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 Sep 12, 2022
Monday Sep 12, 2022
Chiropractor Flora Hyacinth talks about growing up poor in a Caribbean fishing village, dreaming of a better life, the athletic scholarship that brought her to the United States, the memorable day she set a world record in the triple jump, and the injury she sustained while training for the Olympics that changed her life.
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