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Ten O'Clock News; Charlestown dig

Part of The Big Dig.

11/10/1988

Archeologists dig in Charlestown, searching for colonial artifacts before depression of Central Artery erases any trace of past. They find crockery and demolition rubble from 19th century building. reporter: Wang


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Series
Ten O'Clock News
Title

Charlestown dig

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; Charlestown dig,” 11/10/1988, GBH Archives, accessed November 21, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_A11110D5E0220FCB739EA611DE35C5A5.
MLA: “Ten O'Clock News; Charlestown dig.” 11/10/1988. GBH Archives. Web. November 21, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_A11110D5E0220FCB739EA611DE35C5A5>.
APA: Ten O'Clock News; Charlestown dig. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_A11110D5E0220FCB739EA611DE35C5A5
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