AMERICAN ACHIEVERS explores the power of ambition, commitment to excellence, risk-taking and tenacity in pursuit of the American Dream. Coming in 2026: Season 5! Hosted and produced by author, documentary filmmaker, and media trailblazer Keith Dunnavant, who has been interviewing newsmakers for more than four decades, including many years as an award-winning print journalist in New York and Atlanta, directing coverage of sports, media, business, culture and politics. Widely acclaimed for his history books, including THE MISSING RING, MONTANA and the Cold War biography SPY PILOT, Dunnavant directed the ESPN Films documentary BART STARR, produced WISHBONE for the sports network, and has also produced/directed independent films including the syndicated THREE DAYS AT FOSTER. With each episode of AMERICAN ACHIEVERS, Dunnavant explores the life of an accomplished individual who has relentlessly chased success and fulfillment, often battling through significant adversity and reflecting universal lessons that strike at the heart of the American experience. Featuring entrepreneurs, athletes, artists, astronauts, media figures and civic leaders. KeithDunnavant.com
Episodes
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Former SMU and Houston Oilers receiver Jerry LeVias talks about the struggle of becoming the first scholarship African-American football player in the old Southwest Conference, the advice Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave him, the enduring influence of his parents, and the triumphant moment that still haunts him.
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