SIRIUS Satellite Radio will hold its first ever Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender presidential caucus on Thursday, January 31, 2008. The Michelangelo Signorile Show will welcome representatives and supporters for Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards and will share their candidates’ platforms and views, take questions from callers, and engage in an open dialogue with SIRIUS’ national audience.
Representing Senator Hillary Clinton will be Hilary Rosen, President of OurChart.com, an active public speaker, and a regular on-air political and business commentator on national television. She is the former Chairman and chief executive officer of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Stampp Corbin will represent Senator Obama. Corbin is the National LGBT Liaison for the Obama campaign, and Co-Chair of the National LGBT Leadership Team, Obama for America ’08. He served on The Board of Directors of the Human Rights Campaign from 1996-2003, and served as HRC Finance Committee Co-Chair from 1998 to 2003. He is also a successful high-tech entrepreneur.
Eric Stern will represent Senator Edwards. He is a Political Advisor to the John Edwards for President Campaign. Stern is an attorney, educator, and social activist who worked for more than a decade on numerous Democratic campaigns and in the movement for social justice and equality. In the 2004 election cycle, Stern served as the Director of LGBT Outreach at the Democratic National Committee where he developed a voter mobilization plan that helped to turnout more than 3.5 million LGBT votes for Democratic candidates nationally.
The LGBT caucus is LIVE from 3:00 – 5:00 pm Eastern Standard Time.
The Michelangelo Signorile Show airs Monday through Friday from 2:00 to 6:00 pm ET on SIRIUS OutQ channel 109. The show features newsmakers, community leaders, and highlights the many voices of the LGBT community. In addition to The Michelangelo Signorile Show, SIRIUS offers multiple dedicated political talk and news channels.
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