Tre'vell Anderson

Tre'vell Anderson (they/them) is an award-winning journalist, noted podcast host, and authoress doing world-changing work around society and culture. Named to Out magazine’s 2023 list of the 100 most impactful LGBTQ+ people and The Root’s 2020 list of the 100 most influential African Americans, they have dedicated their career to centering those in the margins, gray spaces, and at the intersections of life. Founder and Chief Imagination Officer of the social curation and media production house Slayzhon, Tre’vell is also the authoress of “We See Each Other: A Black, Trans Journey Through TV and Film” and co-authoress of the NAACP Image Award-winning “Historically Black Phrases: From ‘I Ain’t One Of Your Lil’ Friends’ to ‘Who All Gon’ Be There?’”

A recognizable voice in audio storytelling, Tre’vell hosted the award-winning shows “FANTI” (Maximum Fun) and “What A Day” (Crooked Media). Under the banner of Slayzhon, they also hosted and produced the limited series podcasts “We See Each Other: The Podcast,” based on their debut book, and “The Official Rustin Podcast,” in partnership with Netflix.

Formerly Editor-At-Large for Xtra magazine and Director of Culture and Entertainment at Out magazine, Tre'vell got their start in journalism at the Los Angeles Times where they created the beat of diversity in Hollywood with a focus on Black and queer film. Over the course of their career, they've covered every major red carpet in Hollywood and interviewed everyone from Viola Davis to Lil Nas X and Laverne Cox to André Leon Talley. Their work—which has graced the pages of Essence, TIME and Entertainment Weekly, among others—has been recognized by the Online News Association, National Association of Black Journalists, the Shorty Awards, and the Los Angeles Press Club among others.

A native of Charleston, SC, Tre'vell received their Bachelor's degree in sociology from “the nation's headquarters for Black male excellence,” Morehouse College. A year later, they earned their Master's degree in journalism from Stanford University. In 2018, they received the “Passing the Torch Award” from Better Brothers Los Angeles for their work in media and representing the LGBTQ+ community. In 2019, they were recognized as one of Empowerment Congress’s “40 Under 40.” In 2021, they received the Lisa Ben Award for Achievement in Features Coverage from NLGJA: The LGBTQ+ Journalists Assn.

A well sought-after moderator and commentator, Tre’vell has appeared on Good Morning America, MSNBC, NPR, NBC Nightly New, and Entertainment Tonight Live as well as in the Netflix documentary “Disclosure.” They are also featured in the National Museum of African American History and Culture’s first feature-length doc, “gOD-Talk: Reimagining Faith in the 21st Century.”