Terri Lee Ryan has been in media for over twenty years starting her career as a radio reporter in Knoxville, TN and selling radio time for major radio stations in Chicago, including iconic stations such as WCFL, WJJD/WJEZ and FM-100. She also worked for Bentley Barnes & Lynn ad agency as a media buyer. She sold media advertising in Palm Springs for KGAY/Oasis Media/Gay Desert Guide and for Connoisseur Media and Connrex Digital.

She is a former columnist, contributor and blogger for the Chicago Tribune-ChicagoNow site, the Huffington Post, Today’s Chicago Woman magazine, Sister House and Frock sites providing content on wide array of issues on her People, Places & Property, Shades of Gender and Get Employed! Blogs. Terri is the author of the fun book, Life is One-Big To-Do list: A Woman’s Life after 40.

Terri hosted and produced the popular Shades of Gender podcast for two years for Qchella Media/KGAY. She sold her documentary, “I Married a Cross-Dresser” segment in the UK to SKY (Fox) TV for their Forbidden Love series.  Her unscripted TV series, Tails in the City and Rori’s Party won top five finalist and Lifetime top five finalist in at the New York Television Festival competition. She is also a long-time commercial actor and voice over talent represented by Lily’s Talent in Chicago,