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Out & About Newspaper

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Out & About Newspaper
TypeTabloid
PublisherJerry Jones[1]
Founded2002
Ceased publication
2021
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersPOB 330818, Nashville, TN 37203-7505[2]
Circulation30,000
Websiteoutandaboutnewspaper.com

Out & About Newspaper was a free, monthly LGBT newspaper published in Nashville, Tennessee from 2002 to 2021.

Overview

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Out & About Newspaper was started in 2002.[3] The newspaper has a target audience of more than 250,000 people.[3] Circulation for the newspaper is 30,000 per month.[4] It is the largest LGBT publication in Tennessee.[5] The newspaper ceased in 2021.[6]

Out & About Today

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The newspaper is produced alongside a broadcast news feature on WTVF-TV called "Out & About Today". "Out & About Today" was hosted by Brent Meredith, Pam Wheeler, and Chuck Long. The news feature focused on news, entertainment, and business information for the gay and lesbian community of Nashville.[7]

Theft

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In August 2012, it was revealed that a thirty-year employee of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center was caught on surveillance cameras stealing copies of the newspaper to throw them away since April of the same year.[8][9][10][11][12]

References

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  1. ↑ Staff
  2. ↑ Frances Green, Gayellow Pages USA #30 2008-2009, Renaissance House Gayellow Pages, 2008, p. 182
  3. 1 2 About
  4. ↑ Mondo Times
  5. ↑ Inside Out Nashville
  6. ↑ Beyrent, Cameron (March 10, 2026). "The Lasting Legacy of 'Out & About'". Nashville Scene. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
  7. ↑ "About "Out & About Today"". NewsChannel5.com. July 6, 2012. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012.
  8. ↑ Tony Gonzalez, Newspaper thief at Vanderbilt caught on video, The Tennessean, August 8, 2012
  9. ↑ Theft of O&AN at Vanderbilt prompts call for help, Out & About Newspaper, August 7, 2012
  10. ↑ Neal Broverman, Gay Newspaper Thief Caught at Nashville's Vanderbilt University, The Advocate, August 9, 2012
  11. ↑ Stephen Gray, University employee threw away gay newspapers, Pink News, 9 August 2012
  12. ↑ Vanderbilt University Employee Caught Throwing Away Stacks Of LGBT Newspapers, Instinct, August 9, 2012
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