E! doubled its production staff in Los Angeles and opened a satellite bureau in New York. Later career Kmetko hosted the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association’s Excellence in Journalism Awards on October 4. 2005, at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, California. In 2006, Kmetko was hired as the anchor, producer and writer of Q Television Network World News. In May 2007, Kmetko was hired as a general assignment reporter for Los Angeles's KTTV Fox 11 News. Kmetko has served as producer and reporter of several video segments on California's gay-marriage ruling for theadvocate.com, the website of the gay news magazine The Advocate. Personal life For years, Kmetko avoided discussing his private life in interviews. In 1999, however, he was interviewed by The Advocate magazine's Editor-in-Chief Judy Wieder. Kmetko discussed his past closeted life and how he had decided to be open about his being gay. His reason: When asked about the process of "coming out", Kmetko said: Actor resumé Kmetko is an actor, known for Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001), Zoolander (2001) and Dave (1993). Awards 1988 • Los Angeles Press Club Award for Best Entertainment Reporting. References External links 1953 births Living people American infotainers American reporters and correspondents American television journalists Columbia College Chicago alumni People from Cleveland American LGBT journalists American LGBT broadcasters American male journalists