"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.

Watch Tavis on PBS

• Brown University president, Dr. Ruth Simmons, talks with Tavis about the importance of community centers and schools in her personal education odyssey. 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.