Slams at Obama show Smiley is out of touch

Chicago Sun-Times (IL);  April 7, 2008 ;     608 words ......a recent HBO broadcast, Smiley took up the Obama conversation and made one...Allstate Insurance, etc. Smiley has been on Obama's case ever since, publicly...ar's conference in February. Smiley didn't notice that Obama was in a historically brutal...

Tavis Smiley Will Cut Ties With Joyner Radio Show; Listeners Have Been...

The Washington Post;  April 12, 2008 ;     610 words ......he loves so much." Smiley has taken on Obama in a series of commentaries...January. Days after Obama's win in the Iowa caucus, Smiley warned on Joyner's...the Black Union, that Smiley hosted in February in New Orleans. Obama's rival, Sen. Hillary...

Interview: Comedian Rickey Smiley discusses growing up in the church and...

Tavis Smiley (NPR);  October 3, 2003 ;     700+ words ...TONY COX, TAVIS SMILEY Tavis Smiley (NPR) 10-03-2003 Interview: Comedian Rickey Smiley discusses growing up in the church and his prank phone call routines Host: TONY COX, TAVIS SMILEY Time: 9:00-10:00 AM TONY COX, host: From NPR in Los Angeles...

Obama to skip 'Black Union'

Oakland Tribune;  February 22, 2008 ;     700+ words ......accepted the invitation and Obama didn't, Smiley began to criticize Obama for...polls but is narrowing the gap. Smiley called Obama's decision "a critical miscalculation...African-American vote." The Smiley-Obama flap has fueled sometimes-heated...

Interview: Joyce Smiley discusses her life growing up in segregated...

Tavis Smiley (NPR);  March 13, 2003 ;     700+ words ...00-00-0000 Interview: Joyce Smiley discusses her life growing up in segregated Gulfport, Mississippi Host: TAVIS SMILEY Time: 9:00-10:00 AM TAVIS SMILEY, host: From NPR in Los Angeles, I'm Tavis Smiley. March is, of course, Women's History Month...

Interview: Rickey Smiley discusses his comedy

NPR Tavis Smiley;  June 13, 2003 ;     700+ words ...TAVIS SMILEY NPR Tavis Smiley 06-13-2003 Interview: Rickey Smiley discusses his comedy Host: TAVIS SMILEY Time: 9:00-10:00 AM TAVIS SMILEY, host: From NPR in Los Angeles, I'm Tavis Smiley. Twelve years of working the comedy circuit have paid off...

Not much can faze this 49ers rookie Guard Smiley went through some scary...

Oakland Tribune;  August 19, 2004 ;     693 words ...SANTA CLARA -- Justin Smiley spent his college years surrounded by...rookie. "Yeah, it's been interesting," Smiley said Wednesday after the morning practice...rookie I feel real good about that." Smiley, selected in the second round of the...

Smiley, NPR spar over unpleasant parting

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  January 20, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Smiley, NPR spar over unpleasant parting When Tavis Smiley walked away from his National Public Radio show last month...so-called liberal-media-elite network." NPR executives say Smiley would not negotiate after an agent delivered his demands...

Black Community Is Increasingly Protective of Obama

The Washington Post;  May 10, 2008 ;     700+ words ......do this to us?" Plaid said. Smiley, the renowned black author and commentator, took issue with Obama for skipping his "Covenant...The resulting backlash left Smiley feeling "hammered" and "barbequed...to focus on other ventures. Smiley "did a disservice to the black...Political Pundit. He noted ...

Broadcast All Over; Tavis Smiley's NPR Show Is History, but the Talk Lives...

The Washington Post;  January 17, 2005 ;     700+ words ...When Tavis Smiley walked away from his National Public Radio...liberal-media-elite network." But NPR executives say Smiley simply would not negotiate after an agent...my client wanted to make a deal." Says Smiley: "What NPR is apparently upset about is...

Smiley brings HBCU tour to Morgan

Baltimore Afro-American;  September 23, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Baltimore Afro-American 09-23-2005 Tavis Smiley, philanthropist and talk show host, used...campus, was the first of five stops on Smiley's Talented TENth HBCU Tour 2005, which...leadership, I don't know what would," said Smiley. "We need leadership now more than ever...

TAVIS SMILEY; NPR HOST BRINGS LATE-NIGHT TALK TO PBS.(Stars)

The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  February 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Byline: William LaRue Staff writer Tavis Smiley has just 20 minutes to chat, and he's...into a limited time is something of a Smiley trademark. It's been that way even more...launched his own late-night talk show, Tavis Smiley, on PBS. The program begins airing on...

Tavis Smiley to speak on Black capital: BET host to give keynote at

Chicago Citizen;  August 13, 1998 ;     700+ words ...Chicago Citizen 08-13-1998 Tavis Smiley to speak on Black capital: BET host to...Entertainment Television (BET) host Tavis Smiley admits that his message this Friday at...folks who want their own businesses." Smiley said, "We have to talk about why the gap...

Seattle Times Jerry Large column: Tavis Smiley: articulate, curious and on...

Seattle Times (Seattle, WA);  October 8, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Jerry Large Oct. 8--What Tavis Smiley knows for sure is that you can achieve your heart's...course, you also need talent and help along the way. Smiley is the host of Tavis Smiley on PBS and The Tavis Smiley Show with Public Radio...

Tavis Smiley: articulate, curious and on a mission.

Seattle Times (Seattle, WA);  October 9, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Jerry Large SEATTLE _ What Tavis Smiley knows for sure is that you can achieve your heart...course, you also need talent and help along the way. Smiley is the host of Tavis Smiley on PBS and The Tavis Smiley Show with Public Radio...