April 24, 2014 | 10:00AM PT
Malina Saval
Associate Editor
Features @MalinaSaval
...In addition (click here) to Smiley’s philanthropic bent, he’s also a masterful fundraiser. He and Oprah Winfrey are the only two African-American broadcasters with national and international distribution who own all their content. And where other nets have the benefit of advertisers and inhouse PR machines, Smiley has to generate the production costs of his show on an annual basis, a feat not easily accomplished....
Malina Saval
Associate Editor
Features @MalinaSaval
...In addition (click here) to Smiley’s philanthropic bent, he’s also a masterful fundraiser. He and Oprah Winfrey are the only two African-American broadcasters with national and international distribution who own all their content. And where other nets have the benefit of advertisers and inhouse PR machines, Smiley has to generate the production costs of his show on an annual basis, a feat not easily accomplished....
