Plus Life Media

Plus Life Media (stylized +Life) is a multi-platform media initiative co-founded by ABC Correspondent Karl Schmid that addresses the stigma associated with HIV.
+Life appears across multiple social media platforms offering the flagship +Talk round-table talk show and content revolving around love and relationships, entertainment, medicine, nutrition, and spirituality. +Life features stories told by people sharing their first-hand experiences living with HIV, fighting for access to medications, facing down community stigma, and fighting their own internal stigmas.
==History==
+Life Media was co-founded in 2019 by Karl Schmid, Mike Spierer, Brent Zacky and AOMedia. Since its founding, +Life Media has been recognized with several award nominations and honors. In 2024, PLus Life Media won the Barbara Gittings Special Recognition Award at the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards as well as Emmy and GLAAD Media Award nominations for their World AIDS Day special "Marty’s Place" (in partnership with KGO-TV).
==Programming==
===+Talk===
+Life’s flagship weekly talk show hosted by Australian-born television host, entertainment correspondent for ABC7/KABC-TV Los Angeles, and producer Karl Schmid, aimed to fight against HIV stigma.
===Truth Be Told=== 
Hosted by Emmy and GLAAD award-winning journalist Tony Morrison, "Truth Be Told" invites guests to share their stories and what motivated them to start living life fully in their truth. Tony shares stories from those who have overcome the impossible and who, as a result, are living in their fullness today.
===What’s The Jeuge (Formerly Transcend)===
Gracie Cartier, a former celebrity hairstylist turned actress and model who came forward to disclose her HIV-positive status on +Life publicly, hosts What's The Jeuge. The series covers topics related to stigma, mental health, wellness, and healthcare disparities, particularly within the Black, HIV, and transgender communities. 
The series features conversations around issues such as stigma, mental health, wellness, and healthcare disparities, that affect not only the Black, HIV, and trans communities, but all people focused on creating an equitable and inclusive world.
==Awards and nominations==
 Awards and Nominations
Year	Award 	Category 	Recipient(s) 	Result
2024	GLAAD’s Barbara Gittings Award 	Excellence in LGBT Journalism 	+Life 	Win
2024	GLAAD Media Awards 	Outstanding Online Journalism 	+Life 	Nomination
2024	Emmy Awards(Norcal) 	Long form News & Journalism - Diversity Equity and Inclusion	Marty’s Place World AIDS Day Special (+Life with KGO-TV)	Nomination
2023	Playbill Remember The Ribbon 	Inaugural Ribbon Award 	Karl Schmid, +Life 	Win
2023	Anthem Bronze Award 	Podcast 	HIV Unmuted Podcast (AOMedia) 	Win
2023	Signal Award 	Listener’s Choice 	HIV Unmuted Podcast (AOMedia) 	Win
2023	GLAAD Media Awards 	Outstanding Online Journalism 	+Life 	Nomination
2022	Communicator Award 	Diversity, Equity, Inclusion 	+Talk (Plus Life Media) 	Win
2022	Communicator Award 	Causes & Awareness 	HIV Unmuted Podcast (AOMedia) 	Win
2022	Communicator Award 	Public Service & Activism 	+Talk (Plus Life Media) 	Win
2022	Anthem Bronze Award 	Corporate Social Responsibility 	+Life 	Win
2022	The Wall Las Memorias Appreciation Award	Appreciation 	+Life 	Win
2022	GLAAD Media Awards 	Outstanding Online Journalism 	+Life 	Nomination
Category:Companies established in 2019
Category:Companies based in Los Angeles
Category:Mass media companies