Chagmion Antoine (born April 21, 1982) is an American broadcast journalist, best known for her work at CBS News.
Chagmion Antoine | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 21, 1982 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Alfred University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Known for | CBS News |
Career
editAntoine graduated from Alfred University in 2004.[1]
Hired by CBS in 2005, she has worked exclusively as an anchor/general assignment reporter for CBS News on Logo, a division of CBS News that provides programming for Logo, Viacom's 24-hour gay network. Chagmion Antoine worked with Logo as an intern while attending the National Gay and Lesbian Journalist Association.[2]
Antoine is also known for her stint as the host of Logo's weekly online talkshow She Said What. The show is featured on the website AfterEllen.com and has been described a lesbian version of The View.[3] Antoine is joined by co-hosts Staceyann Chin, Lauren Blitzer, and the site's creator Sarah Warn.
Antoine is the first openly bisexual newscaster to be featured on a major news program. In the December 2008 issue of Curve magazine, Kristin A. Smith wrote, "As a bisexual woman of color on an all-gay news network, Antoine is paving new ground in the business."[4]
[5] Chagmion works as a guest blogger for a project called Women Under Siege, which deals with media coverage of sexual violence and conflict.
Other media appearances
edit- Antoine is included in GO! NYC magazine's 2007 "100 Women We Love" issue.
- Curve magazine's December 2008 issue features a full-page article on her titled, "Top Ten Reasons We Love Chagmion Antoine".
- [6] Cast in films such as Person Of Interest, and Invasion. Along with television shows House of Cards, and Madam Secretary.
References
edit- ^ "Alumni, faculty member featured in national quarterly", AU Press Releases, Alfred University, May 24, 2006.
- ^ Staff, CURVE (2020-09-05). "Top Ten Reasons We Love Chagmion Antoine". CURVE. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
- ^ "100 Women We Love: Class of 2007", GO! NYC magazine, June 8-August 3, 2007. page 23.
- ^ "Top Ten Reasons We Love Chagmion Antoine", Curve magazine, December 2008. page 72.
- ^ "Chagmion Antoine - SheSource Expert - Women's Media Center". womensmediacenter.com. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
- ^ "Chagmion Antoine". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
External links
edit- https://web.archive.org/web/20130107065622/http://www.curvemag.com/Curve-Magazine/Web-Articles-2008/Top-Ten-Reasons-We-Love-Chagmion-Antoine/
- http://www.gomag.com/article/100_women_we_love/7
- https://web.archive.org/web/20091003205336/http://www.afterellen.com/shesaidwhat
- http://www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?ID=3362
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110930032014/http://www.365gay.com/
- http://www.logoonline.com/video/?id=1594547&vid=275341[permanent dead link]