Viewers across America listen to Sam Champion for the weather report on Good Morning America, WABC-TV, and beyond. But the Emmy-winning anchor recalls a time not so long ago when it wasn't possible to be the out and proud media professional (and husband) he is today.
"When I started in 1982 and even by the time I got to NYC in 1988, there were 'no openly gay people in the mainstream news industry.' I watched people lose their jobs for the suspicion of being gay," the 63-year-old recalls. "...I stuck it out with the support of my immediate managers and bosses and a very supportive loyal NYC audience."
"We’re at a crossroads in history when it would be very easy to go back to those days,” he reminds. “Today’s LGBTQIA+ community must be ready to fight for the rights they enjoy and vote to keep them. It’s hard to imagine, but they came at great cost, and I watched people suffer getting us where we are today." @samchampion
