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Ten O'Clock News; South Station and Fort Point Channel

Part of The Big Dig.

1/31/1986

Congested traffic around South Station, Fort Point Channel bridge. Gridlock. High wide shots. Giant milk bottle statue on Museum Wharf. Lobster traps on wharf. Custom House. Northern Avenue bridge. reporter: Vaillancourt

Series

Ten O'Clock News

Title

South Station and Fort Point Channel

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; South Station and Fort Point Channel,” 1/31/1986, GBH Archives, accessed December 22, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_64E51F9FD074F7E552AAD208D8BAEFE4.

MLA: “Ten O'Clock News; South Station and Fort Point Channel.” 1/31/1986. GBH Archives. Web. December 22, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_64E51F9FD074F7E552AAD208D8BAEFE4>.

APA: Ten O'Clock News; South Station and Fort Point Channel. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_64E51F9FD074F7E552AAD208D8BAEFE4