Catherine Gray
Producer/Director

For Catherine Gray, starting FYI Productions, Inc., in 2002, was the natural next step in her career. Over the past twenty years, Gray has enjoyed many successes working in Cable Television. After earning her Bachelor of Science degree, in Broadcasting, from the University of Florida, Gray gained invaluable experience working on both sides of the camera. She is the producer of hundreds of television commercials and two television series, "Way Off Broadway" and "Hello South Florida."

In 1987, "Way- Off Broadway" was the first gay-oriented television series on broadcast television (WBFS-Miami) to air in the United States. She later served as a Vice President for C1TV, a start-up gay cable network; and, Rivendell Media-NYC, a national gay media company. Gray has also worked as a consultant to Bravo and AMC Networks. She is a member of IFP and PowerUp.

Catherine also launched production company ShowBizShorts and focuses on a new division called Corp Shorts.

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Betty DeGeneres
Host

Betty DeGeneres is an author, mother of actress Ellen DeGeneres and one of the strongest advocates for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender families. She wrote Love, Ellen: A Mother/Daughter Journey (William Morrow & Co., 1999) and Just a Mom (Advocate Books, 2000).

Betty DeGeneres has worked with the Human Rights Campaign on many projects since 1997- the year Ellen DeGeneres came out as a lesbian. In 1998, Betty DeGeneres became the first heterosexual spokesperson for HRC's National Coming Out Project, touring the country with the message that all parents should love and support their children.

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