"Tavis Smiley" on PBS

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Tavis Smiley features a unique mix of news and pop culture to combine for one thought-provoking and entertaining program. It's a hybrid of news, issues and entertainment, featuring interviews with newsmakers, politicians, celebrities and real people.

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Tavis Bio
  • Brooklyn's Finest star Wesley Snipes talks about his return to acting and the film's director Antoine Fuqua comments on the movie's message. Go to www.pbs.org/tavissmiley to learn more about Tavis' nightly PBS program, Tavis Smiley.
 

Since its first season, the show has won four NAACP Image Awards for "Outstanding Television, News, Talk, or Information (Series or Special)."

Taped at KCET studios, it is the first West Coast talk show for PBS.

 

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Book III in the celebrated New York Times bestselling The Covenant series. Tavis challenges us to set a new standard for those who lead and those who follow so that we can create an America as good as its promise.

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