Chronicle - Camp Edwards

DateJuly 9 1992

Can DescriptionsAircheck Camp Edwards July 9, 1992

AbstractTitle: ‘Chronicle July 9, 1992’. Andria Hall and Mary Richardson host. Peter Mehegan reports on Camp Edwards in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Shots of the empty WWII barracks and the demolition. Includes clips of interviews with Massachusetts National Guard Sargent Paul Orr, Evelyn Coggeshall and Janice Nunn of the Bourne Historical Society, Major General Wayne Wagner, Brigadier General John Hack, Installation Restoration Project Manager Dan Santos, Paul Marshesrault of the Environmental Protection Agency, Bob Donovan of the Massachusetts Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Community Relations Coordinator Doug Gutro, reporter for the Cape Cod Times Gwen Friss, Coast Guard Lieutenant Mark Marino, and Massachusetts National Guard Spec. Simone Horton. Historical footage of the base and WWII. Discussion of budget cuts, development of Otis Airforce base, the Cold War, environmental cleanup on the base, Coast Guard search and rescue, and other units stationed at Camp Edwards. Episode ends with a preview for a Chronicle episode about maxi yachts and the tall ships. Includes advertisements for: True Value, Mazda, Thomas’ English Muffins, Return of the Tall Ships, AT&T, Dunkin’ Donuts, Family Service of Greater Boston, Jenny Craig, Fleet Bank, Home Depot, Mercury, The Phoenix newspaper, Nynex Yellow Pages, ‘Star Trek The Next Generation’, News Center 5, and Star Market.

OtherCredits: Story Production: Dick Amaral, Art Donahue; Directed By Phil Rubin; Videographer: Art Donahue; Editors: Leroy McLaurin, Ellen Boyce; Special Thanks To: The Bourne Historical Society, Capt. Jayme Guido - Mass. National Guard, Doug Karson - PAO Otis Air National Guard Base, Lt. Colonel Stuart Tauber – Mass. National Guard; Managing Editor: Susan Sloane; Producer: Chris Stirling; Executive Producer: Mark Mills; Program Executive: Paul LaCamera; Mary’s Hairstyle By: Leon & Co., Belmont; Mary’s Clothes & Jewelry By: Ava Botelle; Additional Closed Captioning Funding Provided By: Dunkin’ Donuts; Talk Back: (617) 455-9829; Chronicle