the city of Boston levy a twenty-five cent tax on cigarettes to pay for new health care programs. Marks' report includes footage of Ray Flynn (Mayor of Boston) talking about the need for quality health care in the city. Marks' report also features footage of women and children at health clinics in Boston and footage from Frontline of Colombian cities and villages.
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.
