The Tavis Smiley Show
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The Tavis Smiley Show is an American
public broadcasting
radio talk show
. A television show, simply titled Tavis Smiley
, is a late night television program
on Public Broadcasting Service
(PBS). Both shows feature Tavis Smiley
as host.
(PRI). It is a one hour weekly program featuring interviews with news makers, thought leaders and artists and seeks to bring diverse perspectives to the airwaves. It is produced by Smiley Radio Properties, Inc., in partnership with PRI at Smiley's studio in Los Angeles. The program ran two hours per week until October 2010 when the second hour became the sister program Smiley & West, co-hosted by longtime Smiley collaborator Dr. Cornel West
.
s for Outstanding Television, News, Talk, or Information Series or Special.
As the first west coast talk show for PBS, it is recorded at the studios of Los Angeles, California
former PBS station KCET
. The show will continue to be presented by and produced at KCET after January 1, 2011, although the station will not be able to air the program itself as it left PBS as of that date (the program will retain its 11pm time in Los Angeles on new Southern California flagship KOCE after that date). After 2011 however the show looks likely to move elsewhere, as Smiley has said he has a tenuous relationship with KCET officials over a lack of fundraising for the series, and will only keep filming at the studios for the present time as there was no time after KCET's PBS dismembership announcement to find a new taping facility.
The show was a news
and opinion
program focusing upon issues of race, diversity
, and ethnicity and often featured guest speakers. It was an hour long show.
The show was helped through a collaboration with various public radio stations. It was replaced on some radio stations by News & Notes
which follows much the same format and topics. Many other radio stations replaced it with the short-lived NPR News with Tony Cox
.
United States
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public broadcasting
Public broadcasting
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radio talk show
Talk radio
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. A television show, simply titled Tavis Smiley
Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Tavis Smiley is a late-night talk show hosted by journalist Tavis Smiley that airs weeknights on PBS. The show began in January 2004 is filmed in Los Angeles, California, making it the first ever west-coast talk show for PBS...
, is a late night television program
Television program
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on Public Broadcasting Service
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
(PBS). Both shows feature Tavis Smiley
Tavis Smiley
Tavis Smiley is a talk show host, author, liberal political commentator, entrepreneur, advocate and philanthropist. Smiley was born in Gulfport, Mississippi and grew up in Kokomo, Indiana. After attending Indiana University, he worked during the late 1980s as an aide to Tom Bradley, the mayor of...
as host.
Public Radio International
The Tavis Smiley Show is currently broadcast on Public Radio InternationalPublic Radio International
Public Radio International is a Minneapolis-based American public radio organization, with locations in Boston, New York, London and Beijing. PRI's tagline is "Hear a different voice." PRI is a major public media content creator and also distributes programs from many sources...
(PRI). It is a one hour weekly program featuring interviews with news makers, thought leaders and artists and seeks to bring diverse perspectives to the airwaves. It is produced by Smiley Radio Properties, Inc., in partnership with PRI at Smiley's studio in Los Angeles. The program ran two hours per week until October 2010 when the second hour became the sister program Smiley & West, co-hosted by longtime Smiley collaborator Dr. Cornel West
Cornel West
Cornel Ronald West is an American philosopher, author, critic, actor, civil rights activist and prominent member of the Democratic Socialists of America....
.
Public Broadcasting Service
Tavis Smiley is a late night television program on PBS. The show began broadcasting in 2004. It follows a similar style of show, featuring interviews on topical subjects and entertainment. The show has won both the 2005 and 2006 NAACP Image AwardNAACP Image Award
An NAACP Image Award is an accolade presented by the American National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding people of color in film, television, music, and literature....
s for Outstanding Television, News, Talk, or Information Series or Special.
As the first west coast talk show for PBS, it is recorded at the studios of Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
former PBS station KCET
KCET
KCET, channel 28, is an independent, non-commercial public television station licensed to Los Angeles, California, USA. KCET's studio is located on West Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, and its transmitter is atop Mount Wilson. Al Jerome is the current CEO and President, serving since 1996.KCET was...
. The show will continue to be presented by and produced at KCET after January 1, 2011, although the station will not be able to air the program itself as it left PBS as of that date (the program will retain its 11pm time in Los Angeles on new Southern California flagship KOCE after that date). After 2011 however the show looks likely to move elsewhere, as Smiley has said he has a tenuous relationship with KCET officials over a lack of fundraising for the series, and will only keep filming at the studios for the present time as there was no time after KCET's PBS dismembership announcement to find a new taping facility.
History of Radio Show
The first version of The Tavis Smiley Show was on National Public Radio (NPR). It was broadcast daily from January 2002 to December 16, 2004 in Los Angeles, when the host Tavis Smiley decided not to renew his contract with NPR. Some of the reasons cited based on an article by Howard Kurtz for not renewing the contract were 1) Tavis Smiley wanted to tape his show a day in advance, and NPR did not agree; 2) against federal funding policies, Tavis Smiley wished to own the right to rebroadcast the show; and 3) Tavis Smiley appealed to have the budget for promoting the program significantly increased, and NPR did not have the budget to do so.The show was a news
News
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and opinion
Opinion
In general, an opinion is a subjective belief, and is the result of emotion or interpretation of facts. An opinion may be supported by an argument, although people may draw opposing opinions from the same set of facts. Opinions rarely change without new arguments being presented...
program focusing upon issues of race, diversity
Multiculturalism
Multiculturalism is the appreciation, acceptance or promotion of multiple cultures, applied to the demographic make-up of a specific place, usually at the organizational level, e.g...
, and ethnicity and often featured guest speakers. It was an hour long show.
The show was helped through a collaboration with various public radio stations. It was replaced on some radio stations by News & Notes
News & Notes
News & Notes was a National Public Radio program focusing on issues affecting African-Americans and African diaspora communities. The listernership was multiracial and international. The program aired for one hour each weekday and was hosted by Farai Chideya until January 16, 2009, and then by Tony...
which follows much the same format and topics. Many other radio stations replaced it with the short-lived NPR News with Tony Cox
Tony Cox (journalist)
Tony Cox is an American radio and television journalist who is host of the syndicated radio talk show UpFront with Tony Cox and previously was host of News & Notes on National Public Radio ....
.