List of EPGN Journalists and Reporters

1. Chris Azzopardi

Designation Author Author Bio Chris Azzopardi is the Editorial Director of Pride Source Media Group and Q Syndicate, the national LGBTQ+ wire service. He has interviewed a multitude of superstars, including Cher, Meryl Streep, Mariah Carey and Beyoncé. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, GQ and Billboard. Reach him via Twitter @chrisazzopardi.
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2. Mark Segal

Designation Founder Author Bio Mark Segal is an American journalist. He is the founder and publisher of Philadelphia Gay News and has won numerous journalism awards for his column
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3. Jason Villemez

Designation Editor Author Bio Jason Villemez is the editor of the Philadelphia Gay News and writes frequently on LGBTQ history. His nonfiction has appeared in the PBS NewsHour, LGBTQ Nation, and local LGBTQ publications across the country. He lives in Philadelphia with his husband.
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4. Victoria A Brownworth

Designation Author Author Bio Victoria A. Brownworth is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Baltimore Sun, DAME, The Advocate, Bay Area Reporter and Curve among other publications. She was among the OUT 100 and is the author and editor of more than 20 books, including the Lambda Award-winning Coming Out of Cancer: Writings from the Lesbian Cancer Epidemic and Ordinary Mayhem: A Novel, and the award-winning From Where They Sit: Black Writers Write Black Youth and Too Queer: Essays from a Radical Life.
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5. Michele Zipkin

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Michele Zipkin is a staff writer for Philadelphia Gay News, where she reports on issues including LGBTQ youth issues, housing insecurity, healthcare, city government and advocacy organizations, and events. Her work has been recognized by the Keystone Media Awards, Society of Professional Journalists, National Newspaper Association, and more. She received her BA from Goucher College and her MA in journalism from Temple University. She has been on staff with PGN since January 2020 and previously worked as a freelancer.
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6. Ray Simon

Designation Freelance Contributor Author Bio Ray Simon is a writer, editor, and bi+ man. His day job is working as an editor at “Games World of Puzzles” magazine. When time permits, he writes about LGBTQ issues for the “Philadelphia Gay News” and about local arts and culture for “Artblog.” He’s also an avid fan of crosswords.
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7. Tim Cwiek

Designation Author Author Bio Tim Cwiek has been writing for PGN since the 1970s. He holds a bachelor's degree in history from West Chester State University. In 2013, he received a Sigma Delta Chi Investigative Reporting Award from the Society of Professional Journalists for his reporting on the Nizah Morris case. Cwiek was the first reporter for an LGBT media outlet to win an award from that national organization. He's also received awards from the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association, the National Newspaper Association, and the Keystone Press.
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8. Romeo San Vicente

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9. Richard J. Rosendall

Designation Author Author Bio Richard J. Rosendall is a writer and activist at ****@me.com. He is a past president of the Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington and a cofounder of the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington.
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10. Gary L. Day

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11. Gwendolyn Smith

Designation Author Author Bio Associate culture editor at the @theipaper
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12. Paul Berge

Designation Author Author Bio Syndicated editorial cartoonist. Church musician. Assistant wine maker. Gay. Left-handed.
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13. Inez Carvalho

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14. D'anne Witkowski

Designation Author Author Bio D'Anne Witkowski is a writer living in Michigan with her wife and son. She has been writing about LGBTQ+ politics for nearly two decades.
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15. Suzi Nash

Designation Author Author Bio Philadelphia Gay News Family Portrait Columnist | Film Maker | Photographer | Singer/Songwriter | Activist
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16. Gary M. Kramer

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17. Cameron Kelsall

Designation Author Author Bio Cameron Kelsall is a freelance journalist based in Philadelphia. He regularly contributes to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Gay News, Opera News, American Theatre, Broad Street Review, Bachtrack and Parterre, among other publications. He holds a master’s degree from Ohio University.
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18. Jen Colletta

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19. Emily Leopard-Davis

Designation Freelance Journalist Author Bio Official Twitter for my YouTube channel. Subscribe at Emily L. Davis
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20. Jeremy Rodriguez

Designation Editor Author Bio Couch potato. Professional queer. @alwaysothpod co-host. @phillygaynews editor. They/Them
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21. Leo Caldwell

Designation Freelance Reporter Author Bio ‘a little star-dust caught, a segment of the rainbow which I have clutched’ | trans dude | freelance reporter @phillygaynews | ****@leocaldwell.com
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22. Richard Rosendall

Designation Contributing writer Author Bio Writer
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