AKIE BERMISS: At last, we’ve come to the end. I will admit, I haven’t watched this much Tavis Smiley in this little time since I was probably in high school. My parents and I liked to trot him out every now and again when I was home from college, but even then we’d spend most of the time talking when ever Tavis was. Is his the crucial problem with the show? Tavis is so unimpressive that you can only take the show semi-seriously in small doses. Otherwise, I find myself only tuning in for the longer interviews and even then I have trouble sitting through an entire show.
HOWARD MEGDAL: Akie and I are in the same place on this interview as well, though I don’t know Roberts’ music. With Norton, he stayed general enough to let Norton steer the discussion.