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Ten O'Clock News; Ten O'Clock News (03/13/1986)

03/13/1986

Ten O’Clock News library tape 6742

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Series

Ten O'Clock News

Program

Ten O'Clock News (03/13/1986)

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

Program Description

Ten O'Clock News broadcast. Anchors Christopher Lydon and Gail Harris. David Williams reports on gubernatorial political campaigns of Michael Dukakis and Greg Hyatt. Marcus Jones reports on Healthy Start program providing better maternal health services to poorer women. Interviews with Dr. Juliette Tuakli-Williams, Sen. Jack Backman, Joan Tighe, Rep. Patricia Fiero, and Kathy O'Donnell. "Today on Wall Street" segment. Gail Harris reports on 1987 federal budget and tax reform bills. Christopher Lydon reports on Reagan Administration and Tip O'Neill's views on US aid to Nicaraguan Contras. On-set interview with Noam Chomsky and John Silber on contra aid. Silber argues for and Chomsky argues against US aid to the Contras. The two guests interrupt each other and talk over each other. Gail Harris reports on employee strikes in several business. Christy George reports on the development of Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge through history. Interview with Charles Sullivan, Director of the Cambridge Historical Commission. Interview with Kevin Crane, attorney for a developer, on the development plans along Mass Ave. Interview with Kate Mattes, local business owner of Kate's Mystery Books. Interview with author Robert Parker. Interview with Betty Desrosiers on the effect of the Red Line extention on Mass. Ave development plans. Interview with Cambridge resident Joel Bard. Interview with developer Peter Wasserman. Weather and Sports reports. Lydon reports on Chilean human rights violations and South African funerals. Harris reports on a Soviet launch of a manned space craft and Haley's Comet.

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

News Report

Topics

News

Citation

Chicago: “Ten O'Clock News; Ten O'Clock News (03/13/1986),” 03/13/1986, GBH Archives, accessed July 27, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_99D3E8C8105A4C2FB17AAC51C9F98BF8.

MLA: “Ten O'Clock News; Ten O'Clock News (03/13/1986).” 03/13/1986. GBH Archives. Web. July 27, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_99D3E8C8105A4C2FB17AAC51C9F98BF8>.

APA: Ten O'Clock News; Ten O'Clock News (03/13/1986). Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_99D3E8C8105A4C2FB17AAC51C9F98BF8