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Ten O'Clock News; Dukakis appoints Salvucci & Xifaras
Part of The Big Dig.
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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- Series
- Ten O'Clock News
- Title
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.)
- Asset Type
News tape
- Media Type
Video
- Citation
- Chicago: “Ten O'Clock News; Dukakis appoints Salvucci & Xifaras,” 12/22/1982, GBH Archives, accessed September 7, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_646EFAB72D34064685C1076146811CBD.
- MLA: “Ten O'Clock News; Dukakis appoints Salvucci & Xifaras.” 12/22/1982. GBH Archives. Web. September 7, 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