TV One has named television veteran Donna Wilson as Executive Producer of its new, live one-hour, weekday morning news program News One Now, which will be hosted by Roland S. Martin.Prior to joining TV One, Ms. Wilson was based in Chicago working on nonfiction projects, including TV One’s Deceived and Find Our Missing, as well as, Biography Channel’s John Gotti and Crucibles of Courage hosted by then Senator Barack Obama, Paramount’s Dr. Phil and numerous other programs. She has also worked as a field producer at the CNN Chicago Bureau and served as a producer, reporter and host at Netv in Lincoln, Nebraska as well as a fill-in...
- 9/23/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
With African Americans accounting for more than 30 percent of missing-person cases in America, TV One's "Find Our Missing" aims to make a difference in bringing them home. The 10-episode, hour-long docu-drama series, which premiered last month, is hosted by "Law & Order" star S. Epatha Merkerson and puts a spotlight on missing black Americans who have not gotten national media attention.
The Golden Globe-winning and Tony Award-nominated actress recently talked to The Huffington Post about the new series, her experience directing the forthcoming documentary "The Contradictions of Fair Hope" and her historic 16-season stint on "Law & Order."
What initially attracted you to "Find Our Missing"?
The interesting thing is that I kept hearing this dialogue about it. Here in New York, you don't always need a car, but I've been using mine lately and listening to a lot of talk radio. And I noticed that there's been this dialogue, especially on the black radio stations,...
The Golden Globe-winning and Tony Award-nominated actress recently talked to The Huffington Post about the new series, her experience directing the forthcoming documentary "The Contradictions of Fair Hope" and her historic 16-season stint on "Law & Order."
What initially attracted you to "Find Our Missing"?
The interesting thing is that I kept hearing this dialogue about it. Here in New York, you don't always need a car, but I've been using mine lately and listening to a lot of talk radio. And I noticed that there's been this dialogue, especially on the black radio stations,...
- 2/15/2012
- by Brennan Williams
- Aol TV.
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