Description: Long shot of a beach full of people, followed by some closer shots of both nude and clothed people on the beach. Interview with two separate women about the nude beach-goers. Several shots of different men with cameras and binoculars on and around the beach. Reporter voice over with no image. Interview with a nude woman on the beach who had been arrested in the past for indecent exposure. More footage of people on the beach, both clothed and nude. Reporter voice over with no image. Several attempts to interview the men with cameras and binoculars around the beach, but they turn away. Shot of a naked man on the beach surrounded by clothed people and a shot of a naked man on a blanket. Two police officers standing on the beach. Shot of a person getting her leg painted. Reporter voice over with no image. Sound. Unedited story.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/14/1976
Description: Sign for Frankvale Convalescent and Nursing Home. Interview with man life safety codes nursing homes are required to meet to receive federal funding. Interview with man on the poor quality of most nursing homes. Silent b-roll of older women in nursing homes. Crest of the Massachusetts Federation of Nursing Homes. Reporter standup. Mix of silent and sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/10/1973
Description: Albert Leo "Dapper" O'Neil speaking in front of a council about Judge Garrity. Silent b-roll of other council members. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/24/1976
Description: Exterior footage of adult bookstores in Boston's Combat Zone, with close ups on the signs in the windows and ending with a shot of two magazines, Chic and Hustler. Interview with assistant DA for Suffolk County, Tim O'Neill. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Court Decision [regarding] combat zone bookstore [rules in their favor] - plus interview with Larry (hustler) Flynt, and assistant DA for Suffolk County, Tim O'Neill."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/14/1977
Description: Interview with Larry Flynt about pornography. Closing reporter standup. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Court Decision [regarding] combat zone bookstore [rules in their favor] - plus interview with Larry (hustler) Flynt, and assistant DA for Suffolk County, Tim O'Neill."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/14/1977
Description: A woman, Miss Tuttle, at a podium speaking about the loss of protection for schools, libraries, and book sellers with the new Obscenity bill. A man at a podium discussing the negativity of new obscenity legislation and how it should be dealt with. Another man, Quentin de Streel, speaking at the podium about the new Obscenity bill and it's affect on schools and libraries, followed by him answering a reporter's question. Cut to Miss Tuttle speaking again and answering reporter questions. Shot of a man in the street dancing. Silent b-roll of the press conference. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/30/1974
Description: A woman leading a dance class, camera pulls out to show people dancing. Shots of people dancing. Interview with a woman who says that they are holding dance classes with various artists and senior citizens in preparation for the upcoming Artists Ball. Reporter dancing with the class and delivers standup. Sound and wild sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/07/1977
Description: Overview of past conventions mistake and triumphs, and how Walter Mondale is hoping for an uneventful convention. Footage of older conventions, stills of politicians, John Kennedy at the 1960 Convention, Senator Abraham Ribicoff speaking at the 1968 Democratic Convention, 1972 Democratic convention, shots of Mondale and Geralidine Ferro. Reporter voice-over throughout. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/16/1984
Description: Overview of Pope John Paul's recent tour in Canada. Footage of the Pope in parades, surrounded by people, speaking in churches and outside, during ceremonies, on a boat, and in a stadium. Reporter voice over about the tour and the subjects that the Pope addressed throughout reel. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/1984
Description: Footage of a kids marching in the Memorial Day Parade and a couple floats. Followed by footage of people in a graveyard. Wild sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/30/1976
Description: Edited footage of the 8/6/1976 football game between the New England Patriots and the San Diego Chargers. Sections of the game with cutaways to the scoreboard, crowd, and coaches. Wild Sound. (Leader: Game from 8/6)
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/08/1976
Description: Black screen with reporter voiceover with an overview of the story. A resident, Arthur Greenberg, was at a public hearing regarding neighbor complaints about his dog kennels when he said that he would sell his home to "undesirables." Councilor Frank Saraceno then responded by asking who an undesirable might be and used a racial slur. Sound footage of Peabody policeman Harry Gardner at the NAACP press conference calling for Saranceno's resignation. Silent b-roll of reporter Joe Day talking to Saranceno. Back to Gardner saying that he does not accept Saranceno's explanation. B-roll of the people speaking at and attending the NAACP press conference. Mix of sound and silent. This is 2 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 12/03/1976
Description: Footage of men and women in the airport boarding a plane, and an interview with one of the Pearl Harbor survivors. Sound and wild sound. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "250 [Pearl Harbor Survivors] with their families & friends head to Hawaii for a reunion with about 3000 other survivors."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/26/1976
Description: History of the Philippines and how Ferdinand Marcos ruined early hopes for democracy in the country. Footage of elections and the USA ceding sovereignty after WWII, Ronald Reagan speaking, rally for Corazon Aquino the Philippines, people praying, Clark Air Base and US military in the Philippines, and a statue of Marcos. Reporter voice-over through reel. Sound
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/24/1986
Description: Story about the fall of Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines, how the United States is dealing with the transition, and an overview of the history of the United States propping up dictators in countries like Cuba, Iran, Vietnam, and Nicaragua. Footage of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos, US official speaking about Marcos, Ronald Reagan, historical images of Cuba, Iran, Vietnam, Nicaragua, and Haiti, and Corazon Aquino in the Philippines. Reporter voice-over through reel. Sound
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/25/1986
Description: Silent footage of Picasso paintings, sketches, and other art at "Picasso: Selections from Suite 347" art exhibit. Interviews with two curators about their memories of Picasso and his impact on the art world, followed by more b-roll of art and interview cutaways. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/08/1973
Description: Shot down the table of kids getting ready to start the pie eating contest followed by shots of kids eating pie without their hands. More footage of kids eating pie with and without their hands. Footage speeds up at the very end of the reel. Sound. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Blueberry Pie Eating Contest at the Community Boat House."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/19/1978
Description: Caterpillars infesting the homes and yards of people on Plum Island. Footage of caterpillars and interviews with residents. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/25/1976
Description: Footage of people marching with signs and chanting "stop police attacks against the black community." Wild Sound. Description from Assignment sheet: "...March sponsored by Black Caucus from the Common to BPD HQ [Boston Police Department Headquarters]-- about 200 folk... protesting treatment of blacks in Eastie."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/16/1976
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