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Transgender journalist Eden Lane competes to appear on Oprah's new network

Former Broadway performer, popular on-air television journalist and stay-at-home mom Eden Lane - who also happens to be transgender - is in competition to host a talk show on Oprah Winfrey's new network.

Oprah has launched a contest called "Your OWN Show" to search for programs to showcase on her network.  Lane's submission tothe contest

Eden Lane
Eden Lane (Photo: Cause + Effect PR)

is called "Creative Focus" and explores her love of the arts, and serves as proof that each of us can pursue our passions, while living our lives authentically and without apology.  

Lane is the ?rst transgender, on-air broadcast journalist with a major network. She covered the 2008 Democratic National Convention for PBS, and is currently the host of both InFocus, Colorado’s popular local arts and culture news magazine, and OUTSpoken, a prime time special series devoted to the LGBT community that’s been on the air for 20 years.
Click here to vote for Lane's show "Creative Focus" on Oprah's network.
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