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The paper relented and, in 1985, for the first time used the word “gay” instead of the inflammatory alternative. Harris told the paper if they did not use his proper title, there would be no interview. Shortly after his appointment, the Plain Dealer asked Harris for an interview regarding the crisis, insisting on referring to him as a “homosexual” (as opposed to gay) consultant, as was the newspaper’s policy at the time. In 1984, Governor Richard Celeste appointed Harris as the Ohio Department of Health’s gay health consultant, the first state in the nation to create such a position in response to the growing AIDS crisis. Looking back, it’s not surprising that the nation’s first gay and lesbian talk show was hosted by Cleveland native Buck Harris, a man at ease being the “first” in a number of public roles. It was, instead, the radio show itself that blew down barriers, shattered myths and united Clevelander’s gay, straight and “in between” communities in a remarkably peaceful way. Thankfully, no bomb exploded at Tower City that night or any of the following nights during The Gay 90s six-year run. The police attention and protection was motivated, in part, by the station’s location: Cleveland’s iconic Tower City Center. Not willing to risk the consequences of ignoring the threat, the Cleveland Police Department provided the show’s staff with personal escorts to and from the radio station for the next two weeks.
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Given Cleveland’s history of settling disputes with explosives, coupled with the homophobic atmosphere surrounding lesbians and gay men at the time, the threat was taken seriously. Despite the potential danger, The Gay 90s aired as scheduled on March 26, 1993, and became the country’s first commercial live, “call in” radio program by, for, and about the gay and lesbian community. Not literally, but given the bomb threat called in before the show’s premier broadcast on WHK 1420 AM it was a possibility. The nation’s first gay and lesbian talk radio show, The Gay 90s, aired from downtown Cleveland, Ohio and started off with a bang.