Karen Ocamb

Email Address: karen@bilerico.com

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Project Contributor Since: June 2007

Entries by this Contributor: 97

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.

• Queer music Friday - Placebo

  - Alex Blaze

• Irene Vilar's Impossible Motherhood: Testimony of an Abortion Addict

  - Paige Schilt

• Protect the sanctity of Don't Ask, Don't Tell

  - Alex Blaze

• Interview w/NGLTF Exec Dir Rea Carey (part two)

  - Adam Bink

• Sarah Palin-style: Tom Tancredo goes rogue

  - Bil Browning

• Historic Declaration of Christian Conscience?

  - Donna Pandori

• Reject 71 campaign tries to spin history

  - Joe Mirabella

• ND's Senator Kent Conrad: Legislator of the Day

  - Dr. Jillian T. Weiss

• Interview w/NGLTF Exec Dir Rea Carey and Dir of Organizing & Training Dan Hawes (part one)

  - Adam Bink

• SEXXX Tapes for Jesus!!! Carrie Prejean Interview

  - Michael Buckley

• Between the Ears

  - Dana Rudolph

• Transgender Day of Remembrance

  - Alex Blaze