Karen Ocamb
At a Glance:
Karen Ocamb has been a Project Contributor since June 2007, has written 757 entries and currently lives in Los Angeles, CA.
Bio
Karen Ocamb, news editor for IN Los Angeles magazine, is an award-winning journalist with over 30 years of experience. She started her career at CBS News in New York where she clerked for Dan Rather and Bob Schieffer. She eventually became a producer, leaving CBS News after producing coverage of the 1984 Olympics for CBS affiliates.
As a freelance reporter and independent producer in Los Angeles, Karen has produced, hosted and been a guest on many local public affairs shows. She has contributed to numerous media outlets, including the Los Angeles Times, TV Guide Online, The Advocate, and OutQ News on Sirius Satellite Radio. Karen also headed the L.A. Sunshine Coalition that advocated for open government issues and has participated in “sunshine” panels sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists, among other groups. In 2004 Karen was honored by NLGJA/LA and was name Woman of the Year by Christopher Street West, organizers of L.A.’s annual LGBT Pride event.
Karen Ocamb: Recently Filed
Historic Catch One Disco Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Filed by Karen Ocamb | May 15, 2013 12:30 PM |Forty years ago, Jewel Thais-Williams bought a bar that wouldn't allow black people to enter even though she wasn't legally allowed to tend bar. She's still going strong thanks to an old redneck from Texas.Read More
Gay Candidate Faces Voter Fraud Allegations in LA Council Race
Filed by Karen Ocamb | May 14, 2013 11:30 AM |On May 1, Stephen J. Kaufman, attorney for 13th C.D. candidate John Choi, filed an official complaint with the Public Integrity Division of the L.A. County District Attorney's office alleging "illegal electioneering and vote tampering by Mitch O'Farrell campaign workers."Read More
Celebrities Talk About Marriage Equality on the Red Carpet
Filed by Karen Ocamb | May 07, 2013 10:23 AM |From their red carpet perch at the ArcLight Hollywood, we shouted out to the stars as they made their way into the theatre asking their opinions about same sex marriage. Here's how they responded.Read More
OUTWRITE! 25th Anniversary Celebrates Literary Legends
Filed by Karen Ocamb | May 02, 2013 2:00 PM |Just days after Creative Coalition CEO Robin Bronk testified before Congress about the need for more funding for the National Endowment for the Arts, the Lambda Literary Foundation was honoring the lifetime achievement of five LGBT literary pioneers whose work may have saved millions of lives.Read More
The LA Meningitis Mess Reveals Critical Need for Cultural Competency
Filed by Karen Ocamb | April 29, 2013 4:00 PM |While the L.A. gay community might feel some relief after a week of intense fear and anxiety, the mess created by mistrust and misunderstandings exposed the dire need for cultural competency in how public health departments deal with LGBT populations.Read More
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