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Tavis Smiley
Tavis Smiley Speaker Biography
Some would say that an exclusive interview with the President of the United States, during one of the most controversial scandals to ever hit the White House, is the interview of a lifetime. Others would say interviewing Fidel Castro in the wake of unprecedented U.S. sanctions relief, or the conversation with Pope John Paul II was the most significant.
Time selected Tavis Smiley as one of America's 50 most promising young leaders. Newsweek profiled him as one of the 20 people changing how Americans get their news and dubbed him one of the nation's captains of the airwaves.
With his late-night television talk show, Tavis Smiley on PBS, and his earlier radio show The Tavis Smiley Show from NPR, Smiley was the first American ever to simultaneously host signature talk shows on both PBS and NPR. Smiley's television show continues now in its second season, and Smiley just announced the return of The Tavis Smiley Show to public radio in association with Public Radio International, PRI, coming April 29th.
Smiley, who started his career a
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Tavis Smiley Speaker Biography
Popular Talk Show Host, Author,
Political Commentator and Philanthropist
From his celebrated conversations with world figures, to his work to inspire the next generation of leaders, as a broadcaster, author, advocate, and philanthropist, Tavis Smiley continues to be an outstanding voice for change. Smiley, who started his career as an aide to the late Los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley, hosts the late night television talk show Tavis Smiley on PBS and radio show The Tavis Smiley Show from Public Radio International (PRI).
The Tavis Smiley Foundation
The first American ever to simultaneously host signature talk shows on both public television and public radio, Smiley also created the Tavis Smiley Foundation, a nonprofit organization with a mission to enlighten, encourage and empower today’s youth.
Books
In addition to his radio and television work, Smiley has authored fourteen books. His memoir, What I Know for Sure: My Story of Growing Up in America,became a New York Times best-seller, and the book he edited, Talk show host and author Not to be confused with Tava Smiley. Tavis Smiley Smiley in 2022 Gulfport, Mississippi, U.S. Tavis Smiley (; born September 13, 1964) is an American talk show host and author.[1][2] Smiley was born in Gulfport, Mississippi, and grew up in Bunker Hill, Indiana. After attending Indiana University, he worked during the late 1980s as an aide to Tom Bradley, the mayor of Los Angeles. Smiley became a radio commentator in 1991 and, starting in 1996, he hosted the talk show BET Talk (later renamed BET Tonight with Tavis Smiley) on Blac
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Tavis Smiley
Born (1964-09-13) September 13, 1964 (age 60) Education Indiana University (B.A., public affairs, 2003) Maconaquah High School Occupations Years active 1991–present Notable credit(s)
Tavis Smiley host KBLA Talk 1580
(2021–present)
Tavis Smiley host PBS
(2004–2017)
The Tavis Smiley Show from PRI (radio) host
(2005–2017)
Smiley & West co-host
(2010–2013)
BET Tonight with Tavis Smiley host
(1996–2001)Website kbla1580.com
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