PBS' Tavis Smiley Selects Atlanta As One of Five Cities in the "One Great Idea Tour"to air As Part of His Nightly Show

April 4, 2016 (Atlanta, Georgia) - Tavis Smiley, the host of the late night television talk show Tavis Smiley, which airs nightly on PBS stations across the country, will travel to Atlanta on Thursday, April 21 as part of his “One Great Idea Tour”. Smiley will record his show at Georgia Public Broadcasting’s studios in front of a live audience. The episode will air Thursday, April 21 at 11 pm on GPB.

The weeklong “One Great Idea Tour” is designed to inspire the nation with solutions to some of this country’s most difficult challenges. Atlanta is one of five cities that will share “one great idea.” Smiley will discuss how Georgia has taken the lead in figuring out prison reform by reducing sentencing and helping former inmates as they reintegrate into society. It's now being seen as a template for other states.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Tavis Smiley Show Live 11:45am – 12:30 pm

Reception and Book Signing 12:45 pm – 1:45 pm

This event is open to the public and registration is required. Register for the taping at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/tavis.

“GPB is excited to host the taping of the Tavis Smiley show in Atlanta for the ‘One Great Idea Tour,’” said GPB President and CEO Teya Ryan. “We strive to keep our audiences informed about important issues, and we’re proud to share this success story to a broad audience.”

Smiley is a broadcaster, author, publisher, advocate and philanthropist whose insightful conversations with world figures, thought-leaders, newspapers, entertainers and authors have expanded PBS’ core audiences and challenged the status quo in American media.

He is the author or co-author of 19 books; his latest book “Fifty For Your Future: Lessons From Down the Road” will be released April 5 and available for purchase and autograph at the event. In this book, Smiley shares 50 hard won lessons from life that’s taken him from Indiana to a national platform as host of Tavis Smiley on PBS, now in its 12th season.

Funding for the Tavis Smiley show is provided by Walmart, Enterprise and The California Endowment.

ABOUT TAVIS SMILEY

Tavis Smiley is currently host of the late night television show Tavis Smiley on PBS as well as “The Tavis Smiley Show” on Public Radio International. He is the founder of the non-profit Tavis Smiley Foundation, now in the midst of a $3 million four-year campaign called “Ending Poverty: America’s Silent Spaces” to help focus on alleviating endemic poverty in America. TIME Magazine named Smiley to its list of “The World’s 100 Most Influential People.” Among his many accolades, Smiley has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

ABOUT GPB:

As one of the largest PBS stations in the nation, Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB Media), has been creating content worth sharing for over 50 years. With nine television stations, 18 radio stations and a multi-faceted digital presence, GPB strives to educate, entertain and enrich the lives of our viewers and listeners with programming that includes statewide radio news, current affairs, high school sports, educational resources for teachers and students and enlightening programs about our state like Georgia Outdoors and Georgia Traveler.