by Bach Polakowski | Aug 15, 2011 | Michael R. Triplett
Our friends at the Asian American Journalists Association–who just finished up their annual convention in Detroit–have a great fundraiser that highlights the lack of Asian American men in broadcast (tv, radio, and webcast). The AAJA Men’s Calendar,...
by Bach Polakowski | May 15, 2011 | NLGJA
The small number of openly gay and lesbian national news anchors has gotten larger with news that CNN’s Don Lemon discusses being gay in an upcoming book, Transparent. Here’s what he told the New York Times Few national television news anchors or hosts...
by Bach Polakowski | May 7, 2011 | Michael R. Triplett
Now that Thomas Roberts is a permanent fixture on MSNBC, it’s nice to see he continues to talk to online media like Towleroad as well as larger outlets. Roberts, who hosted NLGJA’s New York fundraiser in March, is unafraid of talking about his role as an...
by Bach Polakowski | Apr 25, 2011 | Michael R. Triplett
A small part of an interview Rachel Maddow did with the Guardian in the UK has created a bit of a furor over who she was talking about when she encouraged LGBT television anchors to come out. Frances Martel at Mediaite has the story. In an interview in today’s...
by Bach Polakowski | Feb 23, 2011 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.
OWN, Oprah Winfrey’s new cable TV network, is gearing up with all sorts of new shows. And it seems LGBT folks are well in the mix. A few weeks ago, this blog covered an LGBT incident with Oprah herself on her behind-the-scenes show. This time, much less drama...
