Eden Lane
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Eden Lane is an American journalist considered to be the first openly transgender person in mainstream television broadcasting in the United States.[1] She is an arts and culture reporter for Colorado Public Radio.
Career
From the early 2000s, Lane anchored, hosted, and produced shows that aired on PBS12: the LGBTQ news magazine series Colorado OUTSpoken from 2007 to 2011 and the Colorado arts and culture interview program In Focus with Eden Lane, which aired from 2009 to 2018.[1][2][4] In 2008, she became the first openly transgender journalist to cover a major political event for PBS (the Democratic National Convention).[5]
In 2017, Lane returned to theater in the role of Sandra in the American Repertory Theater's production of Trans Scripts, Part I: The Women.[6]
After anchoring NewsNet Midday Edition and reading morning and midday headlines for Scripps National OTT between 2020 and 2022, Lane joined Colorado Public Radio as an arts and culture reporter.[7]
Personal life
Lane is married and has one daughter.[5]