WGBH-TV News; 1985-02-27. Night (10:00 feed), Wanted: 6 rms., Affordable

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Series
WGBH-TV News
Episode
1985-02-27. Night (10:00 feed), Wanted: 6 rms., Affordable
Producing Organization
WGBH-TV (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
WGBH Educational Foundation
Contributing Organization
WGBH (Boston, Massachusetts)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-15-816mb7qm
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Description
Series Description
"WANTED: 6 rms., AFFORDABLE looks at the current housing situation in the Boston area by focusing on Meridian Street in East Boston. Four separate stories are told through the people of Meridian Street: a first time buyer, a newly settled Cambodian family, a local [realtor], a first time developer and a long time resident of the neighborhood. "Housing was chosen as a topic after many talks between WGBH staff and community members throughout the year. Through the WGBH Community Advisory Board and other Community Relations outreach efforts, housing was named a vital topic for the Ten O'clock News anchors and reporters to examine in a special half hour program (materials included). "The program was well received by audience and press and the specific East Boston community. This is an example of a local station's ability to produce informative programming in an innovative way. The Community Relations Department sent a special mailing to alert various organizations about the program, organizations which would have a particular interest in housing issues. This department also offered a housing resource [list free] to the audience and filled many requests for this list. "'WANTED: 6 rms., AFFORDABLE deserves Peabody consideration for taking on many facets of housing issues; for showing how these issues affect different people's lives; for dealing with the topic in very human terms and for demonstrating high standards in broadcast journalism."--1985 Peabody Awards entry form. This is an episode of the Ten O'Clock News. Christoper Lydon profiles longtime resident and neighborhood activist Edie DeAngelis. He also talks to Edie's sister Florence D'Avella, Florence's husband Mario, and their son Richard.Christy George interviews Cambodian immigrants Ken Seourn through interpreter Yani Nhean. She also talks to Sister Noelle, Sister Carol Rossi and Phil Giffee of NOAH, Neighborhood of Affordable Housing, residents Cathy Marani, Rebecca Johnson, Paul Marcus, Mary Ellen Welch, Roberta and Richard Marchi. Meridian street residents are worried the Asians are paying for substandard and sometimes unsafe housing where fires could endanger the neighborhood. Gail Harris talks to developer Shilo Hasan about his plans to rehabilitate old apartment buildings. Neighbors Jim and Mary MacAbee worry they will be priced out of the neighborhood, a problems Harris discusses with Paul Grogan of City Neighborhood Deveopment. Paul Solman talks with realtor Jim LeBlanc about skyrocketing prices. Computer programmer Peggy Siega can't afford to buy a house. She blames investors for causing housing inflation. Maureen Benedict, who works with Peggy, bought a condo before it was built. Episode closes with a postscript reporting on an arson fire on Meridian Street.
Broadcast Date
1985-02-27
Asset type
Episode
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:30:42.516
Credits
Producing Organization: WGBH-TV (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
Producing Organization: WGBH Educational Foundation
AAPB Contributor Holdings
WGBH
Identifier: cpb-aacip-f069c6b4b6f (Filename)
Format: 1 inch videotape
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:00:31
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Citations
Chicago: “WGBH-TV News; 1985-02-27. Night (10:00 feed), Wanted: 6 rms., Affordable,” 1985-02-27, WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 13, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-816mb7qm.
MLA: “WGBH-TV News; 1985-02-27. Night (10:00 feed), Wanted: 6 rms., Affordable.” 1985-02-27. WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 13, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-816mb7qm>.
APA: WGBH-TV News; 1985-02-27. Night (10:00 feed), Wanted: 6 rms., Affordable. Boston, MA: WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-816mb7qm