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Ten O'Clock News; Dukakis appoints Salvucci & Xifaras

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12/22/1982

At Park Plaza press conference before inauguration, Michael Dukakis announces appointments of Fred Salvucci as transportation secretary and Margaret Xifaras as special assistant to the governor. Dukakis answers question about carrying out capital punishment though he opposes death penalty.


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Ten O'Clock News
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Dukakis appoints Salvucci & Xifaras

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 became an 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.)

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News tape

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Video

Citation
Chicago: “Ten O'Clock News; Dukakis appoints Salvucci & Xifaras,” 12/22/1982, GBH Archives, accessed November 21, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_646EFAB72D34064685C1076146811CBD.
MLA: “Ten O'Clock News; Dukakis appoints Salvucci & Xifaras.” 12/22/1982. GBH Archives. Web. November 21, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_646EFAB72D34064685C1076146811CBD>.
APA: Ten O'Clock News; Dukakis appoints Salvucci & Xifaras. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_646EFAB72D34064685C1076146811CBD
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