Comcast announces a new LGBT monthly talk/magazine show entitled “OUT Spoken.” It is a round table discussion sponsored by The LGBT Community Center and a special advance show will take place at the Center on October 28, from 7-9:00 p.m.

It premieres November 23 at 8:30 p.m. The show will repeat three times that week, Wednesday at 8:30 p.m., Saturday at 7:00 p.m., and Sunday at 8:00 p.m. The show is hosted by Tim Gaskin and features the live sounds of digital DJ Ean Golden, segments hosted by Janine Shiota, and blog (short for “web log”) star Bradford Shellhammer will be available. Comcast representatives and the cast of “OUT Spoken” will be on hand. Sweets and savories will be provided by Le Bon Gateau, a new Castro patisserie located at 476 Castro Street.

The presentation is a studio format talk show with some outside produced segments. Each episode features live music, segments on LGBT organizations, studio interviews with social groups / organizations (i.e. women’s bowling league, Tsunami water polo team, etc.), the Castro calendar, and “what’s hot” segments from A Different Light book store spokesperson.

The most exciting segment is the 3-5 minute filmmaker short segment which features the work of local LGBT community filmmakers along with a post-viewing discussion with a matching LGBT community leader/guest.

During the round table, the segment on Maitri starring Janine Shiota will be viewed and a short by Joerg Fockele called “+”. It’s a three-minute long piece that deals with an African American man finding out he is sero-positive and the first couple of hours in his life after that. The in-studio taping of the episode is scheduled on November 10 from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Producer Erick Baze has worked for Comcast for 23 years and has produced local San Francisco shows such as “AIDS Update” (3-yrs), “The Willie Brown Show” (8-yrs), “Board President Tom Ammiano Show”(4-yrs), as well as countless specials. Executive Producer Tim Gaskin is a co-producer and host of Comcast’s most recognized show “Inside City Limits”, which has been a San Francisco staple for over twelve years.

“Castro Calendar” anchor Bradford Shellhammer writes a very popular blog that can be read at www.bradfordshellhammer.com. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Communications and Media Studies with honors, is a published playwright, poet, and journalist. Presently he is a contributing editor and writer for “Genre Magazine.” Promoter Janine Shiota co-produces San Francisco’s most popular monthly party, Fresh, at Ruby Skye. Most notably she ran Back Flip and prior to that worked with Audrey Joseph at Club Townsend. Digital DJ Ean Golden is an expert producer and DJ in the field of digital music. He is an instructor at Pyramind, has his own state-of-the-art professional studios and is known for re-producing “Papa Was a Rolling Stone” and making it a new hit in 2002. He can be heard at The Apple Store, Club Release, Gloss, Sugar, and Lyve. You can contact Comcast's “OUT Spoken” at outspokensf@yahoo.com, phone: (415) 902-0924.