Tracy Baim
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Tracy Baim | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | Drake University |
| Occupation(s) | journalist, writer |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Known for | Windy City Times |
| Movement | LGBT Rights |
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Tracy Baim is a Chicago-based LGBT journalist, editor, author, and filmmaker. She is also a former publisher of the Chicago Reader newspaper.[1]
Biography
Baim attained a journalism degree from Drake University in the field of news-editorialism in 1984.[2]
Career
Windy City Times was founded in 1985 by Baim and others, who started Sentury Publications to publish the paper.[3][4] where she is the publisher and executive editor.
Baim came to the Chicago Reader in 2018 and planned to leave by the end of 2022.[5]
Awards and honors
- 1994: Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame Inductee.[6]
- 1994: Chicago Torch Award winner. Given by the Human Rights Campaign Fund.
- 1995: Crain’s Chicago Business 40 Under 40 leader.[7]
- 2005: Community Media Workshop’s Studs Terkel Award.[8]
- 2012: Top 10 selection from the GLBT Round Table of the American Library Association. For Gay Press, Gay Power: The Growth of LGBT Community Newspapers in America.[9]
- 2013: Lifetime Achievement Award. From the Chicago Headline Club at the 37th annual Peter Lisagor Awards for Exemplary Journalism.[9]
- 2014: Fueling the Frontlines Awards honoree.[7]
- 2014: Association of LGBTI Journalists Hall of Fame Inductee.[9]
Baim was also a finalist for a 2012 Lambda Literary Award[9] for Gay Press, Gay Power: The Growth of LGBT Community Newspapers.
Works
Journalism
- GayLife. Editorial Assistant.[6]
- Windy City Times. Co-founder 1985. Owner, publisher, writer, photographer.[6]
- Outlines newspaper. Co-founded 1987.[10]
- Huffpost. Contributor.[11]
- Chicago Reader. Publisher 2018. Co-publisher –present.[10]
Books
- Obama and the Gays: A Political Marriage. 2010.[12]
- Gay Press, Gay Power: The Growth of LGBT Community Newspapers in America. 2012.[12]
- Out and Proud in Chicago. (2008) Related, see the Chicago Gay History website.
- Barbara Gittings: Gay Pioneer.
- Vernita Gray: From Woodstock to the White House. 2014. Co-author Owen Keehan.[13]
- Leatherman: The Legend of Chuck Renslow.[2]
- The Half Life of Sgt. Jen Hunter.[2]
Films
Other projects
- That's So Gay. LGBT history trivia game.[12]
- Pride Action Tank. Co-founder.[10]
- Chicago Independent Media Alliance. Fundraising organization for community media. 2020.[10]
- Gay Games VII. Co-vice chair.
- March on Springfield for Marriage Equality. Founded 2013.
References
Notes
- ^ Reader, Chicago (2022-08-05). "[PRESS RELEASE] Baim stepping down as Reader publisher end of 2022". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
- ^ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Tracy Baim: a gay-media torchbearer". Chicago Tribune. 2013-02-08. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
- ^ Barnhurst, Kevin G. (2007). Media Queered: Visibility and Its Discontents. New York City: Peter Lang. pp. 143–147. ISBN 978-0-8204-9533-0.
- ^ "The 50 Most Powerful Women in Chicago Tracy Baim". Chicago Magazine. April 13, 2020.
- ^ Roeder, David (August 5, 2022). "Tracy Baim to leave the Chicago Reader by year-end". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame 1994.
- ^ 7.0 7.1 Astraea Lesbian Foundation For Justice 2014a.
- ^ American Institute of Architects.
- ^ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Association of LGBTQ Journalists 2014.
- ^ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Hieggelke 2020.
- ^ HuffPost.
- ^ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 Astraea Lesbian Foundation For Justice 2014b.
- ^ Baim & Keehan 2014.
Citations
- "Tracy Baim". Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame. Chicago, IL. 1994. Archived from the original on 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- Baim, Tracy; Keehan, Owen (2014). Vernita Gray: From Woodstock to the White House. United States. ISBN 978-1-499-38888-6. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "Astraea Foundation honors three Chicagoans". Astraea Lesbian Foundation For Justice. 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- "Tracy Baim". Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice. 2014. Archived from the original on 2021-04-10. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- Hieggelke, Brian (2020-05-08). "The Conversation: Tracy Baim and Her Quest to Save Community Media". NewCity. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- "Tracy Baim". Association of LGBTQ Journalists. 2014. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- "Chicago Gay History". Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- "Tracy Baim". American Institute of Architects. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- "Contributor Tracy Baim". HuffPost. Archived from the original on 2021-03-09. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
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