Nationwide and Tavis Smiley

Nationwide is proud to announce its new, exclusive partnership with Tavis Smiley.

Reaching millions of viewers and listeners every week, Smiley is the first person in the history of public broadcasting to host a daily national program on PBS and PRI. Smiley uses his media properties and influence to engage audiences in a respectful dialogue addressing today’s most pressing issues.

Smiley and Nationwide share common values and a common purpose. He is an advocate who encourages his audience to think beyond their present state and look into the future for solutions. He is an advocate for economic empowerment, providing information that will help people get to the next level in their lives.

Similarly, our On Your Side^® promise is all about being an advocate for our customers to ensure they have the things that matter most to them properly protected, both now and in the future.

Our partnership provides exclusive sponsorship of Smiley’s PBS television program as a provider of property and casualty insurance products. It also makes Nationwide a national sponsor of the 2009 State of the Black Union event scheduled for next February in Los Angeles.

In 2008, Smiley and Nationwide joined forces with an exclusive five-city tour to promote economic empowerment and financial literacy. Scheduled tour stops included:

    Columbus, Ohio, May 17
    Raleigh, North Carolina, May 31
    Richmond, Virginia, June 14
    Atlanta, Georgia, June 28
    Dallas, Texas, November 8