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Dan Slepian, an award-winning NBC News journalist and veteran producer of Dateline<\/em>, will be the featured speaker at Kalamazoo College\u2019s Flesche Lecture at 8 p.m. May 11 at Stetson Chapel. A livestream<\/a> will also be available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In more than two decades at NBC, Slepian has earned 11 Emmy nominations by spearheading dozens of documentaries, hidden-camera investigations and breaking news reports. Referred to as \u201ca TV news gumshoe\u201d by the New York Times, Slepian\u2019s investigations have helped solve cold cases, assisted in exonerating the wrongly accused, and sparked changes in laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In February, NBC News released \u201cLetters from Sing Sing,\u201d an eight-episode podcast hosted by Slepian that documents his 20-year journey investigating the wrongful conviction claim of Jon-Adrian \u201cJJ\u201d Velazquez. The podcast hit No. 1 on Apple\u2019s top charts the day of its release. Velazquez will be a guest of Slepian at the lecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Slepian also conceived, developed and produced \u201cJustice for All,\u201d an NBC News\/MSNBC series about the criminal justice system. The weeklong event included the first town hall from a maximum-security prison as well as Dateline\u2019s<\/em> Emmy-nominated \u201cLife Inside\u201d about mass incarceration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In February 2021, NBC premiered Dateline\u2019s<\/em> first docuseries, \u201cThe Widower,\u201d a five-hour network primetime series airing over three nights, detailing Slepian\u2019s 13-year investigation into Thomas Randolph, an eccentric homicide suspect who had been married six times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In May 2019, Dateline<\/em> debuted its first podcast with Slepian. The eight-episode series \u201c13 Alibis\u201d helped exonerate an innocent man of homicide. In 2018, Slepian was granted exclusive access to film rapper Meek Mill on the day of his highly publicized release from prison. The Dateline<\/em> special “Dreams and Nightmares” featured journalist Lester Holt’s exclusive interview with Meek just hours after his release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a volunteer, Slepian works with incarcerated men at Sing Sing prison where he helped create “Voices from Within,” a video featuring testimonials intended to help reduce gun violence. Slepian introduced the project, which is now a long-term program at the prison, during a TEDx talk at Sing Sing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before joining NBC News, Slepian began his career with the Phil Donahue Show<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

K Professor Emeritus of Political Science<\/a> Donald C. \u201cDon\u201d Flesche has been a longtime voice of the Hornets at countless athletic events and a beloved teacher. The Donald C. Flesche Visiting Scholars and Lectureship Endowment was started by Flesche\u2019s former students, ensuring the conversations among learners on campus include the best scholars and newsmakers in the world. The Flesche Lecture is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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