Eric Jansen
Founder/Producer/Host, Out in the BayEric Jansen is a long-time broadcaster and print journalist. A former news anchor, producer and reporter at KQED FM, San Francisco; KLIV AM, San Jose; and Minnesota Public Radio, Eric's award-winning reports have been heard on many NPR programs and PRI's Marketplace. His print work has been in The Mercury News, The Business Journal, and LGBTQ magazines Genre and The Advocate, among other publications. He co-produced the June 2007 PBS documentary Why We Sing!, about LGBTQ choruses and their role in the civil rights fight.
In addition to producing Out in the Bay, Eric assists businesses and non-profits in PR, communications planning and media training.
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Queer Power HourWe continue pride month with a profile of trans musician Nick Lawrence from Out in the Bay. -
Out in the BayThis week on the Queer Power Hour, we kick off pride month with a profile San Francisco Drag Laureate D'Arcy Drollinger. -
Out in the BayA yearly "Day of Drag" and a drag mall? While many states are restricting drag, San Francisco Drag Laureate D'Arcy Drollinger is spreading the humor and "sparkle" of drag to make positive change in the world. -
Out in the BayDwayne Ratleff grew up poor, Black and gay in 1960s Baltimore. As a youngster, his loving grandma taught him: “Don’t explain yourself, be yourself.” -
Out in the BayAs we await the reopening of the Pacifica Pier — now closed due to recent storm damage — we bring you poet Toni Mirosevich's stories of connection on this historic pier. -
Out in the BayJust in time for holiday gatherings, tips for getting along joyfully with differences. Our guest says "nosy" questions can grease the turkey! -
Out in the BayIn December 1998, soon after its namesake's savage murder, his parents launched the Matthew Shepard Foundation to erase hate-based violence. We’ve seen big advances since then — and big setbacks. LGBTQ+ leaders discuss where we are now. -
25 years ago, a gay college student was savagely beaten, tied to a fence post, and left out to die on a cold Wyoming night. His grief-stricken mother worked to expand hate crime laws. Hear her story. -
Pamela Sneed’s prose and poetry can reach out and grab you. They did me. -
Why do tens of thousands of people trek to a temporary tent city in an alkaline Nevada desert every August? Is Burning Man worth the heat and dust? What’s queer about it?
