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Ten O'Clock News; Rats, rats, rats

Part of The Big Dig.

05/24/1989

Central Artery construction aggravates Boston rats problem. Huge rat trapped in cage. Researcher puts transmitter on rat to track movement in field and water. Sam Wood, rodent control officer. reporter: Wang


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Series
Ten O'Clock News
Title

Rats, rats, rats

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; Rats, rats, rats,” 05/24/1989, GBH Archives, accessed November 21, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_87B82918138005C2915857365DFF1CDA.
MLA: “Ten O'Clock News; Rats, rats, rats.” 05/24/1989. GBH Archives. Web. November 21, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_87B82918138005C2915857365DFF1CDA>.
APA: Ten O'Clock News; Rats, rats, rats. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_87B82918138005C2915857365DFF1CDA
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