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James Goodman – Producer

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James Goodman

In 1989 James was involved with “the Coming Out Show” on Vancouver’s Co-op radio and produced promotional segments for Celebration ’90 which were sent to LGBT radio show’s around the world.

At the turn of the century when digital video was readily available, James started using it for work and for over ten years to produce trailers for Vancouver’s Queer Film Festival. He has volunteered on independent film productions and was cinematographer for a Transgender Documentary produced for OutTV.

As a retired consulting engineer James brings his organizational and technical skills to OutlookTV as a Producer, Webmaster, cameraperson and editor.

His advice to all ages of the LGBTQ community is to Volunteer, get involved and rewards will come .

Mike Keeping – Producer

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Mike has been working in broadcast media all his career from camera through post production to producing. Mike was the Rogers TV producer for the launch of OutLook TV in the early 90’s and was a senior producer with Shaw TV for over 20 years including overseeing OutLook TV and other community TV shows produced at Shaw TV.

Mike has been the Producer and Director providing coverage of the Vancouver Pride Parade since 1996 and in recent years extended this to live coverage of the Parade via the web.

Mike is a Foley artist providing his services to the Movie and TV Industry

In 2017 when Shaw TV closed down community television in Vancouver, Mike brought his broadcast skills and knowledge to assist the volunteer group in keeping OutLook TV in production and on air with OUTtv and OUTtvGO.

 

Rebecca Whyman

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Rebecca Whyman

Rebecca Whyman, a former Ontarian, has lived in Vancouver since the ’90s.  Rebecca co-hosted the original Outlook TV for several years and is thrilled to be back in the co-host role with such a dedicated and talented group of volunteers on the current Outlook TV.  Thanks Mike and Fred for getting the old band back together!

Rebecca plays softball in Vancouver’s Mabel league and used to run marathons before she discovered craft beer. Please visit her beer blog at becksbeerblog.blogspot.com

To learn more about beer be sure to tune into CBC every other Tuesday at 5:50pm and listen to Rebecca talk craft beer on, On The Coast.

Angus Praught

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Angus Praught

Angus Praught, a well-known public business figure in Vancouver, has been actively promoting the Vancouver region and Canada, as gay-friendly travel destinations on the world stage since 1996. In November 1999, Praught registered the URL www.gayvan.com online and in January 2003, launched Gayvan.com Travel Marketing. Gayvan.com offers an LGBT-specific interactive web portal, hotel booking engine, annual print and digital publications, as well as event production and consulting services.

In addition to serving two full two-year terms on the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) Board of Directors, Praught served five years on the Vancouver GLBA Board of Directors. He also partnered in a Vancouver gay hotel and bar, the Royal Hotel, from 1998 – 2001, and was the organizing chairperson for both the February 2000 IGLTA Vancouver Symposium and the May 2004 IGLTA Vancouver Convention. With over 25 years experience in the hospitality and travel industry on senior management levels, he has been a long standing member of regional and international tourism organizations and works closely with Tourism Vancouver as a marketing liaison for the LGBT travel segment. Praught also represents the destination on behalf of Tourism Vancouver and the Vancouver, Coast and Mountains Tourism Region, at various LGBT-focused events in the USA.

Recipient of Xtra West’s HERO Community Achievement Awards as Business Citizen of the Year, in both the 2002 and 2004, Praught is also the recipient of the Tourism Industry Leadership Award at the Travel Gay Canada conference in October 2012.

Oli Salvas

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Oli Salvas

Originally from Montreal, Oli is an artist who uses abstract painting, photography and various media to deliver his stance on social causes and to foster conversations about identity and arts education.

Oli works as an artographer, where he combines his occupations of artist, teacher and researcher. Oli’s areas of research and of creation are inspired by graffiti art, street art, urban culture and contemporary artists from Les Automatistes in Quebec.

Oli is the artistic director of La Maison Create|IV (www.createiiv.com) , where he publishes his visual work, artistic magazines and education articles as well as the work of other local artists.

Oli joined Outlook TV in 2018 and he is very thankful to use this platform to showcase the LTBTQ2s+ artists and activists across Canada, reporting on stories mainly from Vancouver and Montreal.

Oli is regularly heard on the French language station http://ici.radio-canada.ca

You can follow Oli on Instagram at @createiiv .

Fancy Pants

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Fancy Pants

Spreading JOY wherever she goes, Fancy has been an active member of the Vancouver queer community since 2015. She is a former Sister of Perpetual Indulgence and past Ms. Gay Vancouver 40. Her ministry of volunteerism, fundraising and philanthropy led her to volunteer with Outlook TV in 2018.

Representation matters to Fancy so her stories lean towards smaller non-profits and organisations, and marginalised individuals plus groups in an already marginalised community, that need promotion. She has reported on stories in BC, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec.

She is very excited to be the new Co-host for Outlook TV.

Patrick Masse

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Patrick Masse

Patrick Masse is an amplifier and activist for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, and any underrepresented or marginalized person.

Since his debut album came out in 1998 he’s released five studio albums.  He hosted and produced the first ever  Songbird North Pride edition and was an active member of the diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism committee at the Songwriters Association of Canada.
A few years ago he went on the other side of the camera for Outlook TV, where he focuses on the Artist interviewing the Artist. He’s also a regular on the CTV News Channel.
For more information on Patrick go to www.patrickmasse.com

Emily Anne Fraser

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Emily Anne Fraser

Emily Anne Fraser has been a Vancouverite since she was just five years old. She and her family

moved here from Toronto Canada in 1995. One of her first memories was walking the sea wall at Stanley Park, and it was then she knew she could never leave this city. Growing up, she took a liking to theatre as early as grade 8 at Vancouver Technical Secondary, and has gone right through to post education earning her a degree in film production, two acting certificates, and several awards for her achievements in acting.

Emily has been a reporter for OutLook TV and is now one of our hosts.
She continues to work behind the scenes for various television shows such as The Flash, Supergirl, and Riverdale to name a few.
To see Emily on screen, you can catch her on “The Switch”. All episodes are on OutTV Go.

Kelly Legge

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Kelly Legge

Kelly Legge (she/her) joined Outlook TV in 2018 and reports in and around Victoria, Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ territories. You might also spy her more handsome alter-ego, Drag King Persi Flage, Victoria’s silly, nostalgic, dance dance revolutionary anti-hero (Insta: persi.flage).

Kelly has a passion for community building. She co-founded Staches and Lashes Collective, a group of drag performers who host queer arts events, privileging LGBTQ2* programming for kids and youth. She is also co-founder of the King for King Collective, a group to network and build skills for local Kings. Kelly also sits on the Victoria Pride Society Board as Chair of Youth Initiatives.

Kelly has a diploma in film making and loves her day job at a non-profit where she gets to create educational videos. Queer story-telling is her jam, and she is thrilled to be part of the Outlook TV family!

Brandon Bent

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Brandon Bent

Brandon Bent is a blogger, film-maker and writer, who reports for us from Toronto.

He currently writes a popular blog “Brandon Bent’s Blog”  (http://www.brandonbent.com)

He also is owner of Bent Magazine (http://www.bentmag.com/), which is a queer arts and entertainment magazine that will be in full production by mid-2018.

Brandon is an established video and film producer. He has produced documentaries, music videos, and commercials, just to name a few. His focus is on the LGBTQ community and he hopes to produce a number of films in the future documenting LGBTQ history. He feels that there are so many important stories that need to be told from which we all can learn.

Conni Smudge

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Conni Smudge

Chris Bolton has yearned for the spotlight ever since he was a boy. He would often put on shows in the living room after the big Family Sunday Dinner. Belting out the Commercial “Wonderful, Wonderful Wonder Bra-aw-aww” was his Fave. Later he attended Gastown Actors Studio where he was inspired under the tootle age of the phenomenal Jessica Van Der Veen. Developing a character named Conni Smudge has been a twenty year journey and it has been his most rewarding to date. “She” has taken him all over the Globe. Conni’s wit, charm and approachable nature has afforded her the honour of performing in the most unlikely of places. From the Biker Bars of Nanaimo to the Grand Theatres of Europe, Mz Smudge has done them all. Chris/Conni adores being a reporter with Outlook TV. It gives “Her” the ability to show the World what an amazingly Inclusive, Loving, Entertaining city Vancouver is!

Garry Wolfater

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Garry Wolfater

Garry is a retired Vancouver school teacher who originally hailed from Saskatchewan. He was a founding member of the Gay and Lesbian Educators of BC and continues to take a keen interest in current LGBTQ events.

Garry has been involved with Vancouver LGBTQ organisations over the years including leading Kayaking trips off the coast of Vancouver Island, hiking, skiing etc. He is a lover of gardening and a member of Vancouver’s Green Streets program. Garry is an avid reader and a member of a gay book club.

Originally Garry volunteered as a camera assist with OutLookTV and now has added reporting to his skills. He has covered many events including local LGBTplays, LGBT organisations, Whistler Pride and bringing news from LGBT organisations in Europe.

Barb Snelgrove

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Barb Snelgrove

Barb Snelgrove is Promotions Director Roundhouse Radio 98.3  and is a reporter for OutlookTV and OUTtv nationally. She has written for numerous local media outlets as well as on-line publications such as The Huffington Post and SheWired.com. Barb also runs the Vancouver based LGBTQ communications firm megamouthmedia consulting.

A long time community advocate, Barb has been awarded the Vancouver Pride Society Outstanding Community Member Award, has been named as one of OutTV’s “Top Queers of the Year” and was named to the GayVancouver.net Annual List of “Ten People Making a Difference in Vancouver”. She has been a Van Pride Parade Grand Marshal (Local Hero Category), was awarded the 2013 TELUS Pride Legacy Award as Community Superstar, nominated for the 2014 City of Vancouver Award of Excellence Award (under Gender & Inclusion) and was inducted into the Canadian Queer Hall of Fame in Toronto alongside Jane Rule and Jack Layton last Fall.

Fred Kamperman – Reporter

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Having started a successful comedy troupe, “Some people’s children…” in Japan, Fred Kamperman then moved to New York City to formally study acting, directing and improv at Herbert Berghof Studios. When he moved to Vancouver, he joined OutLookTV as the “Sporty Shorts” reporter and soon became a producer. After a hiatus, he came back as the Executive Community  Producer for the OutGamesTV which was broadcast across Canada.  Working with community partners like HIM( Health Initiative for Men) with ShawTV and OutTV,  he took the legacy from the games,  and put together a crew of volunteer reporters, camera operators and editors to recreate OutLookTV, a weekly GBLTQI  life style magazine show.

Laura Shaw

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Laura Shaw

After spending some time out east, Laura Shaw has come back home and is ready to re-discover the beautiful city of Vancouver and everything queer that it has to offer.

Laura’s background is in writing and reporting where she has covered many LGBTQ historical and political events.

Laura is looking forward to reporting from all the hottest gay gatherings around town!When not reporting and editing, Laura’s passion is sports and she has coached and competed on many LGBTQ sports teams including the Montreal Phoques Fantastiques and the Toronto Triggerfish with whom she won a Bronze Medal at the 2009 Outgames in Copenhagen. Currently she is playing softball for the Mabel League on Team Sway!

Laura is looking forward to reporting from all the hottest gay gatherings around town!

Gareth C.J. Wee

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Gareth C.J. Wee

Gareth mostly reports on issues that tackle social justice, creativity, and LGBT and youth empowerment. He is very passionate about helping people with disabilities, promoting a healthy and safe environment and including people who feel left out. He is also very welcoming of new comers to Vancouver, having moved here back in 2006.

He has volunteered for many organizations that aid people locally and internationally. Outside of reporting and editing for Outlook TV, Gareth is the co-writer and one of the colouring artists for an LGBT webcomic adaptation of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake www.princeandswan.com . He loves learning new languages, singing, hiking and training at the Vancouver Circus School.

Gareth Cj. Wee graduated from Simon Fraser University specializing in design and wearable technology. He currently works as a designer for a quasi-government organization.

Volunteer Opportunities

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OutLook TV needs the following positions filled:

Volunteers from the LGBTTQQI community to report on what is hot and happening from Victoria BC across Canada to Halifax, Nova Scotia !

Volunteer Video Journalists  and camera operators to help cover the events, current affairs and much, much, more across Canada

Volunteer video editors using DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Premiere or FCP to cut our footage into engaging stories.

If you or someone you know is interested please email volunteer@outlooktv.ca!

 

Audition for a new Male Identified Host

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 ” OutlookTV ‘s audition for a new “male identified”  host will take place on Sunday ,September 27th, 2015  @ Shaw Tower -starting at 10 am.
The interviews will take place on the hour and the half hour. Each person will get a half hour.
So please email your time  preference and hopefully we can slot you in.
The audition will consist of :
1) an intro to a story that you wrote.
2) a cold read of a story
3) Scriptless, meaning you will improv banter between you and Rebecca ( our female host ) on bare bones segments.
Send your interest to: volunteer@outlooktv.ca

Vancouver Centre – A Candidates Debate – Thursday September 10th

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Join Daily Xtra for a candidates debate on Thursday, Sept 10.

Meet the frontrunner candidates for Vancouver Centre and ask them about the issues that matter most to the LGBT community this election.

Where: The Odyssey nightclub
686 West Hastings St

Date: Thurs, Sept 10

Time: 7–9pm (doors open at 6pm)

Or watch the debate streamed live on DailyXtra.com.

Livestreaming generously provided by SHAW.

Moderated by Daily Xtra managing editor Robin Perelle, with a special community panel.

John Paul Payne

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John Paul Payne

John Paul comes all the way from Carlow, Ireland and now calls Vancouver home. As a teenager, he spent his summers working as an intern for the Youth Services. His passion for charity and human rights didn’t go unnoticed and he was invited to attend the European Youth Summit in Budapest, Hungary and presented many issues Irelands LGBT youth faced at the time. This helped him receive a Presidents Award at the time.

Discovering a love for artistry, and exploring that, John Paul soon found himself pushing boundaries to become a makeup artist as he was the only male in the colleges history at the time. He has went on to work on TV shows, movies and even London Fashion Week.
Travel has been a huge part of John Paul’s adult life, from skiing in Switzerland to surfing in Sydney. Landing in a new unknown city is what he is known for amongst friends.
Reporting on many events from backstage at Vancouver Fashion Week to covering the equality referendum results in Dublin, LGBT rights and promoting a positive image of the community is one of his strongest passions.

Robert MacKie

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    Robert is a unique breed indeed.

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Robert MacKie

    He plays many roles in his life including teacher, designer, mentor and performer. His is extremely honoured to add the role of co-host for OutLook TV to his roster.
    This is an exciting opportunity to get more involved with the queer community and bring news about it to others. He is looking forward to working alongside the talented team at OutLook TV.
     Robert is a people person and a person of the arts. Woven into his professional years is a special in his heart for new media, visual and performing arts. He looks forward to reporting on and interviewing people in the queer arts community and all the wonderful contributions they have made.

Skyler Baier

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He’s your token blond! Skyler Baier is originally from Calgary and has since moved to Vancouver. As a true Canucks fan and growing up playing sports, Skyler is Outlook TV’s sportcaster and covers stories of gay sports leagues across the Lower Mainland. Skyler has also reported for Local Connection on Shaw TV and was a contestant on Vancouver’s Next Gay Top Model on OutTV in 2008. His hobbies include fitness, jogging, dining, hiking and playing Super Mario games on Saturday mornings after a night of martini’s at his favorite lounge, 1181. If there is one thing you should know about Skyler- he owns several teddy bears.

Christopher Akenhead

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Christopher Akenhead

Chris’s broadcast passion stems primarily from his love of life. His humble beginnings in the world of entertainment came before his completion of BCIT’s Broadcast Communication Program. Starting with video assignments in high school to converting his basement to a fully functioning theater which led to epic productions of Grease, Titanic and anything to do with the Spice Girls. Impersonating Will Smith and the bald guy from Aqua were among his most memorable roles

His career has taken him into Creative Copywriting, Producing Commercials, On-Air Hosting, Video Editing and DJ work. Chris’s career highlights include spearheading nationally recognized corporate radio campaigns and working in Sydney, Australia as a Cameraman/Editor for Big Review TV. He currently resides in the Vancouver area working for a production company and will be launching a freelance creative business by the end of 2015.

His on camera presenting is a progression of his creative talents, thanks to opportunities with OutlookTV.

Chris’s philosophy is about dreaming big, binging on Netflix occasionally and living a balanced life to the fullest. Watch for his talent on episodes of OutlookTV.

Caryl Dolinko

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Caryl Dolinko
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Caryl Dolinko is widely regarded as the premier LGBT marketing consultant in Vancouver, Canada (President of Smart Cookie Consulting). She is currently the Co-President for InterPride, (International Association for LGBT Pride Organizers) as well as the Communications Director, establishing a global brand and presence for the organization. She is the President of Friends Help Friends; was the Sponsorship and Communications Coordinator for Vancouver Pride (2005-2011); the chair of the 2008 InterPride Annual Conference; the host committee organizer for the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) conference; the Co-Chair for the City of Vancouver Advisory Committee on Diversity Issues; a reporter on Outlook TV; and has worked with many other organizations including the Vancouver AIDS Memorial, UNICEF and the Mabel League.

Her commitment to LGBT rights and worldwide equality is informed by her experience as a fearless and independent traveller.  She has traveled independently to 71 countries on six continents and is the author of three travel books, including the Canadian bestseller, The Globetrotter’s Guide. She is an accomplished travel photographer, presenter, keynote speaker and emcee at high profile events and her expertise and global experiences have been shared on hundreds TV, radio and magazine interviews.

Caryl’s unique perspective on international issues and global diversity enriches her natural business instinct. She is a keen observer of human behaviour and applies her holistic understanding of the world and business to cultural and professional contexts.

Guy Dube

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Guy comes to us from Ottawa, where he worked on a variety of projects from Making Scenes Queer Film Festival to The Stage For AIDS at the NAC.  Moving to Vancouver in 1999 he continued his love of the arts and community by being the founding president of New Westminster Pride Society and BLQAS (Queer Arts Society).

Guy was honoured to receive the Xtra West Business Citizen of the Year Hero Award in 2009 for his work at Coming Home Café in New Westminter.  He is part of The Bobbers, Canada’s first professional queer Improv Troupe.  Guy is now Bi, bi-coastal that is.  You can find him working in film in Toronto as an art director and is proud to have worked on the Canadian Screen Awards Nominated short film FROST.  As well as Vancouver where he is capturing on camera as much talent as he possibly can.

His goal is to introduce Canada to many of the amazing people he has met in his life.  “There is talent in every corner of this country and being able to give as much attention to people and their passion is the best kind of satisfaction for me.”

Guy tries to live by his favourite quote:

Live The Life You Love

Kelsey Smart

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Kelsey Smart

In her 9-5 career, Kelsey is a financial planner in North Vancouver. In between client meetings, she’s raising a PADS puppy-in-training 24/7 for the 1st 2 years of his life. His name is Arrow, and he’s quite an adorable handful! When she’s not financially planning and dispensing kibbles for good canine behaviour, you can probably find Kelsey playing dodgeball, volleyball, softball, or floor hockey; binging out on Netflix; or hanging out with her pet hedgehog, Harriet Deadly$niper Tiggywinkle.