Tre'vell Anderson

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Tre'vell Anderson
Born
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Education Morehouse College (BA)
Stanford University (MA)
Occupation(s)Journalist, critic, podcaster
Years active2014−present
Website https://www.trevellanderson.com

Tre'vell Anderson is an American journalist, critic, editor, and podcaster. They previously worked for the publications Los Angeles Times , Xtra , and Out . They co-host the podcasts What A Day and FANTI. Anderson received two GLAAD Media Award nominations for their writing.

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Career

Anderson began their journalism career as a film critic for the Los Angeles Times , where they worked for four years, leaving in 2018. [1] They later worked for Out Magazine as the director of culture and entertainment. [2] Anderson began writing for the queer outlet Xtra Magazine in January 2020 in the role of editor-at-large. [1]

Their writing centers issues of race, gender, the LGBTQ community, and pop culture. [2] They have advocated for more racial diversity in LGBTQ media productions. [3] They have provided commentary to the New York Times, NBC News, BuzzFeed News , NPR, The Daily Beast , and KJZZ. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] In 2021 Anderson received GLAAD Media Award nominations for two articles, "Why Billy Porter is a National Treasure" and "It’s Time for a New Tipping Point for Transgender Folks in Hollywood".

In September 2021 Anderson joined the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Credentials Committee, the body that selects new members. [1]

They hosted the EW podcast Untold Stories: Beyond the Binary beginning in June 2020, which focused on nonbinary identity in culture and media. [9] [10] Since 2020 they have co-hosted the culture and politics podcast FANTI with Jarrett Hill, produced by Maximum Fun. [11] As of 2022 Anderson is a co-host for the Crooked Media news podcast What A Day. [12]

Anderson's debut book, We See Each Other: A Black, Trans Journey Through TV and Film, was released in May 2023 under Andscape Books. [13]

Personal life

Anderson was born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina. [14] They received their bachelor's degree in socoiology from Morehouse College and a master's degree in journalism from Stanford University. [15]

They began to identify as gender nonconforming as an undergraduate. [16] Anderson is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns. [10]

Bibliography

Accolades

Awards and nominations

GLAAD Media Awards

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