birth_place article_title name birth_date
rhinelander , wisconsin steve kmetko
 steve kmetko 16 february 1953
steve kmetko

steven kmetko -lrb- born february 16 , 1953 -rrb- is an american entertainment television host and reporter .
kmetko was born in rhinelander , wisconsin .
his most prominent job was on the e! cable network .
he had previously worked as an entertainment reporter for cbs 's los angeles affiliate -lrb- kcbs -rrb- .
the television station replaced him with ted casablanca .
before that , he was a news anchor for station wave-tv in louisville , kentucky and wotv -lrb- now wood-tv -rrb- in grand rapids , michigan .
in 1999 , kmetko gave an official `` coming out '' interview to the advocate 's editor in chief , judy wieder , citing as his reason for doing it : `` it 's like what nathan lane told you when he came out in the advocate .
it 's about what happened to matthew shepard .
by making this simple statement , maybe people will think twice about other gay people they encounter .
hopefully they 'll look at me and say , ` well , he 's succeeded and come out and has a pretty good life . ''
after his interview with the advocate , 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 may 2007 , kmetko went on the air as a general assignment reporter for los angeles 's kttv fox 11 news .
kmetko now trains celebrities on the art of being interviewed .
he works for media training company , j2 strategic communications , alongside bob goen , jon kelley and terry murphy .
he also 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 '' .
