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Ten O'Clock News; Ben Franklin Alive

09/07/1988

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Series

Ten O'Clock News

Program

Ben Franklin Alive

Series Description

NIGHTLY NEWS WITH CHRISTOPHER LYDON AND CARMEN FIELDS Began January 1976. Replaced evening news show EVENING COMPASS. Original host: Steve Nevas. Other anchors, Christopher Lydon (1977-91) and Gail Harris (1983). In 1980 - hour long. Ended in 1991.

(PREDECESSORS: Louis Lyons began news operations at WGBH in 1952. The News at 10 began in 1966. The Reporters premiered in 1970. The Evening Compass started in 1974.) Series release date: 1/1976

Program Description

Arlington's Bill Meikle portrays this famous Philadelphian discussing his achievements with a group of Needham teenagers at the Golden Ball Tavern Museum in Weston.

Duration

00:28:00

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

News Report

Topics

News

Citation

Chicago: “Ten O'Clock News; Ben Franklin Alive,” 09/07/1988, GBH Archives, accessed January 24, 2025, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_2F53B114301E4F52ADC6A1A7AB8A0C48.

MLA: “Ten O'Clock News; Ben Franklin Alive.” 09/07/1988. GBH Archives. Web. January 24, 2025. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_2F53B114301E4F52ADC6A1A7AB8A0C48>.

APA: Ten O'Clock News; Ben Franklin Alive. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_2F53B114301E4F52ADC6A1A7AB8A0C48