Sue O'Connell
Sue O'Connell | |
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| Alma mater | Emerson College |
| Known for | Co-publisher of Bay Windows |
Sue O'Connell is an American publisher and media commentator based in Boston.
Early life and education
O'Connell grew up in Revere, Massachusetts to working class parents.[1] She graduated from Emerson College in Boston in 1985.[2]
Career
O'Connell has served on the national board of governors for the Human Rights Campaign and volunteered at the Boston AIDS Action Committee and the Fenway Health Community Health Center.[2]
O'Connell was involved with Bay Windows since 1998, and was a co-publisher from 2003 until 2021.[3][4] She has been a co-owner of The EDGE Media Network, a national network of LGBTQ news web portal.[3]
From 2016-2019 she hosted The Take With Sue O'Connell on NECN.[5] Since 2023 she has co-hosted @Issue, a weekly program on NBC10 Boston with anchor Cory Smith.[6][7][8]
She has been a publisher of The South End News, a Boston weekly.
Awards and honors
- Gay Power Player (2006), Boston Magazine[2]
- Top New England LGBT Power Player (2015), Boston Spirit Magazine[2]
- Best TV News Host, for The Take With Sue O'Connell, in Boston Magazine's Best of Boston awards[9]
Personal life
O'Connell is a lesbian and a single mother to a daughter, whom she homeschooled for a number of years.[3] She has lived in the Boston area for her entire life, with the exception of a six month period .[3]
References
- ^ Sweeney, Chris (2018-07-05). "Sue O'Connell Is Always On". Boston Magazine. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
- ^ a b c d "Sue O'Connell". NBC Boston. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
- ^ a b c d Monroe, Irene (2018-11-10). "Home Town Girl Makes Good". CURVE. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
- ^ Uebele, Hannah (2021-04-23). "Why Bay Windows And The South End News Are Being Put Up For Sale". GBH. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
- ^ Slane, Kevin (2019-06-26). "A local TV news show will come to an end this week". boston.com. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
- ^ "@Issue". NBC Boston. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
- ^ "Stream '@Issue' for the Latest in Politics in Mass. and Beyond". NBC Boston. 2023-04-02. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
- ^ "Boston's newest politics show moving to NBC10 Boston". NBC Boston. 2023-06-30. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
- ^ "Sue O'Connell, The Take". Boston Magazine. 2019-06-25. Retrieved 2025-03-09.