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Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1977-07-22
Duration: 00:09:02
Subject: Race relations; Patrol
People: Scott, Shelby;
Geography: South Boston (Boston, Mass.)|
Clip Description
White beachgoers sunbathe on Carson Beach in South Boston. On another part of the beach, African American children play in the sand and in the water. Media crews interview African American adults about their experience at Carson Beach. Other members of the media observe the scene. A line of police officers separates a group of white beachgoers from a group of African American beachgoers.
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.
See also: http://main.wgbh.org/ton/programs/216_02
