Out in the Archives
Gender and Sexuality Collections at Georgia State University

OutTV Atlanta

OutTV Atlanta, a half-hour weekly news and entertainment show focused on LGBTQ+ life, ran from 1999-2001. The brainchild of Michael B. Maloney, the show was supported financially by Maloney’s family and friends. Maloney used his funds to purchase air time, and OutTV aired in Atlanta and Savannah. As producer of the show, Maloney saw that most of the coverage of LGBTQ+ life involved night clubs and drag queens, and he wanted to focus on “ordinary” gay people who were fire fighters, attorneys, and regular members of the community.

Photograph — Mike Maloney and unidentified drag queen
Newspaper clipping — “Gay TV deal falls through” 
Sticker — OutTV Atlanta
Newspaper clipping: “Out TV Atlanta to Debut with Gay Television Network”