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FINDING YOUR ROOTS: Against All Odds

Radio journalist Nina Totenberg at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C., May 21, 2019.
Courtesy of Allison Shelley/McGee Media
Radio journalist Nina Totenberg at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C., May 21, 2019.

Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport!

On this episode, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. introduces media personality Andy Cohen and radio journalist Nina Totenberg to ancestors who were determined to survive.

Andy Cohen Meets His Ancestors in a Newspaper Article
Fleeing Europe

About Season 7:

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Today’s most compelling personalities discover the surprising stories buried within their own families in Season 7 of the critically acclaimed PBS series FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR, offering viewers 10 new episodes. Among them are actors Glenn Close, John Lithgow, Jane Lynch, Audra MacDonald, Christopher Meloni and Tony Shalhoub; acclaimed musicians Clint Black, Rosanne Cash and Pharrell Williams; groundbreaking directors Kasi Lemmons and John Waters; renowned journalists Gretchen Carlson and Nina Totenberg; hilarious comedians Lewis Black and Jim Gaffigan; popular late night personality Andy Cohen; and more to be announced.

FINDING YOUR ROOTS: Season 7 Inside Look

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Explore and share your family histories via social media, using the hashtag #FindingYourRoots.

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Credits:

A production of McGee Media, Inkwell Media, Kunhardt Films and WETA Washington, D.C. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is the writer, host, and executive producer. Dyllan McGee and Peter Kunhardt are executive producers. John F. Wilson is the executive producer in charge for WETA. Bill Gardner is the executive in charge for PBS. Sabin Streeter is the senior producer. Natalia Warchol is the series producer. Hanna Olson is the consulting producer. Sabin Streeter and Krista Whetstone are directors.