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Ten O'Clock News; Boston Marathon start line
04/17/1978
Short interviews with runners at start line of Boston Marathon in Hopkinton on why they entered: John Dorice of Michigan, Raul Romero and Mitch Feingold of San Diego, Dusty Burke of Houston. Several helicopters circle overhead. Shots of legs and track shoes. Runners packed together awaiting start. John (The Elder) Kelley, wearing Cape Cod Track Club shirt, at start line. Mass of spectators, some up in trees; many wear parkas on this chilly day.
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- Series
- Ten O'Clock News
- Title
Boston Marathon start line
- 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
- Duration
00:16:42
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Sports
- Boston Marathon
- Athletes
- Locations
- Hopkinton (Mass.)
- Genres
- News Report
- Topics
- News
- Contributors
- Kolowich, Mike (Reporter)
- Citation
- Chicago: “Ten O'Clock News; Boston Marathon start line,” 04/17/1978, GBH Archives, accessed January 20, 2025, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_455CBE30326A4A5E9A287A1372943BF3.
- MLA: “Ten O'Clock News; Boston Marathon start line.” 04/17/1978. GBH Archives. Web. January 20, 2025. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_455CBE30326A4A5E9A287A1372943BF3>.
- APA: Ten O'Clock News; Boston Marathon start line. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_455CBE30326A4A5E9A287A1372943BF3