{"id":5326,"date":"2022-04-22T08:52:47","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T12:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=5326"},"modified":"2022-04-22T08:52:47","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T12:52:47","slug":"nbcuniversal-news-groups-inspiring-america-returns-week-of-may-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2022\/04\/22\/nbcuniversal-news-groups-inspiring-america-returns-week-of-may-2\/","title":{"rendered":"NBCUNIVERSAL NEWS GROUP\u2019S \u2018INSPIRING AMERICA\u2019 RETURNS WEEK OF MAY 2\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>NBC News\u2019 Lester Holt, Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb to Host \u2018Inspiring America: The 2022 Inspiration List\u2019 Airing Across NBC, Telemundo, MSNBC, CNBC and NBC News NOW&nbsp; on May 7 and 8&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Broadway Legend Rita Moreno; Olympians Nathan Chen, Erin Jackson, and Mikaela Shiffrin; Fashion Icon Christy Turlington Burns; and More to Headline This Year\u2019s Inspiration List&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plus &#8211; Special Editions of \u2018Inspiring America\u2019 Episodes to Air Across NBCU News Group Podcasts<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>April 22, 2022 \u2013 NBCUniversal News Group\u2019s division-wide, multiplatform franchise <strong><em>Inspiring America<\/em><\/strong> will return the week of May 2, highlighting the stories of individuals who have made an impact on their communities and industries this past year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The inspiring stories will air across <em>TODAY<\/em>, <em>NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt<\/em>, Noticias Telemundo, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC News NOW, NBCLX, and will also be featured on <strong>NBCNews.com\/InspiringAmerica <\/strong>throughout the week.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The week-long series will culminate with the second annual television event, <strong><em>Inspiring America: The 2022 Inspiration List, <\/em><\/strong>airing on Saturday, May 7 and Sunday, May 8 hosted by <em>NBC Nightly News\u2019<\/em> <strong>Lester Holt<\/strong>, along with <em>TODAY\u2019s<\/em> <strong>Savannah Guthrie<\/strong> and <strong>Hoda Kotb<\/strong>, as they recognize the honorees on <strong>The 2022 Inspiration List<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The one-hour primetime event will highlight the honorees\u2019 remarkable stories and feature interviews and reporting from anchors and journalists from across NBC News, Noticias Telemundo, MSNBC and CNBC, including <strong>Jos\u00e9 D\u00edaz-Balart<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong><strong>Craig Melvin, <\/strong>and <strong>Shepard Smith.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Inspiring America: The 2022 Inspiration List <\/em><\/strong>will air across NBCU News Groups\u2019 television and streaming networks on:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>NBC<\/strong> at 9 p.m. ET \/ 8 p.m. CT \/ 7 p.m. MT \/ 7:30 p.m. PT on Saturday May 7<\/li><li><strong>MSNBC<\/strong> at 10 p.m. ET Saturday May 7<\/li><li><strong>CNBC<\/strong> at 11 p.m. ET Saturday May 7<\/li><li><strong>Telemundo<\/strong> at 12 a.m. ETSunday, May 8 (Inspirando a Am\u00e9rica)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Encores will stream on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>TODAY All Day <\/strong>at 6 p.m. ET Sunday, May 8<\/li><li><strong>NBC News NOW<\/strong> at 9 p.m. ET Sunday, May 8<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It will also be available on demand on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The <strong>MSNBC Hub<\/strong> on <strong>Peacock<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>New this year, NBC News Audio will produce special Inspiring America episodes across many of the networks\u2019 flagship podcasts including <strong><em>Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast<\/em><\/strong><em>,<strong> Into America with Trymaine Lee<\/strong><\/em> and <strong>Making Space with Hoda Kotb <\/strong>along with the showcasts of <strong><em>NBC Nightly News<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>TODAY, <\/em>MSNBC, CNBC <\/strong>and <strong>Telemundo<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Encompassing a diverse mix of extraordinary individuals and newsmakers, <strong>The 2022 Inspiration List<\/strong> includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Rita Moreno: <\/strong>The Broadway and Hollywood legend and EGOT winner is still acting, singing, dancing and inspiring at 90 years old. But her inspirational journey to stardom and being a universal role model was filled with pain and self-doubt until she realized the key to being able to do everything she wanted was to learn to be herself.<\/li><li><strong>The Olympians: <\/strong>Sometimes falling down can inspire us to reach for the greatest heights. That\u2019s what three of this year\u2019s Olympians did. Gold Medalists Nathan Chen and Erin Jackson, and muti-medal winner Mikaela Shiffrin, showed themselves, America, and the world, how to overcome the adversity of crushing defeat by using it to drive themselves to their greatest successes.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Katharine Hayhoe\u00ad: <\/strong>An evangelist in the truest sense of the word, Katharine Hayhoe is a climate scientist determined to rally even the most skeptical to join the battle to save humanity from climate change. She combines her deep knowledge of climate science with her enthusiasm for teaching others with her deep faith as an evangelical Christian.&nbsp; The combination makes her a powerhouse in the global effort to take on the most urgent cause of our time, or maybe any time.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Christy Turlington Burns: <\/strong>After facing potentially life-threatening complications during childbirth, fashion industry icon Christy Turlington Burns had an awakening. She asked herself: if giving birth is difficult in her privileged circumstances, what must it be like for women all around the world, especially in the world\u2019s poorest and most difficult corners?&nbsp; So she started a non-profit\u2014Every Mother Counts\u2014and now travels the world bringing support to pregnant women and raising money for the cause.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Gwynne Shotwell: <\/strong>SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell is busy launching humanity on a vast new adventure:&nbsp; interplanetary travel \u2013 and eventually settlements &#8212; beyond Earth. Shotwell has inspired a generation of engineers and adventurers \u2013 many of them women &#8212; to join her on a journey to take all of us to the stars.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Americans Helping Ukrainians:<\/strong> Among the Americans we\u2019ll meet is California Pastor Phil Metzger, who almost single-handedly organized a massive effort among his parishioners to give shelter to thousands of Ukrainian refugees coming across the Mexican border into the U.S.&nbsp; In doing so, Metzger\u2019s parish inspired a legion of other&nbsp; Americans who have now embraced total strangers from the other side of the world with open arms &#8211; and open hearts.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow updates on Twitter<strong> #InspiringAmericaNBC.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Inspiring America<\/em> originated as a series on <em>NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt<\/em> six years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBC News\u2019 Lester Holt, Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb to Host \u2018Inspiring America: The 2022 Inspiration List\u2019 Airing Across NBC, Telemundo, MSNBC, CNBC and NBC News NOW&nbsp; on May 7 and 8&nbsp; Broadway Legend Rita Moreno; Olympians Nathan Chen, Erin Jackson, and Mikaela Shiffrin; Fashion Icon Christy Turlington Burns; and More to Headline This Year\u2019s [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2022\/04\/22\/nbcuniversal-news-groups-inspiring-america-returns-week-of-may-2\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from NBCUNIVERSAL NEWS GROUP\u2019S \u2018INSPIRING AMERICA\u2019 RETURNS WEEK OF MAY 2\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":5327,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nbc-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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