Executive Director
Dan GedimanDan Gediman is executive director of the non-profit organization Reckoning, Inc. and executive producer of the radio and podcast series The Reckoning: Facing the Legacy of Slavery in America. The Kentucky U.S. Colored Troops Project is a multi-year initiative of Reckoning, Inc. The goal is to learn as much as possible about the enslaved men from Kentucky who joined the Union Army during the Civil War. The project uses military records which mention the names of Black soldiers’ enslavers to find archival documents which help identify members of the soldier’s family, allowing for the creation of family trees that connect present day African Americans to their enslaved ancestors (see project website at https://kyusct.org).
Dan is a long-time public radio producer whose work has been heard on All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Marketplace, and This American Life. For many years, Dan was the executive producer of the popular public radio series This I Believe. He has also edited nine This I Believe books, including the New York Times Bestseller This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women.
Dan is an accomplished speaker, having given scores of speeches, workshops, and presentations at colleges, universities, and conferences in the U.S. and abroad, including a well-received presentation at RootsTech 2024.
