Fred de Sam Lazaro
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Fred de Sam Lazaro is executive director of the Under-Told Stories Project. He has served as a correspondent for PBS NewsHour since 1985. He also was a regular contributor and substitute anchor for PBS’ Religion & Ethics Newsweekly. De Sam Lazaro also has directed films from India and the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the acclaimed documentary series Wide Angle.
De Sam Lazaro has reported from 70 countries with a focus on the underreported issues that underlie poverty and human suffering.
He founded the Under-Told Stories Project, now located at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, which is building a library of social innovation and entrepreneurship reports, designed to use storytelling to enhance students’ understanding of the pressing global issues of our time.
