Cityline - Focus

DateApril 24 1990

Can DescriptionsMaster Cityline - Focus; X456; Rec. date: 4-24-90; Air date: 4-29-90

Viewing NotesSlate: “CITYLINE/FOCUS VTR: X456 AIR: 4/29/90 REC: 4/24/90 DIR: RUBIN”. Intro. Slate: “Focus: Brother Can You Spare Some Time”. Karen Holmes introduces a special on Boston organizations that aim to help Boston’s African American men. The special re-airs a ‘Chronicle’ episode titled: “Homeboys: A Generation at Risk”. Byron Pitts reports on violence, gangs, family issues, and unemployment among Black men in Boston. Includes interviews with psychologists Dr. Jeanne Taylor and Dr. Eugene Givens, as well as police and community members. Includes names and phone numbers for community assistance programs. Afterwards, Karen Holmes leads a discussion with author Haki Madhubuti, attorney Joe Feaster, Jamal Crawford, a member of the C.L.U.B (Career and Life United in Boston) program, and reporter Byron Pitts. Ends with several promotional clips.

OtherCredits: Produced by Karen Holmes; Directed by Phil Rubin; Associate Producer Valerie D. Davy; Assistant Director Jam Hakim; Production Assistant Laura Brown; Technical Director Ted Phillips; Audio Kim Devolve; Cameras Mary Newsham, Susan Kreiger, Rich O’Neill; Lighting Director Ed Baron; Floor Director Kif Williams, B. Geoffrey Lans; Videotape Editors Doug DeVitt, George Ellard; Videotape Donna Sweeney; Intern Karen Brown-Collier; “Homeboys: A Generation at Risk” Produced & Written by Pat Bates; Directed by Bob Comiskey; Videographers Tom Fahey, Tom Armitage; Sound Recordist James Fripp, Bob Hakkila; Editors Kathy McKenna, Alan Pratt; Additional Photography Judy Guild, Jon Rosenfeld, Rodney Grace, Stan Forman, Dick Erickson; Set Design Ted Talanian; Miss Holmes’ Clothing & Jewelry By: Ava Botelle, Newton; Miss Holmes’ Hair by: Olive’s Beauty Salon Newbury Street; Executive Producer Karl Nurse; Vice President of Community Programming Donna Latson-Gittens; Copyright 1990