Live from the red carpet: 2009 GLAAD Media Awards San Francisco
SF GLAAD Media Awards presented on stage, and the individuals that accepted the awards:
- Davidson/Valentini Award: Chad Allen (presented by Robert Gant)
- Special Recognition: Dustin Lance Black (presented by Dan Jinks)
- Special Recognition: Geoff Callan and Mike Shaw (presented by Mayor Gavin Newsom and Jason Lewis)
- Outstanding Television Movie: East Side Story (Logo) [Accepted by: actor Steve Callahan and co-writer/producer Charo Toledo]
- Outstanding Reality Program: TIE: I Want to Work for Diddy (VH1) and Transamerican Love Story (Logo) [Accepted by: Laverne Cox and Calpernia Addams, respectively]
- Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine: “Funding the Marriage War” In the Life (PBS) [Accepted by: Michelle Kristel, executive director In the Life]
- A complete list of award recipients for the 20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards may be found at www.glaad.org/mediaawards.
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About Patrick Michael: Patrick Baird was most recently the Creative Services Manager for Hill & Knowlton New York working in a strategic capacity to create custom design solutions for Fortune 500 companies across the globe. Patrick has extensive digital imaging and production experience and specializes in print, video, presentation, branding, and interactive design. Patrick previously worked for an international luxury furniture company where he was responsible for producing and directing photo shoots, forecasting colors and fabrics for luxury linen collections, catalog production, and e-commerce development. His efforts were dedicated to advertising and marketing projects including the coordination of press events, sales promotions, product launches, showroom design, and creating print and web collateral materials for both consumers and industry professionals. Patrick holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Cultural Studies from Eugene Lang College and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Photography & Related Media from Parsons School of Design, a Master of Arts degree in Media Studies and a graduate certificate in Media Management from The New School. Patrick is an active member of The Art Directors Club and AIGA/NY. He regularly attends organizational workshops, conferences, and forums. Patrick also works with creative and technology industry leaders to help develop, beta test products, and provide strategic insight for Adobe Systems, Sling Media, Pantone, X-Rite, Gretag Macbeth, Canon, Epson, and HP. |
