Out FM
{{Short description|American radio show}}
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Out FM is an anti-racist, progressive LGBTQ public affairs and culture talk radio show airing on Tuesday evenings from 9 pm to 10 pm on WBAI 99.5 fm, Pacifica Radio in New York City.{{cite news|last=Fisher |first=Marc |url=http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/12/04/061204fa_fact_fisher |title=The New Yorker, "Voice of the Cabal", December 4, 2006 |publisher=Newyorker.com |access-date=2013-12-05}} Founded in 1982 (as The Gay Show){{cite journal|author=Here Publishing|title=The Advocate|journal=The Advocate: The National Gay & Lesbian Newsmagazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nWQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT20|date=11 July 1995|publisher=Here Publishing|pages=20–|issn=0001-8996}}{{cite web |url=http://www.poz.com/articles/226_4804.shtml |title=Poz, "Obits", April 1998 |date=April 1998 |publisher=Poz.com |access-date=2013-12-05}} the Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History called it "one of the oldest and longest-running queer programs in the United States.[http://24.72.103.172/PaL-books/authors/Gale%20Encyclopedia%20Of%20Lesbian,%20Gay,%20Bisexual,%20&%20Transgender%20History%20In%20America%20Vol%2003.pdf Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History, p. 13]{{cite web|url=http://www.puertorico-herald.org/issues/2004/vol8n38/WiseGuy.html |title=Puerto Rico Herald, "Wise Guy Skinhead Rutgers Disc Jockey Pedro Angel Serrano Is Happy To Be The 'Old Wise Man'", April 18, 2004 |publisher=Puertorico-herald.org |access-date=2013-12-05}}
Guests have included intellectuals such as Urvashi Vaid and Dean Spade, political figures such as Larry Kramer and Rosie Mendez, and artists such as Jim Brochu{{cite web|url=http://offbroadway.broadwayworld.com/article/ZERO_HOUR_Star_Jim_Brochu_to_Appear_Live_on_OUTFM_111_20100111 |title=Off Broadway World, "ZERO HOUR Star Jim Brochu to Appear Live on OUT-FM 1/11", January 11, 2010 |publisher=Offbroadway.broadwayworld.com |access-date=2013-12-05}} and Jewelle Gomez.{{cite web|url=http://outfm.org |title=Out FM Site |publisher=Outfm.org |access-date=2013-12-05}}
See also
External links
- [http://outfm.org/ Out FM Site]
- [http://www.facebook.com/groups/37044533319/ Out FM Facebook Page]
- [https://twitter.com/outfm Out FM Twitter]
References
{{LGBT in New York}}
{{PacificaRadio}}
Category:Anti-racism in the United States
Category:LGBTQ-related radio programs
Category:LGBTQ-related mass media in the United States
Category:Pacifica Foundation programs
Category:LGBTQ culture in New York City
Category:American talk radio programs
Category:Progressive talk radio
Category:1980s LGBTQ-related mass media
Category:1982 establishments in New York City
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