Tavis Smiley, American talk show host, journalist, and author

Tavis Smiley is an American talk show host and author. Smiley was born in Gulfport, Mississippi, and grew up in Bunker Hill, Indiana. After attending Indiana University, he worked during the late 1980s as an aide to Tom Bradley, the mayor of Los Angeles.

September 13 is the 256th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 109 days remain until the end of the year.