Top Big Gay News Stories of 2015: #5 Thomas Roberts Becomes First Out Gay Man To Host Nightly Network News

Summary: Big Gay News is on Holiday Hiatus until January 5, 2016. Until then, we’re doing a countdown of the most popular stories for 2015. Published on July 21, 2015, “Thomas Roberts Becomes First Out Gay Man To Host Nightly Network News” was the fifth most popular story on Big Gay News. NewNowNext.com reports that Thomas Roberts became the first openly gay person to anchor an evening newscast on a major broadcast network. The 42-year-old Roberts told the Advocate that it was a “huge honor”. His lead story was about Donald Trump’s attack on Sen. John McCain. Follow us on Twitter at the handle @BigGayNews and listen for a whole new year of fresh news starting on January 5, 2016.