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2023 NLGJA National Convention

TOGETHER AGAIN!

Thank you for attending our 2023 National Convention! It was wonderful to welcome so many old friends and new faces to Philadelphia.

If you attended our 2023 National Convention, we encourage you to fill out our feedback survey here. Your feedback will help us make sure our 2024 Convention serves all of our members.

Marc Weiner

CBS News
Producer
New York NY

Contact Me

I am a local & network broadcast news professional with three decades of content development. A former five time News Director, Executive Producer, Managing Editor and currently serve as Producer for the Race & Culture Unit with CBS News in New York City.

2:00pm EDT

Registration Congress Foyer (4th Floor)

11:00am EDT

Framing and Facts: Getting Trans Coverage Right Congress A (4th Floor)Gina Chua • Kae Petrin • Graph Massara

1:15pm EDT

View From The Top Regency B (Floor 2M)Monica Drake • Jennifer Dale • Marcus Mabry • Keaton Fox • Sharif Durhams • Joseph Jaafari • Paul Bascobert • Christina Kahrl • Joe Ruffolo • Janelle Rodriguez • Dotdash Meredith

3:00pm EDT

Boycotts, Backlashes and More: LGBTQ+ News Through a Business Lens Congress C (4th Floor)Emily Birnbaum • Rakshita Saluja • Misyrlena Egkolfopoulou • Elizabeth Fournier • Bloomberg

5:30pm EDT

Fireside Chat with Janelle Rodriguez, NBC News EVP of Programming Regency B (Floor 2M)Maura Barrett • Janelle Rodriguez Meet the Trans Journalists Association! Lobby Lounge

6:00pm EDT

Queering Country: A Fireside Chat with Trailblazing Musician Chely Wright Regency B (Floor 2M)Frank DiLella • Chely Wright

7:00pm EDT

2023 Opening Reception: Welcome to Philadelphia! 33rd Floor

9:00am EDT

Career & Community Expo Regency A, C2 and Regency Foyer (Floor 2M)

9:15am EDT

Curating the Conversation on Anti-Drag Laws Regency B (Floor 2M)Orion Rummler • Kate Ruane • Steven Monacelli • Beatrice Thomas • Ford Foundation

1:45pm EDT

In the Courts and In the Classroom: Covering the Backlash to LGBTQ+ Expression in 2023 Regency B (Floor 2M)Elizabeth Daley • Hannah Schoenbaum • Stephen Jiwanmall • Christopher Geidner • Piper Hutchinson

3:30pm EDT

Pink Wave: How a record 436 LGBTQ+ Candidates Got Elected in 2022 even as states like Texas and Florida targeted queer people, voters had other ideas. Congress A (4th Floor)Scott Shafer • Miguel Martinez Valle • Anne Wakabayashi • Shevrin Jones • Rue Landau

4:45pm EDT

Entering Thru Mentoring: Your Journey to Success in the Newsroom and Media Congress C (4th Floor)Patrick Lee • Kelly Frank • Alicia Hastey • Tylan Jennings • Thomas Hanson • CBS

9:00am EDT

Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation: How Healing Through Storytelling Changes Individuals, Communities and Newsrooms Regency B (Floor 2M)Ken Lemon • David Cordero • Sharif Durhams • Carla Thompson • Kellogg Foundation

10:45am EDT

Covering LGBTQ+ Issues in Red States Congress C (4th Floor)Xan Hart • Spencer Brooks • Ryan Wood • Christopher Kane • TEGNA

1:00pm EDT

Michael Triplett Series: Under Attack but Keeping the Faith: the Weaponization of Religion and the LGBTQ Community Regency B (Floor 2M)Cathy Renna • Nico Lang • Jaweed Kaleem • Jamie Bruesehoff • Dr. Roberto Che Espinoza • Rev. Naomi Washington-Leapheart • General Motors

2:45pm EDT

News You Can Use: The LGBTQ+ Game Show Congress A (4th Floor)Kelly Frank • Lee Grossman • Thomas Hanson • Kris Van Cleave • Norman Oliver • CBS

6:30pm EDT

Diversity Reception Regency Foyer (Floor 2M)

7:30pm EDT

2023 Closing Reception Regency Ballroom (Floor 2M)