Voices from within | Dan Slepian | TEDxSingSing 2014

Dan Slepian, renowned TV producer, discusses his volunteer work at Sing Sing, helping to create the “Voices From Within” project, a video and education initiative that uniquely addresses the epidemic of gun violence directly through the voices of inmates living with the consequences of their deadly choices. Dan Slepian is an award-winning investigative producer and an 18 year veteran of NBC’s venerable newsmagazine, Dateline -- where he has developed and produced dozens of episodes, complex hidden camera investigations, and breaking news segments. Referred to as “A TV News Gumshoe” by The New York Times, Slepian’s investigations have helped solve cold cases, assisted in exonerating wrongfully convicted inmates, uncovered corruption, sparked changes in laws, and led to the shutting down of illicit businesses. He also conceived and developed three separate recurring hour-long series: “Vegas Homicide,” “Vegas Undercover” and “Wild, Wild Web.” The work he’s done at NBC has appeared on the Discovery Channel, History Channel, National Geographic, CNBC, Court TV, MSNBC and Netflix. Slepian graduated from the State University of New York at Stony Brook where he currently serves on the Journalism School’s professional advisory board.