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— Charlie W. from Motor City Connect and TEDxDetroit
As Seen On...
Lee Thomas has been featured in a countless number of media publications and outlets.
Video and Audio Clips
Past Press Coverage
- CTV Edmonton — Canadian Company Makes Skin Disorder Bearable December 18, 2010
- Mason Spirit — A Voice for Those in Hiding Fall, 2010
- CoverFX — Turning White - Lee Thomas Story September 14, 2010
- CTV.ca — Lifetime with Pauline Chan: Mysterious Vitiligo September, 2010
- BestHealthMagazine.ca — Vitiligo: What if Your Skin Started Changing Colour? September 13, 2010
- NYTimes.com — Vitiligo: Ignoring What is Painfully Obvious February 24, 2010
- Examiner.com — Vitiligo Bonds Michael Jackson and Reporter Lee Thomas in More Ways Than One November 1, 2009
- BET News — Michael Jackson Wasn't the Only Black Man 'Turning White' July 13, 2009
- CNN.com — In Life of Mysteries, Jackson's Changed Color Baffled Public July 8, 2009
- NBC Local Media — “America’s Ethnic Skin: An Al Roker Health Special” May 24, 2008
- First 30 Days Radio — Change Nation: Lee Thomas April 11, 2008
- Montel — Lee Thomas Appears on 'The Montel Williams Show' March 5, 2008
- Orlando Sentinel — Disease Strikes the Soul and Psyche January 29, 2008
- CBC News — Lee Thomas on "The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos" January 28, 2008
- BBC Radio World Service — Black News Anchor Lee Thomas is 'Turning White' January 8, 2008
- JET Magazine — Detroit TV Newscaster Tells Why 'Turning White' January 7, 2008
- CNN.com — Transcript of Lee Thomas on 'Larry King Live' January 7, 2008
- ABC's 20/20 — Lee Thomas: 'Would Other People See a Monster?' January 3, 2008
- St. Petersburg Times — Skin Color Changes, But Not Attitude January 3, 2008
- Chicago Daily Herald — Betrayed by Your Own Skin December 31, 2007
- Cape Gazette — TV Reporter Faces Challenge of Skin Disorder December 27, 2007
- Tuscaloosa News — A Black Man 'Turning White' December 20, 2007
- NPR's The Bryant Park Project — Black Reporter Deals with 'Turning White' December 20, 2007
- Time.com Reporter Blogs — When a Black Reporter Turns White December 19, 2007
- Chicago Tribune — Reporter Brings Skin Disorder to Light December 19, 2007
- Terra Brasil — Doença Muda Cor de Pele de Apresentador de TV December 18, 2007
- The Insider — Black News Anchor Lee Thomas is 'Turning White' December 18, 2007
- The Sydney Morning Herald — Black TV Anchor 'Turning White' on Air December 18, 2007
- CNN.com — Disorder Turning Anchor's Skin From Black to White December 17, 2007
- Fox News — Fox TV Reporter Refuses to Give In to Skin Disorder Turning Him White December 17, 2007
- ABC KOMO 7 — TV Reporter Refuses to Give In to Skin Disorder Turning Him White December 17, 2007
- Argus-Press — Turning White December 17, 2007
- USA Today — Reporter Battles Disorder Turning Him White December 16, 2007
- NPR's News & Notes — Lee Thomas on 'Turning White' December 3, 2007
- NPR's Tell Me More — Journalist Discusses 'Turning White' Through Rare Disease November 12, 2007
- Detroit Free Press — A Journey in Black and White: Lee Thomas Details His Struggle with Vitiligo in a New Memoir October 31, 2007
- News/Talk 760 WJR — Black News Anchor Lee Thomas is Turning White October 30, 2007
Available for Media Interviews
Lee is available for media interviews and guest appearances around the world. To schedule an interview, contact Dawn Kelley and Lisa Borrusch of Allied Integrated Marketing.
Past & Upcoming
- Google (Ann Arbor, MI)
on October 19th - Vitiligo World Conference
on September 24th - Oakland County Mental Health Conference
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