Charles Pugh
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Charles Pugh is an American
television journalist, radio personality and politician, who was elected council president of Detroit City Council
in Detroit's city elections in 2009. Pugh is best known for anchoring the news at WJBK
in Detroit from 1999 to 2009, as well as being the radio personality as the co-host on Clear Channel
's FM 98 WJLB
and his own host on the Sunday evening talk show, That's What's Up.
Pugh resigned from the station in March 2009 to pursue his political campaign. He won the most votes of any council candidate on election day, giving him the title of council president, despite a controversy late in the campaign when he acknowledged that he had been struggling financially and his home had been foreclosed
.
Pugh, who came out as gay
in 2004, is the city's first openly gay elected official.
United States
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television journalist, radio personality and politician, who was elected council president of Detroit City Council
Detroit City Council
The Detroit City Council is the legislative body of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The City Council consists of nine members elected for a four-year term in a single election conducted on an at-large and non-partisan basis...
in Detroit's city elections in 2009. Pugh is best known for anchoring the news at WJBK
WJBK
WJBK is the Fox–owned and operated television station in Detroit, Michigan broadcasting on digital channel 7...
in Detroit from 1999 to 2009, as well as being the radio personality as the co-host on Clear Channel
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
's FM 98 WJLB
WJLB
WJLB, is a Clear Channel-owned Urban Contemporary radio station in Detroit that broadcasts on 97.9 megahertz frequency. The station is known on-air as FM98 WJLB. This is the station that began the career of Urban radio legend and video jock, Donnie Simpson...
and his own host on the Sunday evening talk show, That's What's Up.
Pugh resigned from the station in March 2009 to pursue his political campaign. He won the most votes of any council candidate on election day, giving him the title of council president, despite a controversy late in the campaign when he acknowledged that he had been struggling financially and his home had been foreclosed
Foreclosure
Foreclosure is the legal process by which a mortgage lender , or other lien holder, obtains a termination of a mortgage borrower 's equitable right of redemption, either by court order or by operation of law...
.
Pugh, who came out as gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
in 2004, is the city's first openly gay elected official.