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Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1983-09-22
Duration: 00:17:56
People: George, Christy; Young, Andrew;
Clip Description
Christy George interviews Andrew Young (Mayor of Atlanta). Young talks about his efforts to facilitate international trade between Atlanta businesses and third-world nations. Young says that urban mayors can help local businesses by leading trade delegations and encouraging local businesses to get involved in emerging markets. Young criticizes the federal government's reliance on the military in conducting foreign policy. He says that the US must act with intelligence and rely on diplomacy to solve world problems. Young talks about US involvement in Vietnam, Lebanon, and El Salvador. Young and George discuss African Americans in politics. Young does not believe that a candidate should not represent one single constituency. Young says that more African Americans need to be elected as senators, mayors and governors before an African American is elected as president. Footage of Young at a cocktail party at the Parker House in Boston. Other guests include Bruce Bolling (Boston City Council) and Hubie Jones (Dean of the School of Social Work, Boston University).
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.
