Smithsonian Channel To Air Martin Luther King Special

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Smithsonian Channel will celebrate Black History Month with several shows, including a narration-free documentary that looks at the last days of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

MLK: The Assassination Tapes premieres Feb. 12 and features rare television and radio news accounts in the days leading to the April 4, 1968, assassination of the civil rights leader, according to network officials.

The documentary will also be accessed for free on multiple platforms beginning Feb. 12, including SmithsonianChannel.com as well as on Smithsonian Channel's iPhone, Android and Nook apps, the company said.

Smithsonian Channel will also offer encore airings of original specials Seizing Justice: The Greensboro 4 and Black Wings as part of its Black History Month programming, said network officials.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.