Anna, pronouns anything respectful, is a multi-award-winning and Ambie Award-winning podcast producer and host. She is also a Chicago-born social entrepreneur who builds streaming platforms that center & celebrate BIPOC & QTPOC creatives. Media has always been her passion and in 2009 she turned that passion into a reality when she founded E3 Radio, an online radio station playing Queer music & reporting on Queer news with an intersectional lens. She expanded her media reach by co-founding The Qube, a podcast production company and curated platform that highlights the best music & podcasts by BIPOC & QTPOC creatives. In 2023, Anna was inducted into the Chicago LGBTQ Hall of Fame because of her commitment to the LGBTQ community. Anna is determined to ride media into its next era by utilizing digital media streams to tell the stories and play the music that deserves to be heard.

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