(Hi.  I'm LeVar Burton.)In 1977 I got my first Emmy nomination for playing this ancestor of Alex Haley
[DOC] [TLE] Remembering Roots - History in the Headlines - History (history.com) [PAR] Feb 11, 2016 ... On January 23, 1977, millions of viewers tuned in to watch the first episode of a 
new ... into more than 35 languages and earn Alex Haley both a National Book 
Award and a Pulitzer Prize.