Congratulation are in order! joefryer won a GLAAD Media Award for outstanding TV journalism segment for his June 2021 reporting on the AIDS epidemic. GLAADAwards
On Friday, May 7, the NBC News correspondent won a GLAAD Media Award for outstanding TV journalism segment for his June 2021Produced by GLAAD — the national LGBTQ media advocacy organization — the annual awards ceremony seek to honor “fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community and the issues that affect their lives,” according to the organization.
The"Morning News Now" co-anchor also recognized producers Robert Powell and Lauren Specter, crediting Powell for being the one to brainstorm the initial idea."I was thrilled to join these gentlemen and tell our stories across the four decades of HIV and AIDS," Milan said."And those stories include the 700,000 Americans who have died from this disease and the 1.2 million of us who are living with HIV.
Milan concluded his speech by saying that there is still"a lot of work" that needs to be done to end the HIV epidemic."It was totally great," he told Kristen Welker and Peter Alexander, adding that the award is"heavier" than you expect.