well, That's Show Biz,10-11-2026 5-28 National Coming Out Day

National Coming Out Day

“Well, That’s Show Biz!”

10-11-2026

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• Welcome to “well, That’s Show Biz!”. I am your host, Jeremy Freedman, and this is the show that brings you music from Broadway, Movies, and Entertainers along with some anecdotes, information, and commentary all based on a theme.

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• Today, October 11, is National Coming Out Day and you just heard Diana Ross sing “I’m Coming Out”, a song associated with Coming Out Day. This song was inspired by the composers seeing drag queens impersonating Diana Ross at a night club. At first, Diana Ross was unaware of the song’s connection to the LGBTQ+ community. She was warned that releasing the song could ruin her career. It has since become her opening song at concerts.

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• It’s a shame that Coming Out is still a thing in this country. Coming Out can be difficult for some but please know that you have allies and a community that will support you.

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• Each of today’s sets contains at least one iconic song for the day.

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• Beginning the first set is “If You Were Gay” from Avenue Q, a song that expresses allyship. Then we will hear “Ring of Keys” from Fun Home. And we will end with “I’ll Cover You” from Rent. Here is “If You Were Gay” from Avenue Q.

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• Today is National Coming Out Day and you just heard “If You Were Gay” from Avenue Q, “Ring of Keys” from Fun Home, and “I’ll Cover You” from Rent.

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• We are listening to songs for National Coming Out Day today. For this set we start with Neil Patrick Harris singing “Wig In a Box” from Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Then we will hear “Open Road” from the musical Glory Days. Glory Days is a one act, 90 minute musical about 4 high school friends who meet up one year after their high school graduation. The show closed after one performance but has had success in regional theater. In this song, the character Jack comes out to his friends. And we will end the set with the anthem “Raise You Up / Just Be” from Kinky Boots. Here’s “Wig In a Box” from Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

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• You just heard “Wig In a Box” from Hedwig and the Angry Inch, “Open Road” from Glory Days, and “Raise You Up / Just Be” from Kinky Boots as we celebrate National Coming Out Day today on “well, That’s Show Biz!”.

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• You are listening to “well, That’s Show Biz!” on [Station ID].

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• We are celebrating National Coming Out Day today with iconic LGBTQ+ songs and anthems. If you are thinking about coming out, know that life gets easier when you begin to live your authentic self.

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• For this set, we are going to hear four iconic LGBTQ+ performers. First up is Dusty Springfield with “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me”. Then we have Barry Manilow with his song “All the Time”. After that we will hear Elton John sing “I Want Love”. And we will close the set with k.d. Lang and “Constant Craving”. Here is LGBTQ+ icon Dusty Springfield.

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• It’s National Coming Out Day and you just heard LGBTQ+ icons Dusty Springfield with “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me”, Barry Manilow with “All the Time”, Elton John with “I Want Love”, and k.d. Lang with “Constant Craving”.

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• Up next for Coming Out Day we have “The Acceptance Song” from The Prom. The title pretty much says it all. And then the anthem “I Am What I Am” from La Cage Aux Folles. We will follow these with one additional song. Here’s “The Acceptance Song” from The Prom.

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• You just heard “The Acceptance Song” from The Prom and “I Am What I Am” from La Cage Aux Folles.

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• We have one last song for National Coming Out Day. In the musical, The Prom, the young lead who is out just wants to attend her high school prom with her girlfriend who is not yet out. From The Prom, here is the Coming Out anthem, “Unruly Heart”.

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• You just heard the Coming Out anthem, “Unruly Heart” from The  Prom which concludes today’s show for National Coming Out Day.

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• And that concludes this week’s edition of “well, That’s Show Biz!”. If you would like to assist with a future show, send your theme and song suggestions to me at wruushowbiz@gmail.com. And if you enjoyed today’s show, please contact the station at WRUU.org and let them know. And don’t forget to tell your friends to join us every Sunday at 1pm for more of “well, That’s Show Biz!” on WRUU-LP, Savannah, GA, 107.5FM and WRUU.org.  We are Savannah Soundings, Community Radio with Global Soul.

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• Please stay tuned for “Music At The Movies”, coming up next, hosted by Aiden Peck and I will see you next week. So long.