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: Interview with Massachusetts Representative Johnston on the reforms he is trying to push through the legislature, which deal with the appointing and workings of committees within the House. Speaker of the House, Thomas W. MgGee is fighting against these changes. Massachusetts State House interiors. Door into the House Chambers. Shot of the House Chambers from multiple angles. Several takes of the reporter standup. Door into the Senate Chambers. Still images of Representative Johnston and Speaker McGee.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/02/1979
Description: Representative Thomas McGee elected House Speaker 1979-1980.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/03/1979
Description: Vincent Canzoneri does several takes of reporter standup. Boston city skyline with State House dome. Juxtaposition of old and new John Hancock towers with Charles River in foreground, and then with city streets and Mass. Turnpike in foreground.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/05/1979
Description: Bruins retire Bobby Orr's number 4 in center ice ceremony at Boston Garden. Raise number to rafters. Crowd cheers relentlessly. Johnny Bucyk helps make presentation. Bobby dons jersey and makes a thank-you and farewell speech.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/09/1979
Description: 'Ann Corio' on Charles Playhouse marquee. Pilgrim, Paramount, State, Savoy, E.M. Loews, Center, Star, Modern, Lyric Stage and Next Move Theater exteriors. Hotel Avery sign. Boylston building. Parking lot. “Adult films, Chinese movies, martial arts,” Combat zone, theater district.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/10/1979
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: Structural details and signage on combat zone architecture. E.M. Loew's Publix Theater ('vaudeville, burlesque' words on brick side). Marquees of: The Scene: Adult Movies, Center Theater, featuring Chinese martial arts movies. Paramount and State Theater signs. Pussycat Cinema next to New England Medical Center. Interiors of a theater building, in the theater district. Sign for "Modern Theatre Restoration Circus." Interview with theater manager about reopening the theater, the shows they will feature, the restoration they will do on the building, including work with the Boston Redevelopment Authority, and neighborhood development.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/15/1979
Description: Governor Edward King's first press conference in office. Lieutenant Governor Thomas O'Neill sits next to King throughout. King talks about the Cabinet meeting he just had about the administration's future plans. He takes questions from the press, mostly focused on the budget.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/24/1979
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: Astor Theatre marquee says Union Station (disco and game room). Wide shot of Combat Zone, Tremont and Washington Streets. Seedy facades with flashing lights. Pilgrim Theater marquee "first run adult films all night." Paramount Theater. Naked i "all nude strip tease." Pornography.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/07/1979
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: Aerials of Harvard Square environs on a gray morning. Shot from roof of Holyoke Center looking out in all directions, zooming to and from buildings in Harvard Yard. No sound.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/08/1979
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: Allston Brighton environs. Busy intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Harvard Street. Storefronts of Macy's Liquors, Ken's Pub, Great Scott, Gladstone's. People get off green line trolley, close up on the T logo. Cars drive by, pedestrians cross the street and walk down the sidewalk. Cleveland Circle storefronts (small markets, CVS, bank, hardware). Beacon Street traffic approaches head on. Massachusetts Turnpike traffic in Allston; freight containers in adjacent rail yard.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/26/1979
Description: Boston Garden seating plan showing ticket prices from $4 to $10 for Celtics games. Team photos from 1956-1957, 1964-1965, 1972-1973. Empty seats and concession stand. Interview with Celtics vice president Jeff Cohen.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/26/1979
Description: Press conference held by the Governor's Commission on the Status of Women. Margaret Berry reports on their findings that Governor Ed King's budget has adverse effects on women in the Commonwealth. After they reported that information to Governor King, he disbanded the commission. They take questions from the press. Other members of the Commission, Barney Frank, Saundra Graham, and others make statements, criticizing King's actions. Sonya Hamlin, Sen. Alan Sisitsky.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/02/1979
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
Description: Andre the seal jumps halfway through a ring and performs in the seal enclosure at the New England Aquarium. The Aquarium truck backs up through a large crowd toward the water. Shots of Andre in the water and children in the crowd watching. Background sound. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Andre goes North - Yes, friends, it's time for the famous andre to seal to go to Maine/first he gives his final performance, and then on to Marblehead to be dumped into the ocean to head north."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/02/1979
Description: Exterior footage of a building, followed by interior footage of a briefcase full of money, drugs, and drug paraphernalia. Interview with a police officer about the drug bust. Reporter standup in front of the" State police" sign. Mix of sound and silent. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "big cocaine bust last night that involves busts in Florida and 6 other states, ours included. This is a [follow up] with state police and at the Weymouth location."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/10/1979
Description: Video and audio drop out in the beginning. Governor Ed King enters room, sits at desk. Press takes pictures. King makes a statement on the Tax Cap bill. He signs the bill, with President of the Senate William Bulger and Speaker of the House Thomas McGee at his side, and hands out the pens. He holds up the signed bill. He ends the press conference. Press packs up their gear. Thomas McGee talks to a group of people. Reporter from another station does standup off camera and then asks McGee for his statement on the bill, which WGBH camera operator also tapes. Other reporters, including WGBH's Janet Wu, taking notes.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/14/1979
Description: Green line T pulling into and out of Kenmore station underground during rush hour. Old style PCC trolley and newer LRV cars. Driver's point of view, looking down tracks into dark subway tunnel. Passengers get on and off.Passenger reading Benjamin Disraeli. Passenger complains about MBTA service.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/15/1979
Description: 11 B+W wire service photos of South Boston residents opposing busing. Helmet bearing legend "Southie is my home town." Man with loudspeaker in car. Van with sign flipped upside down "Boston Under Siege." "Forced busing? Never!" under three-leaf clover. South Boston Information Center and Home School Association storefront.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/17/1979
Description: B-roll footage of Cleveland circle, signs that read "Mourn for the Innocent boy murdered here last night," shot of the street. Wild sound. This is 1 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Last night a [Boston University] Iranian student was stabbed to death near Cleveland Circle."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/19/1979
Description: B-roll of movie theater, student ID, and murder weapon on a table. Interviews with a police officer and with a neighborhood resident. Reporter standup about the teenagers suspected of the crime. Sound a little wobbly at times. Mix of sound and silent. This is 2 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Last night a [Boston University] Iranian student was stabbed to death near Cleveland Circle."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/19/1979
Description: Reporter walking down the street with a young man, shots of a residential neighborhood, and some graffiti. Interview with a man who has had difficulty with teenagers in the neighborhood. Footage of a school and kids playing baseball, Cleveland circle. Interview with a police officer about racial tensions in the area. Reporter closing standup. Mix of sound and silent. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Over the weekend, an Iranian student at [Boston University] was stabbed in the Cleveland Circle area/this is still another folo."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/21/1979
Description: Boston College's 103rd commencement. Walter Mondale speaks to press on strategic arms reduction, before addressing Boston College commencement. He states the need to ratify the recently concluded strategic arms agreement with the Soviet Union. Graduates of the class of 1979 file onto field while band plays. Views of crowd, graduates. Speech welcoming friends and family.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/21/1979
Description: Boston mayoral candidate David Finnegan speaks outside Faneuil Hall in opposition to low property taxes paid by developer of Quincy Market pursuant to deal made with city. He compares the tax rates paid by Faneuil Hall and Milton Street in Dorchester.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/23/1979
Description: Night footage of different people carrying body bags on stretchers through the woods. Daytime footage of the coast and the exterior of a house with trees damaged by the crash. Interview with the man who lives in the house and heard parts of the plane hit the roof. Shot of damaged tree and the plane wreckage. Interview with a man about the crash. Reporter standup in front of the plane wreckage. Interview with one of the responders to the crash about the one survivor. Exterior footage of the Penobscot Bay Medical Center, the Downeast Airlines hangar, and a Downeast plane. Silent night footage of responders inspecting the plane wreckage. Mix of sound, wild sound, and silent. This is 1 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "A small plane from Downeast Airlines went down last night killing 17 people, and injuring one."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/31/1979
Description: Footage of the plane wreckage, damaged tree, pile of luggage, and men looking around the crash site. Wild sound. This is 2 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "A small plane from Downeast Airlines went down last night killing 17 people, and injuring one."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/31/1979
Description: Route 1 near junction of Revere, Malden and Saugus. Shot from moving vehicle. Additional shots of traffic from the side of the road, both oncoming and receding automobiles. Close-up on dilapidated surface of road and crumbling concrete bridge parts.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 06/11/1979
Description: Ride along Blue Hill Avenue. Decrepit, boarded up and abandoned storefronts. Many defunct businesses. Vacant lot. Zion Apostolic and Immanuel Pentecostal Churches. Warren Street intersection. Bridge Free Medical Van. Houses on Supple Road. Prince Hall Masonic Lodge. Sign for the Mayor's Office of Housing. Street sweeping vehicle. Mayor Kevin White walks with Julian Bond through neighborhood with press entourage. White answers questions about his candidacy and housing policy decisions as mayor especially involving the Boston Housing Authority, and says urban revitalization will come to reality within 3-5 years but need more federal $$. White and Bond meet local business owners and community members.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 06/20/1979
Description: Senator Howard Baker announces opening of his Massachusetts campaign office for Republican presidential nomination. Introduced by Representative William Robinson, house minority leader. Thomas Trimarco. Baker states his view on the United States' relationship with the Soviet Union and the SALT II treaty (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks). He also speaks on energy policy; gas and oil.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 06/28/1979
Description: Arthur Fiedler obituary. History of the Boston Pops bringing symphony music to all people. Clips from interview with Fielder on starting the Pops and the original Shell performance space. Footage from Pop Fourth of July performance.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/10/1979
Description: Footage of a seal on a beach with police looking on from the road and one officer on the beach. Wild Sound. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Missing seal, at first thought to be missing from the aquarium, but later found to be from Canada or parts unknown, is at the Amelia Earhardt Dam."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/27/1979
Description: Passengers in ticket lines in international terminal at Logan. Distinctive Braniff planes painted bright colors. Luggage. Taxiing TWA and American Airlines jets. Reporter explains Braniff's trademark - brightly colored planes, leather seats, flying routes other airlines do not. Braniff plans to use Boston as its gateway to European air travel.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/30/1979