Description: Footage of two different women putting and playing golf and some shots of the crowd. Wild sound. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "These are the finals in Concord. They play to a tie at 18 holes. One has a bad back. The other is pregnant... The [one with the] bad back wins."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/21/1978
Description: Zoom in and out from a missing window on the John Hancock Tower. Shot of a man with binoculars looking up. Wild sound and an unstable image.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/23/1978
Description: Footage of crowds at the Medford fair. Children playing games and a potato chips eating contest. Background sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/17/1978
Description: Shot for a story on money for construction of the Central Artery. Ariel footage of traffic on the John F. Fitzgerald Expressway (Rt. 93), also called the Central Artery. Silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/23/1978
Description: Shots of a crowd walking down the street, men on a bench by the river, walking through the park, and lounging in the grass, and more people walking down the street. Interview with a woman on how she came to the knowledge that she is a lesbian. Interview with a man who thinks that homophobia will disappear if everyone who is gay just came out of the closet. Interviews with a man about people in the closet, a man from the Gay Business Association, and a gay man about pedophiles and the stereotype of homosexuals as molesters. B-roll of lesbian from before cooking. Interview with a man about the fight for Gay Rights. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/29/1978
Description: Foreign students crowded together in a hall for registration. Silent. Slug: "Northeastern Students"
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/18/1978
Description: Interviews with a couple students about the peace agreement in the Middle East. Sound. Slug: Student reactions
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/18/1978
Description: Exterior shot of the Children's Hospital followed by shots of the solar panels on the roof. Sound. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Children's Hospital spends $195,000 on a new solar system for the pediatrics wing."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/22/1978
Description: Women in a meeting and talking in a circle. Interview with a woman about safety for women. More footage of the meeting and shots of women in attendance. Sound and wild sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/25/1978
Description: Interview in front of the Massachusetts State House with a man from the state government who says that the state has stopped doing business with South Africa, and another man who says that the State needs to divest of these bonds as soon as possible. Sound. This is 1 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/18/1978
Description: Story about calls for the Massachusetts State government to divest in South Africa. Interview with a community activist Mel King about how he feels about his tax dollars being used to buy South African Bonds. Reporter standup in front of the State House about the State's South African investments. Sound. This is 2 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/18/1978
Description: Shot of babies in beds at the hospital. Woman holding a baby. Interview with a woman who just had a baby. Shot of another hospital room. Sound. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "All the people who fooled around during the storm days in January and February are now [having babies]."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/25/1978
Description: Footage of man in a wheelchair and people registering for the race. Interview with someone who helped organize the event. The start of the race. Interview with the injured cop who everyone is running for. Pops in the sountrack. Footage of runners and cheering crowd. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Police Marathon - Mini marathon held to benefit injured Sudbury Cop."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/29/1978
Description: Footage of Andre the seal being transferred from the plane to the New England Aquarium truck for transfer to the aquarium. Crowd waiting by the Seal enclosure, and Andre being released from the crate into the seal enclosure. Background sound. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Andre Comes home - Here we go again, from Rockport to the Aquarium."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/01/1978
Description: Silent b-roll footage of buildings and streets around Stockbridge. This is 1 of 3 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Norman Rockwell dies early this a.m. We go to Stockbridge where he lived and talk with some of the people who knew him, including some of his models."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/09/1978
Description: Footage of houses around Stockbridge and the town. B-roll of reporter interviewing a man. Blank image with reporter voice over. Interview with one of the townspeople, Ed Lock, who posed for one of Rockwell's paintings. Blank image with reporter voice over. Sound. This is 2 of 3 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Norman Rockwell dies early this a.m. We go to Stockbridge where he lived and talk with some of the people who knew him, including some of his models."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/09/1978
Description: Blank image with reporter voice over about Rockwell. Interview with a man from Stockbridge. Blank image with reporter voice over about funeral. Interview with David Mackey about what it was like posing for Rockwell. Still image of one of Rockwell's paintings. More interview with the man from before. Silent shot of a house. Mix of sound and silent. This is 3 of 3 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Norman Rockwell dies early this a.m. We go to Stockbridge where he lived and talk with some of the people who knew him, including some of his models."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/09/1978
Description: Silent footage of a man placing tape on the roof of a building. He is making letters, but there is no ariel shot that shows what he is writing. Hancock Tower seen in the distance.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/10/1978
Description: B-roll Footage of Stockbridge streets and people. Shot of Norman Rockwell art for sale. People gathered outside the church, the casket arrives and is carried in past onlookers. More footage of people and the town. Shot of the hearse. End shot a close-up of one of Rockwell's paintings. Wild sound. This is 2 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/12/1978
Description: Blank image with reporter voice over about Norman Rockwell's funeral and the town he lived in. Brief shot of people lined up outside the church as the casket is carried in and a shot of the church bells as they ring. Followed by blank image with reporter voice over. Sound drops out for a few seconds near the end. Sound. This is 1 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/12/1978
Description: People marching with white masks on, chanting, and carrying anti-Shah signs. Wild sound. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Description from Assignment Sheet: "Anti-Shah [demonstration] at the MFA and then on to downtown, re: Shah of Iran."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/13/1978
Description: This reel an interview with the dog's handler. This is reel 1 of 2. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "...Silas, the german shepard attached to the Plymouth County Sheriff's office...is buried in Foxboro with full military honors" after dying in the line of duty.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/17/1978
Description: Footage of the funeral. Officers and police dogs marching into the cemetery. People gathered around the grave. A coffin is lowered into the ground. The officers and police dogs march out of the graveyard. A young girl places a flower on the grave and reel ends with a close-up of the gravestone. This is edited footage with wild sound. This is reel 2 of 2. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "...Silas, the german shepard attached to the Plymouth County Sheriff's office...is buried in Foxboro with full military honors" after dying in the line of duty.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/17/1978
Description: Exterior shot of the West Newton Savings bank in Sherborn. B-roll of women working inside and the bank manager on the phone. Interview with the bank manager about a man who used to work there. Sound and wild sound. This is 2 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/29/1978
Description: Story about the West Newton Savings bank in Sherborn, which has an all women staff. Interview with one of the bank managers, interview cutaways, and reporter standup in front of the bank. Mix of sound and silent. This is 1 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/29/1978
Description: Silent footage of a mosaic in the Park Street Subway station that reads, "First subway in America," people looking at the art, a woman speaking to the crowd, and close up on sections of the artwork. Silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 12/04/1978
Description: Footage of a man carving a swan out of ice, and some people watching. Some shots are in fast motion. Silent and wild sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 12/05/1978
Description: Reel begins with a voice over track (with no picture) by the reporter about the arrowheads and other artifacts that were found, followed by an interview with archeologist Michael Roberts. Reporter closing standup. This reel is 2 of 2. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Harvard n.c. [news conference] / Marlboro Indians - During routine excavation work for new road construction, the state DPW uncovered and ancient Indian burial ground."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 12/08/1978
Description: Reel begins with a reporter standup about how archeologists found an ancient Indian campground. B-roll of artifacts displayed on tables at the Peabody museum. This reel is 1 of 2. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Harvard n.c. [news conference] / Marlboro Indians - During routine excavation work for new road construction, the state DPW uncovered and ancient Indian burial ground."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 12/08/1978
Description: Slug reads, "UMass Homos." Exterior footage of the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. Shot of a hallway, cut to close up of men's room door. Interview with a gay student. Silent shot of a hallway. Mix of sound and silent. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "A letter to the school alleges male professors are harassing male students in men's room at Herter Hall."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 12/14/1978
Description: Children and parents gathered around a big cake singing "Happy Birthday." Shots of several different babies in birthday hats and with their parents. Sound. This is 1 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Blizzard Babies - Beth Israel Hospital held a birthday party for all the babies born there during blizzard week last year, and also invited all those folk who helped out."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/02/1979, 02/04/1979
Description: Footage from the opening night of the Berklee Performance Center. B-roll of patrons entering the Center and mingling in the lobby, tickets being taken, programs being handed out, and the audience seated in the auditorium. Michael Dukakis opening speech, followed by a speech by a representative from the Berklee Performance Center introducing the night's Jazz program. More footage of both speeches. Part of one of the Jazz performances, and a reading about drums, Africa, and slavery while a man plays bongo drums. Picture is shaky and unsteady throughout. The problem appears to be printed in. The picture and soundtrack were separated on the reel, but synced for the clip. Mix of sound and silent. This is 1 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 1972...1979
Description: Silent for Studio V.O. [voice over]. Footage from the opening night of the Berklee Performance Center. Silent footage includes the audience taking their seats in the auditorium, patrons in the lobby, shots of the "coming events" board, the auditorium and lobby of the performance center, programs for that evening performance, the band playing, and close-ups on some soloists. Picture is shaky and unsteady throughout. The problem appears to be printed in. This reel is the picture, but there is no soundtrack to sync it with. This is 2 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 1972...1979
Description: Silent footage of firemen entering a house on fire and a person on a stretcher. Interview with Fire division chief about the money that was found in the house. Silent footage of men loading bags of money into the back of a truck. Mix of sound and silent. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Fire last week in a Medford house. One million dollars in cash was found among the rubble."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/12/1979
Description: Children and parents around the cake singing "Happy Birthday" as a man helps a boy cut the cake. Interview with a man about getting to the hospital during the storm, followed by an interview with his wife about giving birth to twins. Shots of babies eating cake. Sound. This is 2 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Blizzard Babies - Beth Israel Hospital held a birthday party for all the babies born there during blizzard week last year, and also invited all those folk who helped out."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/04/1979
Description: Footage includes shots of different artwork and people looking at the art posted in the lobby of a building. Silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/08/1979
Description: Runners at starting line. Footage of runners during the race. Interview with the winner about running in the cold. Sound muffled and crackly. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Child Abuse Marathon - 300 people running for benefit of helping to fight child abuse."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/11/1979
Description: Interview with Paul Tsongas about the Iranian Revolution and how this affects the United States Foriegn Policy, including his hope that America will be able to get over its dependency on Middle Eastern oil. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/14/1979
Description: Silent footage of some pottery and other artifacts in a museum. No picture with reporter voice over about Plymouth town. Interview with a woman about the Plymouth town settlement. Reporter and woman continue the interview outside. Reporter Standup. Mix of sound and silent. This is 1 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Black History feature - On Parting Ways in Plymouth, the first free black settlement in the U.S."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/19/1979
Description: No image with reporter voice over about artifacts pictured in reel pt. 1. Interview with a woman from Parting Ways about the artifacts. Reporter Joe Day and the woman who was interviewed outdoors at a grave with background sound. This is 2 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Black History feature - On Parting Ways in Plymouth, the first free black settlement in the U.S."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/19/1979
Description: Shot of a street and a house. Interview with a man, Mr. Antonopoulos, and his wife about the experience of getting out of Tehran and why Americans were targets in Iran. Some of his answer are cut off at the beginning. Sound. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "A Braintree man who escapes from Iran is back home today."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/19/1979
Description: Footage of a ship and a crowd on the deck. Man representing the Fund for Animals discusses the ship and the clubbing of baby seals. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/21/1979
Description: B-roll of people in a room talking to reporter Gloria Gibson. Interview with one of the women. This is 1 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "We talk with some recent arrivals who don't believe what they see on tv and read in the papers about the situation in Iran."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/13/1979
Description: Interview with an Iranian woman about the situation for women in Iran, an interview with a man who doesn't believe that women will be oppressed in Iran, and an interview with a young girl about how she would be affected if women are oppressed in Iran. Silent b-roll of the family. Mix of sound and silent. This is 2 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "We talk with some recent arrivals who don't believe what they see on tv and read in the papers about the situation in Iran."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/13/1979
Description: Seals, Andre and Spot, swim in the seal enclosure at the New England Aquarium while a crowd watches. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Andre and Spot - Andre the seal has a new companion. [She's] Spot and she swims in the tank with Andre."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/05/1979
Description: Footage of a classroom with students and a teacher, students milling around outside, Students chanting, students surrounding a man from the university and start chanting "Oppressor Beware," until the man goes back into the building. Mix of sound and silent. This is 1 of 3 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "What started as a rally over divestiture of investments in South Africa, turns out to be a building take over."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/06/1979
Description: Footage includes students in class, interview with a man from the board of trustees, students chanting, and students milling in a hallway. Sound. This is 2 of 3 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "What started as a rally over divestiture of investments in South Africa, turns out to be a building take over."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/06/1979
Description: Interview with a student, shot of graffiti that reads "Brandeis Must Divest Now," and reporter closing standup. Sound. This is 3 of 3 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "What started as a rally over divestiture of investments in South Africa, turns out to be a building take over."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/06/1979
Description: Several students chant and march in a circle around the Science center carrying sign calling for a class boycott. Sound. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Some [Harvard] students call for a boycott of classes over the South African investments of the schools."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/23/1979
Description: Silent footage of different drugs and drug paraphernalia.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/30/1979