Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Program: Evening Compass broadcast
Date: 1975-09-12
Subject: Catholic Church; Busing for school integration - African Americans; Busing for school integration - Law and legislation; Busing for school integration - School boards; Busing for school integration - School management and organization; Race relations; School superintendents; Clergy; Busing for school integration - Catholic Church; Busing for school integration - Violence; Courts; Asian Americans; Busing for school integration - Asian Americans; Urban youth; Busing for school integration - Students; Busing for school integration - School attendance

Clip Description
Evening Compass newscast during the first week of Phase II desegregation of Boston schools. Ed Baumeister reads school attendance statistics and gives a summary of the day's events relating to the schools. Pam Bullard reports on efforts by the Boston School Committee, the Boston Home and School Association, and the City of Boston to appeal the Phase II busing plan in court. Bullard notes that the chances of overturning the plan are slim. Paul deGive interviews Father William Joy (St. Mary's Parish) about the residents of and the atmosphere in the Bunker Hill housing project in Charlestown. Joy says that the Catholic Church has not responded to the needs of the project residents. DeGive also interviews teenage project resident Danny Sullivan. Sullivan says that youth in the housing project do not deserve their bad reputation. Gary Griffith interviews Joseph Timilty (mayoral candidate) about the upcoming election. Timilty says that he avoids busing as a campaign issue. Bullard interviews Kathleen Sullivan (Boston School Committee). Sullivan accuses Superintendent Marion Fahey of making school appointments based on politics rather than performance. Judy Stoia reports on how busing has affected Boston's Chinese American communityJudy Stoia reports on the reactions of Boston's Chinese American community to busing. She interviews Louisa Lock (resident), Albert Lau (Bilingual Coordinator) and Peter Chan (Chinatown Little City Hall) on the need for more Chinese American teachers and school aides. Greg Pilkington comments on the majority non-white population in Boston schools. He reports on the reaction of African American leaders to speculation of "white flight".

This tape has audible time code on track 2 and visible time code burned in at the top of the picure.

Program Description
Evening Compass newscast during the first week of Phase II desegregation of Boston schools. Ed Baumeister reads school attendance statistics and gives a summary of the day's events relating to the schools. Pam Bullard reports on efforts by the Boston School Committee, the Boston Home and School Association, and the City of Boston to appeal the Phase II busing plan in court. Bullard notes that the chances of overturning the plan are slim. Paul deGive interviews Father William Joy (St. Mary's Parish) about the residents of and the atmosphere in the Bunker Hill housing project in Charlestown. Joy says that the Catholic Church has not responded to the needs of the project residents. DeGive also interviews teenage project resident Danny Sullivan. Sullivan says that youth in the housing project do not deserve their bad reputation. Gary Griffith interviews Joseph Timilty (mayoral candidate) about the upcoming election. Timilty says that he avoids busing as a campaign issue. Bullard interviews Kathleen Sullivan (Boston School Committee). Sullivan accuses Superintendent Marion Fahey of making school appointments based on politics rather than performance. Judy Stoia reports on how busing has affected Boston's Chinese American communityJudy Stoia reports on the reactions of Boston's Chinese American community to busing. She interviews Louisa Lock (resident), Albert Lau (Bilingual Coordinator) and Peter Chan (Chinatown Little City Hall) on the need for more Chinese American teachers and school aides. Greg Pilkington comments on the majority non-white population in Boston schools. He reports on the reaction of African American leaders to speculation of "white flight".

This tape has audible time code on track 2 and visible time code burned in at the top of the picure.

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/1483_02