In the Life

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In the Life
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The longest running LGBT documentary series on public television.
Genre Documentary Series
Created byIn The Life Media
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons20
Original release
ReleaseJune 9, 1992 (1992-06-09) 
December 5, 2012 (2012-12-05)

In the Life is an American lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) television newsmagazine which was broadcast on public television from 1992 to 2012, and produced by In The Life Media. It was created by the Emmy Award-winning producer John Scagliotti. Running for twenty years, it was the first and longest running national LGBT television program in history.[ citation needed ]

Contents

In September 2012, In The Life Media announced that the December 2012 broadcast would be the last. ITLM said it would work with other organizations to create a web-based archive of historical videos documenting the LGBT rights movement, enhancing the organization's online presence and hopefully broadening its reach. [1]

On March 3, 2013, UCLA Film & Television Archive officially became the new home for In the Life's full collection. [2]

Hosts

The series was regularly commentated by Harvey Fierstein from 2001 to 2004. Past hosts of the show include Kate Clinton and Katherine Linton. Guest hosts for the series have included Cherry Jones, Paris Barclay, Janeane Garofalo, Lesley Gore, Lea DeLaria, Madonna, Jade Esteban Estrada, Nathan Lane, Howard Dean, Gavin Newsom, Helen Thomas, Nancy Grace, RuPaul, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Herman, Carol Channing, Larry Kramer, Barbara Gittings, Lillian Faderman, Judy Shepard, Susan Sarandon, Billie Jean King, Lily Tomlin, Melissa Etheridge, Esera Tuaolo, Martina Navratilova, Judith Light, Margaret Cho, Le Tigre, Lady Bunny, Wilson Cruz, Alan Cumming, Bill Brochtrup, Staceyann Chin and Lisa Leslie. In its 18th season, In the Life moved from a hosted format to a documentary style narrated by guest voice-overs.

Final In The Life Media Gala at the New-York Historical Society In The Life Media Gala Eleanor Ajala Eleanor Moonier New-York Historical Society.jpg
Final In The Life Media Gala at the New-York Historical Society

Episodes

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