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Summer Jobs

Description: Shot of a street with reporter voice over about finding summer jobs. Interview with a woman, Simone, about why the Greater Boston Area Chamber of Commerce is involved in a student summer job program. Silent footage of a girl, 17 year old Caroline Lawhorn, working on a typewriter at the Charles Draper Laboratories in Cambridge. A young man, Jim Wong, counting money and working as a teller in Suffolk Franklin Savings Bank, exteriors of the bank. Reporter voiceover, followed by interview with Caroline Lawhorn. Reporter standup. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/18/1975

Summer jobs

Description: Marcus Jones reports on the lack of summer jobs for urban youth. Many teenagers try to find summer jobs through the Roxbury Boys and Girls Club. Interview with director Laurence Jones, who says that many teenagers are not working this summer because there are not enough jobs. He adds that many kids may turn to drugs and crime in order to make money to supplement their families' incomes. He talks about the importance of summer jobs for teenagers, which can help teenagers break out of the cycle of poverty. Marcus Jones reports that the private sector has not provided as many summer jobs this year as in previous years. He adds that the city has increased funding, but that there are not enough jobs to go around. Laurence Jones believes that the city will see long-term benefits from providing summer jobs to teenagers. Marcus Jones' report is accompanied by footage of African American kids and teenagers participating in activities at the Roxbury Boys and Girls Club. Young people play in a gymnasium and work on computers. Marcus Jones' report also features footage of Laurence Jones speaking to teenagers in his office at the Roxbury Boys and Girls Club. Following the edited story is additional b-roll of African American youth playing in the gymnasium at the Roxbury Boys and Girls Club. Also, teens playing games on computers and closeups of the screens as they play.
0:59:58: Visual: Footage of an African American boy in the gymnasium of the Roxbury Boys and Girls Club. The boy is running part of a relay race with other kids. An older teenager supervises the kids. Shots of African American young people working on a computer at the Roxbury Boys and Girls Club. Marcus Jones reports the the Roxbury Boys and Girls Club provides access to a wide range of activities to Roxbury youth; that many teenagers try to find summer jobs through the Roxbury Boys and Girls Club. V: Shot of Laurence Jones (Director, Roxbury Boys and Girls Club) entering an office in the Club. Laurence Jones shakes hands with a young African American male teenager. Shot of the teenage boy. Marcus Jones reports that Laurence Jones says that he was only able to place a dozen teenagers in summer jobs this year; that Laurence Jones says that many more teenagers are seeking employment. V: Footage of Laurence Jones being interviewed by Marcus Jones. Laurence Jones says that there are several thousand kids in the Roxbury community; that there are only a couple of hundred jobs. Laurence Jones says that many teenagers are not working. Shot of Jones speaking to an African American teenage boy in the lobby of the Boys and Girls Club; of two African American teenage girls sitting in the lobby of the Boys and Girls Club. Shot of Laurence Jones speaking to a young African American woman in the office of the Boys and Girls Club. An African American man stands in the doorway. Marcus Jones reports that the private sector has not come through with as many jobs this year as in previous years; that federal funding has been cut; that state funds are limited. Jones notes that the city of Boston has increased funding for summer jobs by $4 million; that the increase in funding is not enough. V: Footage of Laurence Jones being interviewed by Marcus Jones. Laurence Jones says that there is a lot of gang activity in Roxbury; that some teenagers are turning to drugs and crime in order to make money. Laurence Jones says that some of these kids are supplementing their families' incomes. Marcus Jones reports that Laurence Jones believes that the city must do more to provide summer jobs for teenagers; that Laurence Jones believes that the city will suffer later on if the issue is ignored. V: Footage of Laurence Jones being interviewed by Marcus Jones. Laurence Jones says that teenagers must be given the opportunity to grow and to develop a good work ethic. Laurence Jones says that teenagers must be given work experience before the age of twenty; that teenagers must learn how to hold down a job and to manage money. Laurence Jones says that summer jobs can help teenagers break out of the cycle of poverty. Shot of Laurence Jones talking to a group of African American kids at the Roxbury Boys and Girls Club.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/12/1990

Summer of Judgment: Impeachment

Description: “Summer of Judgment: The Impeachment Hearings” Retrospective of Nixon impeachment hearings. John Dean, Gerald Ford, Elliot Richardson, other Watergate participants.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/03/1984

Summer of Judgment: Watergate

Description: “Summer of Judgment: The Watergate Hearings” Retrospective of 1973 Watergate hearings and downfall of Nixon presidency. part 2 of 2
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/27/1983

Summer of Judgment: Watergate

Description: “Summer of Judgment: The Watergate Hearings” Retrospective of 1973 Watergate hearings and downfall of Nixon presidency. part 1 of 2
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/27/1983

Sunday Open House - Berklee Performance Center, pt. 1

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

Sunday Open House - Berklee Performance Center, pt. 2

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

Sununu retrospective

Description: A retrospective of New Hampshire Governor John Sununu's political career, as he is appointed White House chief of staff. Paul McEachern. Electricity meter, transformers.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/18/1988

Super Tuesday scenarios

Description: Likely outcomes of Super Tuesday primary voting in South - candidates' regional support, possible gains in delegate count.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/16/1988

Super delegates

Description: Role of super delegates (politicians and party officials) in selection of candidate at convention. Jackson may contest process if popular vote is close. Dukakis campaign workers on phone tracking count.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/20/1988