Established in 1940, the George Foster Peabody Awards recognize distinguished achievement and meritorious public service by TV and radio stations, networks, producing organizations, individuals, and the World Wide Web.
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Photos: Inside The 84th Annual Peabody Awards With Mel Brooks, Billy Crystal & More
by Josh Sharpe - June 10, 2024
On June 9th, the entertainment industry came together to celebrate the most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcasting and streaming media during 2023. Winners were chosen by a unanimous vote from over 1,100 entries in television, podcasts/radio, and the web/digital in entertainment,...
2024 Peabody Awards Include THE BEAR, BLUEY, & More; See the Full List
by Josh Sharpe - May 14, 2024
Last week, The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors announced the 34 winners elected to represent the most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcasting and streaming media during 2023. See the full list here!...
Mel Brooks and Quinta Brunson to Receive Special Peabody Awards
by Josh Sharpe - May 02, 2024
The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors has announced that Mel Brooks, legendary comedian and writer of The Producers, will be receiving a special honor at the 84th annual Peabody Awards. Additionally, Quinta Brunson, the award-winning writer, producer, actor, and comedian, has been honored with the Pea...
John Turturro, André De Shields & More to be Featured in LIVE FROM MOUNT OLYMPUS Podcast
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 11, 2023
The Onassis Foundation and PRX has announced a new season of Live from Mount Olympus, created in partnership with the Brooklyn-based theater collective The TEAM and premiering April 18....
Peabody Awards Announces 2022 Presenters
by Michael Major - June 01, 2022
Peabody today announced that Melissa McCarthy, Morgan Freeman, John Legend, Kevin Bacon, H.E.R., Ethan Hawke, Jon Stewart, Hasan Minhaj, Riz Ahmed, LeVar Burton, Jenny Slate, Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Scott, and more will present the winners of the 82nd Annual Peabody Awards. ...
VIDEO: Stephen Colbert Presents 'Fresh Air with Terry Gross' With The Peabody Institutional Award
by Michael Major - May 24, 2022
Peabody today announced that Fresh Air with Terry Gross, the estimable cultural interview radio and podcast program, has won the Institutional Award. Stephen Colbert presented Terry Gross and the Fresh Air team with the honor this morning via video....
Dolly Parton Presents Dan Rather with Peabody Career Achievement Award
by Michael Major - May 17, 2022
Dan Rather, the award-winning journalist whose career has spanned six decades, has won the Peabody Career Achievement Award. Dolly Parton presented Rather with the honor this morning via video. Rather, who has interviewed every president since Eisenhower, was the CBS national evening news anchor f...
Peabody Awards Expand To Digital & Interactive Storytelling
by TV News Desk - June 29, 2021
The Peabody Awards, the oldest and most prestigious awards honoring stories that matter in broadcasting and streaming media, are based at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Georgia in Athens. ...
Peabody Awards Name 30 Winners, Representing the Very Best in Storytelling
by Sarah Jae Leiber - June 24, 2021
Additional winning platforms include ABC, The Atlantic, CBS, Disney Channel, ITV, KING 5, KNXV-TV, MTV, Nashville Public Radio, National Geographic, Shudder, and The Washington Post....
PEABODY AWARDS Announces 2021 Nominees
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 04, 2021
The nominees were chosen by a unanimous vote of 19 jurors from over 1,300 entries from television, podcasts/radio and the web in entertainment, news, documentary, arts, children’s/youth, public service and multimedia programming....
Showtime Hires Patricia Kollappallil and Henry Goldblatt in Key Executive Roles
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 09, 2021
“Patricia brings a dynamic voice, terrific skillset and tremendous experience to our Corporate Communications team, as well as a wonderfully innovative approach,” said Calhoun. “Henry is well-known in the entertainment community and will provide a fresh perspective to our awards campaigns.'...
Cicely Tyson Announced as Recipient of Peabody Awards' Career Achievement Award
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 08, 2020
Deadline has reported that Cicely Tyson has been announced as the recipient of the Peabody Awards' Career Achievement Award. The award is given to individuals whose work has left an incredible imprint on the field of broadcasting and digital media, as well as in American Culture. ...
Peabody Awards Ceremony To Move To Los Angeles
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 14, 2020
Peabody today announced that its annual ceremony, the Peabody Awards, will be held for the first time in Los Angeles at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Thursday, June 18, 2020. Peabody Awards honor the most intelligent, powerful and moving stories told in broadcasting and digital media. These storie...
ISTC Announces Scriptease Series
by Stephi Wild - January 11, 2020
Iowa Stage Theatre Company, central Iowa's home for award-winning theater that inspires, enlightens and entertains, announces its 2020 Scriptease Play Reading Series, with its first production slated to be KAA-ZOWIE, the first play from renowned journalist Scott Simon of National Public Radio....
A CENTURY OF FOOTBALL: CELEBRATING THE NFL'S 100TH SEASON Announced At The Paley Center
by A.A. Cristi - September 05, 2019
The Paley Center for Media today announced that it will honor the 100th season of the National Football League (NFL) when it opens the new exhibit: A Century of Football: Celebrating the NFL's 100th Season. Presented in partnership with the NFL and the Pro Football Hall of Fame, this exclusive engag...
Rita Moreno to Receive the Peabody Career Achievement Award
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 28, 2019
The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors have selected Rita Moreno as the recipient of the Peabody Career Achievement Award, presented by Mercedes-Benz. The honor is reserved for individuals whose work and commitment to electronic media has left an indelible mark on the field. The Peabody Awards are bas...
Netflix Cancels JESSICA JONES, THE PUNISHER
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 18, 2019
Variety reports that Netflix has canceled the last of its Marvel series....
Second Show Added For Carol Burnett's Evening Of Laughter And Reflection In Dallas
by A.A. Cristi - December 21, 2018
The nonprofit AT&T Performing Arts Center announced today that dues to popular demand, a second show for Carol Burnett - An Evening of Laughter and Reflection has been added and will go on sale Friday, December 21 at 10 a.m. Carol Burnett, award-winning actress and best-selling author, is widely rec...
Carol Burnett Comes to AT&T Performing Arts Center
by Stephi Wild - December 10, 2018
The nonprofit AT&T Performing Arts Center announced today that tickets for the return engagement of Carol Burnett - An Evening of Laughter and Reflection will go on sale Friday, December 14 at 10 a.m. Carol Burnett, award-winning actress and best-selling author, is widely recognized by the public an...
by Stephi Wild - December 10, 2018
The nonprofit AT&T Performing Arts Center announced today that tickets for the return engagement of Carol Burnett - An Evening of Laughter and Reflection will go on sale Friday, December 14 at 10 a.m. Carol Burnett, award-winning actress and best-selling author, is widely recognized by the public an...
Freeform Names Richard Eng Vice President, Creative, Branding and Design
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 14, 2018
Veteran creative executive Richard Eng has been named vice president, Creative, Branding and Design, Freeform, it was announced today by Tricia Melton, senior vice president, Marketing, Creative and Branding, Freeform, to whom he will report....
Al Jazeera English Wins Peabody Award for Documentary THE CUT
by Macon Prickett - April 24, 2018
Al Jazeera English Channel has been named as one of the recipients of the 77 the annual Peabody awards for its documentary 'The Cut', which explores the dangerous and painful practice of female genital mutilation (FGM)in many countries around the world....
Nine Documentaries Selected for the Peabody 30
by Macon Prickett - April 19, 2018
The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors revealed today nine winners in the Documentary category for programs released in 2017. The honorees, part of the annual Peabody 30, include stories that give insight to the lingering grief of communities after mass shootings, the impact of climate change on Earth's...
ITVS Wins Five News & Documentary Emmys
by Caryn Robbins - October 06, 2017
Five ITVS documentaries, four for Independent Lens and one for POV, received News & Documentary Emmy Awards, it was announced today at the 38th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards....
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