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Tavis Smiley

Writer, journalist, political commentator and talk show host
Date of Birth: 13.09.1964
Country: USA

Content:
  1. Early Life and Education
  2. Political and Media Career
  3. Television and Radio Talk Show Host
  4. Awards and Recognition
  5. Philanthropic Endeavors
  6. Personal Life

Tavis Smiley: Prominent Journalist, Political Commentator, and Talk Show Host

Early Life and Education

Tavis Smiley was born on September 13, 1964, in Gulfport, Mississippi.

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His family relocated from Mississippi to Indiana when his stepfather, an Air Force sergeant, was stationed at Grissom Air Force Base near Peru, Indiana. After the move, the Smiley family settled into a mobile home in the small town of Bunker Hill, Indiana. The family size increased when Tavis's aunt committed suicide, leaving her five children homeless and destitute.

Tavis's parents, Joyce and her husband, agreed to foster and raise the five orphaned nieces and nephews, bringing the total number of children living in t Tavis Smiley biography TAWUN