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CBS News announced the new podcast Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes to highlight diversity in reporting starting on June 14. Keyes is a CBS News correspondent and every week she’ll tackle a different issue of social justice and inequality.
The show is a collaboration between CBS News Radio and the CBS News Race and Culture Unit, and the first episode is about Juneteenth, a holiday celebrating the emancipation day of slaves in the United States at the end of the Civil War.
“This is an important step in the evolution of CBS Village, as we try to offer the best storytelling and reporting on critical issues facing our country,” said Alvin Patrick, executive producer of the Race and Culture Unit. “Allison is an excellent interviewer and reporter and the launch of Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes means new audiences will get to hear her smart approach to the important issues of our time.”
“Allison Keyes is one of the best in the business,” said Craig Swagler, vice president and general manager of the CBS News Radio Network. “Our listeners on radio know Allison’s unique, informative view on these important issues.
“I became a journalist to share the voices and truths of communities across this nation that are often marginalized and all too often go unheard,” said Allison Keyes. “It is important to give people the chance to learn what others are going through, hear about the battles being fought and discover what is being done to create fundamental change.”
A trailer is available here.