286: Mark Pettit – Living his best ANKRBOY life

As a 40+ gay man, he's now living his most authentic life
being the ANKRBOY he'd never dreamed hed be in this way.
During the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, his life and
career was shattered because of one innocent move out in
public. But that didn't stop him from rising to the top of
his now delicioous 40+ gay life.


Joining us today on the podcast is three-time Emmy
award-winning anchorman and best-selling author - ANKRBOY -
turned actor, Mark Pettit, to share his journey of coming
into being himself in a world hellbent on telling him he
would never work again because of his sexuality.


In this episode you'll

Hear the moments that most impacted Mark's life to help him
live his truth

Unlock hatred that existed and still exists towards the
LGBTQ+ community

Learn how live your truth, anything is possible


About Mark


Mark is a three-time Emmy award-winning TV news anchorman and
best-selling author turned actor. In his new, heart-wrenching
memoir, ANKRBOY (a #1 bestseller on Amazon),
Pettit reveals what it was like growing up as a young, closeted
TV newscaster trying to make his way during the height of the
HIV/AIDS epidemic. His first book, A Need to Kill,
also went to #1 in three categories on Amazon.


Pettit has worked in journalism for more than 30 years on both
the national and local level. A former anchorman at CNN, Pettit
also worked as an anchor and investigative reporter at WXIA-TV
(NBC), KMTV-3 (CBS) in Omaha, and at CBS46 News (WGCL-TV) in
Atlanta (Now "Atlanta News First").


As an actor, Mark has appeared in a number of hit TV series
including "True Detective," "Mindhunter," "Mr. Mercedes,"
"Sweet Magnolias" and "The Game." Pettit is also Executive
Producer and appears in the horror film "The Curse of La
Patasola" which is airing now exclusively on STARZ and will
soon be available worldwide.

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