Difference between revisions of "Popular LGBTQ Radio Hosts"

Latest revision as of 15:30, 3 December 2023

There is quite a list of popular LGBTQ radio hosts around the world. These individuals host cultural, political, social, sports, community, and game shows. They appear on national radio networks, local community stations, or are syndicated to independent radio stations and networks. Some shows appear on networks which are dedicated solely to LGBTQ content, while others appear on diverse stations and networks.

There is a wide diversity of gender identity and sexual orientation within the industry, though there is no industry association specific to the LGBTQ community to either advance the group's interest or to network and socialize.

Several of the radio shows hosted by LGBTQ individuals are rated the tops in their field. For example, Elvis Duran currently hosts the most listened to Top 40 morning show in the United States, consistently ranking #1 across a diverse multitude of demographics and top markets. Many have received the highest awards and accolades available in the radio broadcasting industry. Some have progressed their radio hosting duties to popular podcasts.

A number of popular radio hosts have used their programs to come out publicly as LGBTQ. Those who have done so have stated the tremendous support received from listeners after coming out, with only a small amount of negative feedback reported. This shows the endearing quality of the relationship between a trusted voice and communicator on the radio with their listeners. Each has argued that the process of coming out was actually part of their evolution with the media itself.

We have identified the following popular LGBTQ radio hosts. Simply click on their name to read their fascinating biographies.

Australia

• Anton Enus, SBS World News
• Graham Kennedy

Canada

• Rene Cormier, Radio Canada
• Mark Elliot, Talk show host, CFRB
• Diane Flacks, Definitely Not the Opera, CBC
• Malcolm Ingram, Blow Hard
• Sabrina Jalees, Laugh Out Loud
• Sue Johanson, Dr. Sue
• Elvira Kurt, Q, CBC
• Sook-Yin Lee, Definitely Not the Opera, CBC
• Scott MacArthur, Blue Jays Talk
• Candy Palmater. Definitely Not the Opera, CBC
• Deb Pearce, ProudFM
• Shaun Proulx, The Shaun Proulx Show, SiriusXM Canada
• Bill Richardson, As You Like It/Saturday Afternoon at the Opera/The Roundup, CBC
• Leslie Roberts, Montreal’s CJAD 800
• Todd Van Der Heyden, Viewpoints With Todd Van Der Heyden

Finland

• Silvia Modig

France

• Stephane Bern, Le Fou du roi on France Inter
• Jean-Louis Bory
• Sam Bourcier
• Laurent Kupferman
• Joseph Mace-Scaron
• Laurent Ruquier

Great Britain

• Cody Alan, CMT Radio Live
• Richie Anderson, BBC
• Alice Arnold, Radio 4 News
• Clare Balding, Good Morning Sunday (BBC)
• Lionel Blue, Thought for the Day, BBC4
• Iain Dale, LBC radio show
• Felicity Evans, Good Morning Wales, BBC Wales
• Cristo Foufas, Cristo Foufas on LBC
• Paul Gambaccini, Counterpoint, Radio 4
• Ray Gosling
• Daniel Howell, Dan and Phil, BBC1
• Ben Hunte, Ben Hunte Interviews, Radio 4 Extra
• Jameela Jamil, T4 and BBC1
• Jacob Kohinoor, The Jacob Kohinoor Show
• Phil Lester, Dan and Phil, BBC1
• Matt Lucas, And The Winner Is
• Eddie Mair, Newsnight, BBC Radio
• Scott Mills, The Scott Mills Show, BBC1
• Chris Needs, BBC Wales
• Matthew Parris, Great Lives, BBC
• Sue Perkins
• Tom Robinson
• Scottee, BBC Radio 4
• Paul Sinha, Paul Sinha's Quiz Culture
• Nancy Spain
• Sandi Toksvig, The News Quiz, BBC Radio 4
• Tony Warren, BBC
• Dale Winton, Pick of the Pops

India

• Iyer Harrish, Gaydio, Ishq 104.8 FM

Mexico

• Nancy Cardenas

New Zealand

• Georgina Beyer

Norway

• Anders Hornslien

Poland

• Mariusz Kurc, Better Late Than Never, TOK FM

Romania

• Neculai Munteanu

Russia

• Aleksei Korolyov

Singapore

• Joshua Simon, Joshua's Goodnight Kiss

United States

• S. Andrea Allen, Lez Talk Books Radio
• Jacob Anderson-Minshall, The Gender Blender
• Lynn Breedlove, Unka Lynnee Show, Pirate Cat Radio
• Tammy Bruce, Talk Radio Network
• Diana Cage, The Diana Cage Show
• Joanne Conte
• Frank DeCaro, Sirius XM OutQ
• Elvis Duran, Elvis Duran and The Morning Show, Z100FM NYC
• Michael Feinstein, Song Travels with Michael Feinstein, NPR
• Derek Hartley, Derek & Romaine Show, Sirius XM
• Joshua Johnson, Truth Be Told
• Dave Koz
• Ellen Kushner, Sound & Spirit, PRI
• Mark Levine
• Jeff Lewis, Jeff Lewis Live
• Donna M. Loring, Wabanaki Windows
• Billy Manes, NPR
• Steve Mason, ESPN
• Kevin McHale, Sick of My Own Voice, Dash Radio
• Erin McKeown, WNYC New York Public Radio
• Stephanie Miller, The Stephanie Miller Show
• Romaine Patterson, Derek & Romaine Show, Sirius XM
• Mo Rocca, Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me, NPR
• David Sedaris, This American Life, NPR
• Fred Schneider, Sirius
• Michelangelo Signorile, Sirius FM OutQ
• B. Scott
• Michelle Visage

See Also

• The LGBTQ Presence in the Disc Jockey Profession
• LGBTQ Record and Video Music Producers
• Popular LGBTQ Podcast Producers and Hosts
• Popular LGBTQ Blog Writers and Their Blogs

Share on Facebook