January 30, 2008

Sirius OutQ's Derek and Romaine To Host GayVN Awards

It was just announced that Derek and Romaine, the hosts of Sirius satellite radio's gay porn-riffic afternoon radio show will be hosting the GayVN Awards February 16th in San Francisco. Derek Hartley and Romaine Patterson have hosted Sirius OutQ's top rated national radio show for five years. Despite the 7 million subscribers of Howard Stern's home-base at Sirius radio, the general gay public doesn't really know Derek and Romaine. Let me clue you in - the bitches are fierce!

I bought a Sirius radio just after Howard Stern announced he was moving his show, but Derek and Romaine are actually my favorite part of Sirius. Where else can millions of listeners hear gay porn stars interviewed uncensored on a daily basis?

Yes, I do wish that Kathy Griffin was hosting the GayVN Awards again this year, but I have a feeling she asked for too much money or something. She booked a competing show the same night across town at the Castro Theater, but suspiciously scheduled it for 11pm, probably in hopes that GayVN would meet her price and she could do both shows. Just my suspicions, though.

According to Derek Hartley's blog, they got the GayVN gig after John Rutherford from COLT Studio and Chi Chi LaRue made the recommendation to GayVN. I think it's a good fit, they really know porn, they are not financially tied into any single studio, Derek is a really quick wit and Romaine has a filthy mouth. Perfect.

Oh yeah, and that over-the-hill hillbilly cross-dresser Lady Bunny is hosting, too. So who's more famous - nationally syndicated radio hosts or a drag queen who's big claim to fame is the long-dead Wigstock?

There's a big controversy over nasty comments posted to The Sword that called them "houseplants".

Posted by lavenderlounge at 4:34 PM

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