“As one of America’s captains of the airwaves. . . Smiley is thriving.”
—Newsweek
“In an era when many African Americans feel politically impotent, Smiley uses the media pulpit to make the voices of African Americans heard in usually in accessible halls of power.”
— The Washington Post
“Tavis’s tireless search for truth and justice sometimes lands him (and us) in the most unlikely places!”
—Tom Joyner