Have you seen Tavis Smiley Show on PBS? (not available in my area)

[Eric J in MN]

Have you seen Tavis Smiley Show on PBS? (not available in my area)

Is it so good that people in the Twin Cities should write letters to our PBS stations to ask them to add it?

[Bozita]

1. It's definitely worth the effort

check out the show's website:

http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/

[Buzz Clik]

2. It's not bad.

He has a radio show on NPR. It's a bit uneven but not bad. If you don't get his radio program in your area, I can give you a link, and you can have more basis for deciding whether or not to approach your local PBS station.

[loudnclear]

3. It's been great so far. Set you VCR to tape it...it's on real late

Tavis is first class.

[BigDaddyLove]

4. It is great and well worth trying to get it...........

just be careful though, 'cause it's sponsered by Walmart, and you would'nt want the 'Walmart Police' coming after you.

[Eric J in MN]

6. sometimes I think it would be better if public broadcasting didn't have

Sometimes I think it would be better if public broadcasting didn't have corporate sponsorship.

But in the UK and Australia, where public broadcasting is completely government funded, there is talk of ending their funding whenever they run stories which portray the govt negatively (like reporting a source said that the Blair administration added the claim that Saddam could launch wmd on 45 minutes notice to to a report to make the report more dramatic).

[seemslikeadream]

5. Yes, last night discussion was about MLK

It was great. Judge Roy Brown talking about who really did kill MLK. But that's not the show that's listed.

[Eric J in MN]

8. Attention Twin Cities: contact information local PBS

Please write:
[e-mail]

and ask the PBS station to show The Tavis Smiley Show.

[RainDog]

7. Worth asking for

My pbs station just recently starting carrying his show (ironic, since he graduated from the U. which does PBS/NPR here, and they didn't carry his show on public radio...)

He comes off, to me, as a regular guy, which is nice.

He asks interesting questions, but takes pains to acknowledge various opinions on issues.

Charlie Rose asks better questions, imho, but then again, that also has to do with interests I have in some of the guests Rose books.