Henry A. "Hank" Plante is an American television reporter and newspaper columnist. Winner of the George Foster Peabody Award and multiple Emmys,[1] he covered California for three decades for TV stations in San Francisco and Los Angeles.[2] He now writes occasional columns for newspapers in California, usually focusing on politics or gay and lesbian issues. One of the first openly gay TV reporters in the United States,[3][4] Plante is the recipient of various honors from LGBT rights advocacy organizations and trade groups. In addition, Plante was featured in the documentary "5B" 5B (film), which was honored at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival [1]. The film is about the first AIDS ward in the nation, which Plante covered as a reporter. In 2023 Hank was named a "USC Fellow" as part of the USC Center for the Political Future.
His experience includes reporting and anchoring at TV stations in various cities, including KHJ-TV in Los Angeles, KRIV in Houston, KMSP-TV in Minneapolis and WVEC-TV in Norfolk, Virginia. He also served as Assignment Editor at WTTG-TV in Washington, D.C., and as News Editor at WRC (NBC) Radio in Washington D.C. He began his career as a journalist in Washington, D.C. at the Sentinel Newspapers, where he was managing editor, and at The Washington Post, where he worked on the city desk.
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His awards have included several local and national Emmys, as well as the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award, in 1986, as part of CBS 5's "AIDS Lifeline" reporting team.[8] He has also been awarded the Pioneer Award at the GLAAD Media Awards, and the James R. Harrison Award from the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. He was also named "Reporter of the Year" by the Associated Press (APTRA'S "Chris Harris Award"). Hank was inducted into the Emmy Silver Circle by the National Television Academy, which honors individuals who have made a significant contribution to broadcasting.[6] In addition, his work has been singled out for praise by The New York Times and other media. Plante was inducted into the LGBT Journalists Hall of Fame in 2010.[3]
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A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view Please discuss further on the talk page June 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Henry A Hank Plante is an American television reporter and newspaper columnist Winner of the George Foster Peabody Award and multiple Emmys 1 he covered California for three decades for TV stations in San Francisco and Los Angeles 2 He now writes occasional columns for newspapers in California usually focusing on politics or gay and lesbian issues One of the first openly gay TV reporters in the United States 3 4 Plante is the recipient of various honors from LGBT rights advocacy organizations and trade groups In addition Plante was featured in the documentary 5B 5B film which was honored at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival 1 The film is about the first AIDS ward in the nation which Plante covered as a reporter In 2023 Hank was named a USC Fellow as part of the USC Center for the Political Future Hank Plante winning one of his six Emmy Awards Contents 1 Journalism career 2 Professional recognition 3 Extraprofessional activities 4 References 5 External linksJournalism career editA native of Detroit Plante worked in both radio and television journalism including 25 years at KPIX TV CBS 5 in San Francisco before retiring in April 2010 5 Before that he worked in print journalism including at The Washington Post At KPIX TV he interviewed a range of national and state political figures including five U S Presidents and numerous Governors legislators and opinion makers from Richard Nixon to Al Gore George W Bush Dick Cheney Barack Obama Arnold Schwarzenegger Jerry Brown and Hillary Clinton 6 7 His experience includes reporting and anchoring at TV stations in various cities including KHJ TV in Los Angeles KRIV in Houston KMSP TV in Minneapolis and WVEC TV in Norfolk Virginia He also served as Assignment Editor at WTTG TV in Washington D C and as News Editor at WRC NBC Radio in Washington D C He began his career as a journalist in Washington D C at the Sentinel Newspapers where he was managing editor and at The Washington Post where he worked on the city desk Professional recognition editHis awards have included several local and national Emmys as well as the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award in 1986 as part of CBS 5 s AIDS Lifeline reporting team 8 He has also been awarded the Pioneer Award at the GLAAD Media Awards and the James R Harrison Award from the San Francisco AIDS Foundation He was also named Reporter of the Year by the Associated Press APTRA S Chris Harris Award Hank was inducted into the Emmy Silver Circle by the National Television Academy which honors individuals who have made a significant contribution to broadcasting 6 In addition his work has been singled out for praise by The New York Times and other media Plante was inducted into the LGBT Journalists Hall of Fame in 2010 3 Extraprofessional activities editPlante s community service has included work with the Human Rights Campaign 9 the Lambda Legal Defense Fund GLAAD Project Open Hand and the San Francisco AIDS Foundation He is also a 2023 University of Southern California Fellow teaching at class in Journalism amp Politics as part of the USC Center for the Political Future He lives in Palm Springs California 10 References edit Plante Emmysf tv Archived from the original on 2014 01 04 Retrieved 2013 12 05 Curiel Jonathan 2010 04 06 POLITICAL WATCH It s not about Mary The San Francisco Chronicle a b LGBT Journalists Honored for Pioneering Work Advocate com Archived from the original on 2011 09 20 Retrieved 2011 07 05 LGBT Journalists Hall of Fame National Lesbian amp Gay Journalists Association Archived from the original on 2011 08 03 Retrieved 2011 07 05 Farewell Hank Plante Our tribute in words and images Sfgate com 2010 03 24 Retrieved 2013 12 05 a b Plante inducted into TV hall of fame The Bay Area Reporter Retrieved 2011 07 05 Jonathan Curiel April 6 2010 Hank Plante over and out San Francisco Chronicle Retrieved July 5 2011 Grady College University of Georgia Peabody uga edu Archived from the original on 2013 12 03 Retrieved 2013 12 05 Greer Gloria Human Rights Campaign 14th Annual Garden Party Nov 2 2013 Palm Springs Life Retrieved 2014 12 22 Hank Plante Census data another reason for local gay community to be proud The Desert Sun Retrieved 2011 07 05 External links edithttp www towleroad com 2010 03 hank plante one of nations first openly gay tv reporters retiring html https web archive org web 20160516182505 http sfist com 2010 03 16 kpixs hank plante to retire at mont php http www sfbg com politics 2010 03 24 hank plantes exit interview Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hank Plante amp oldid 1163139908, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
