AEGiS-BAYW: 'One in Ten' co-host joins AIDS Action Committee

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'One in Ten' co-host joins AIDS Action Committee

Bay Windows - March 11, 2008
Laura Kiritsy, Editor-in-chief

As part of AIDS Action Committee's expanded outreach of the gay male community, the organization has hired Keith Orr, a former Bay Windows editor and the co-host (with BWpublisher Sue O'Connell) of WFNX Radio's LGBT chat show "One in Ten" as its marketing manager. Orr will continue his radio gig, so don't worry about missing him on Sunday nights.

Here is the announcement of his hire, which is effective immediately.

AIDS ACTION COMMITTEE NAMES MEDIA HOST AND EVENT PRODUCER KEITH ORR MARKETING MANAGER

AAC expands its presence in and outreach to the gay male community with Orr

BOSTON, Mar. 10, 2008 - Effective immediately, well-known Boston radio host, veteran columnist, event producer and restaurateur Keith Orr joins AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, Inc. (AAC) as Marketing Manager, focused on the increasing visibility of and support for agency initiatives to gay men.

"Gay men suffered more infections than any other community in Massachusetts in the early days of HIV/AIDS and still do today," said Rebecca Haag, Executive Director, AAC. "HIV remains the number one health threat to gay men and we need to do more to get the word out to the next generation. We established the MALE Center several years ago to serve the gay community, but need to redouble our efforts to get the word out more broadly. Other major cities are reporting a significant rise in new infections among young gay men, and we need to ensure that doesn't happen in Massachusetts."

"Keith brings a wealth of experience - both in his media work covering the entertainment and news that affect gay men in Boston, Provincetown, and the surrounding area-and his relationships will help us involve more gay men in the important fight to increase awareness of the impact of HIV/AIDS in their community," Haag added.

Orr will continue his role as Producer and Co-Host of WFNX Radio's award-winning "One in Ten," the nation's first radio program for LGBT people, where he has been a weekly presence since 1997. From 2000-2003, Orr was Section Editor and Nightlife and Entertainment Columnist at Bay Windows, New England's largest LGBT newspaper and previously was a columnist at Stuff Magazine, now Stuff@Night. Both Stuff@Night and WFNX are owned by Phoenix Media/Communications Group. Orr most recently was Dining Room Manager of Stella Restaurant & Bar and his past restaurant brand affiliations are Smith & Wollensky, Olives, and his own restaurant Zinc, which featured French cuisine from 1996-2000. He also brings entertainment management experience from his work with David Flower Productions in Provincetown and The Lyons Group in Boston.

"HIV/AIDS has been a part of my life for all of my adult life," said Orr. "As a gay man, I'm honored to be able to use my knowledge, experience and skills toward working with the gay community to serve the clients and programs of AIDS Action Committee, for whom I've emceed Pridelights and whose work I have admired since it began 25 years ago."

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