Happy Birthday to newsman Thomas Roberts!

It is such a GREAT thing for LGBT visibility and for the news business in general to have such a terrific and openly gay anchor on MSNBC as Thomas Roberts.

I’m a big fan of his work and of the man personally and am thrilled he has landed with such a high-profile role at the network. He is never hesitant to tackle LGBT issues while hosting the dayside programs and goes about it all very professionally and thoroughly.

Thomas was made an official member of msnbc’s dayside team in December 2010, after having served as a freelance anchor for several months.

Prior to his addition to msnbcs dayside team, Roberts served as a correspondent for CBS News. He also contributed to several entertainment shows including “Entertainment Tonight” and “The Insider.” Prior to that, Roberts was a news anchor for CNN Headline News.

I hope the handsome devil is having a wonderful birthday today!