Randy Shilts
Randy Shilts was an American journalist and author. After studying journalism at the University of Oregon, Shilts began working as a reporter for both The Advocate and the San Francisco Chronicle, as well as for San Francisco Bay Area television stations. In the 1980s, he was noted for being the first openly gay reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle.
8 August 1951
Born on the same birth date (8 August 1951): Louis van Gaal • Mamoru Oshii • Martin Brest • Mohamed Morsi • Phil Carlson
Born on the same birth day (8 August): Adolf Busch • Cécile Chaminade • David Grant (singer) • Deborah Norville • Diddú • Jack Ryder (cricketer) • Jimmy Steele (Irish republican) • Joe Tex • Ken Dryden • Károly Reich • Luis García Meza • Mark Wills • Michael Roe (racing driver) • Monika Tsõganova • Nigel Mansell • Paul Taylor (cricketer, born 1964) • Willie Hall (drummer)
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