Thomas Roberts Becomes First Openly Gay Evening News Anchor On Network TV

[kydo]

I love Roberts good for him!

Thomas Roberts Becomes First Openly Gay Evening News Anchor On Network TV
Alana Horowitz
Senior Editor, The Huffington Post

Posted: 07/19/2015

Thomas Roberts anchored NBC's "Nightly News" on Saturday, a huge milestone for both the 42-year-old journalist's career and gay rights history.

Until the broadcast, an openly gay person had never anchored the nightly news on network TV. Roberts told The Advocate that it was a "huge honor" to fill the role.

During the week, Roberts hosts "MSNBC Live With Thomas Roberts."

There are a few openly gay evening news anchors on cable TV -- MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, CNN's Anderson Cooper and Don Lemon -- but Roberts is the first for one of the big three networks.

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[RKP5637]

1. K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t

[Agschmid]

2. Woohooo!

[still_one]

3. wow, I thought it was about SC justice Thomas, and SC justice Roberts. Now that would be news

[libdem4life]

4. There goes the slippery slope. ..yet again

[Hydra]

5. IKR?

People are going to start thinking this is "normal" or something...that it's going to be safe to come out of the closet. *queue heads assploding*

[libdem4life]

6. Fewer closets ... more diversity! '

[SoapBox]

7. Well this is really cool!

I like his presentation on his MSNBC show.

And gay...uh, I think I may have known that but forgot...so it just doesn't matter!

Don Lemon? I never knew this either.

Sheesh...guess I'll have to get with the news.

[George II]

8. I didn't see him on the NBC Nightly News, but I do watch him as much as I can on MSNBC...

...right now he's my favorite - does a great job.

Maybe one day hearing something like this about anyone won't be big news.

[KG]

9. clearly time for a polyamorous news anchor

[bvf]

11. Don't start...

... good for him!

[underpants]

10. Never saw that one coming

Seriously, good for him

[rocktivity]

12. So it's a permanent weekend gig

with Lester Holt doing it during the week?


rocktivity

[Gloria]

13. Sam Champion, has been around for years

starting local in NYC, now Weather Channel...got married awhile back.....

Here he is with his mate being interviewed by Michael Smerconish on CNN on June 27 after the SC decision....

[Warren DeMontague]

14. I'm astounded it's taken this long.

Still, that's good.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

15. Remember folks, it was in 2004 that Republicans RAN on being against gays....

There were people who went to the polls to vote against gay marriage and stayed to vote for Bush.

[ClintEast]

16. woho

Go Roberts!

[Stellar]

17. When I first saw Thomas...

I thought, how gorgeous is he. And then soon after found out that he was gay...still no harm in looking. A lady can dream can't she? He's still gorgeous!