The assistant news director at WXIA Atlanta will be recognized at RTDNA24 in Milwaukee, June 12-14.
On Tuesday, Poynter unveiled the winners of its inaugural journalism contest, continuing a tradition that was most recently headed by the News Leaders Association. The Poynter Journalism Prizes saw over 525 entries from more than 300 news organizations and individual journalists. The contest was open to work across all platforms, including digital and broadcast, and featured 10 categories focused on different aspects of writing, reporting and leadership. Winners will receive a cash prize of $1,000 or $2,500, depending on the category. The broadcast winner is KHOU Houston.
Two months after the Golden Globes aired on CBS for the first time in more than four decades, the network has closed a new five-year deal to continue to broadcast the awards show and stream it live on Paramount+.
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The National Association of Broadcasters announced that Fox’s groundbreaking true crime series, America’s Most Wanted, will be inducted into the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame for television. The series will […]
DuJuan McCoy, owner/president/CEO of Circle City Broadcasting (owner of WISH and WNDY Indianapolis) has been awarded the 2024 Small Business Person of the Year for the state of Indiana by the U.S. Small Business Administration. […]
A team of three NBC News reporters has won the 2024 Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison for their work exposing America’s failed death notification system. […]
The seven awards will be presented at the BFOA Breakfast on Wednesday, April 17, during the NAB Show in Las Vegas.
ABC News’ Gio Benitez, CBS News’ Ingrid Ciprián-Matthews, CNN’s Clarrisa Ward and NBC News’ Kristen Welker were among the 13 honorees to take home RTDNA Foundation’s 2024 First Amendment awards, which honor those who practice, promote and defend journalism.
Mstyslav Chernov’s 20 Days in Mariupol, a harrowing first-person account of the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, won the best documentary Oscar on Sunday night. Statuettes were awarded to Chernov, producer and editor Michelle Mizner and producer Raney Aronson-Rath. The Oscar — and nomination — was a first for both Chernov, an AP video journalist, and the 178-year-old news organization. This was the third nomination and first win for Frontline. Pictured: Raney Aronson-Rath (center), l-r: Vasilisa Stepanenko, Mstyslav Chernov, Evgeniy Maloletka, Michelle Mizner and Derl McCrudden accept the award for best documentary feature film. (Chris Pizzello/AP)
The Broadcasters Foundation of America bestowed its Golden Mike Award to Hearst Corp. EVP and COO Jordan Wertlieb and its Lifetime Achievement Award to journalist and Inside Edition Anchor Deborah Norville. A packed grand ballroom at New York’s Plaza hotel resonated with the memory of longtime BFOA Chair Phil Lombardo, who died early this year. Pictured (l-r): Scott Herman, BFOA chairman; Jordan Wertlieb; and Tim McCarthy, BFOA president (Renee Cassis photo).
The decision to eliminate the younger performers category was one of several rule changes announced Thursday morning by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Also eliminated is the category for outstanding promotional announcement.
In a ceremony hosted by ABC News Anchor David Muir and CNN News Anchor Audie Cornish, the duPont-Columbia University Awards announced 15 Silver Baton winners. TV stations honored include KXAS, Dallas, KUSA Denver, WGBH Boston and, WETA Washington, WANF Atlanta. Here’s the list of winners and finalists (including WKBW Buffalo, WXYZ Detroit and WBBM Chicago.
NAB Show is now accepting entries for the second Excellence in Sustainability Awards. The awards will celebrate outstanding achievements in media technology and production, recognizing contributions that demonstrate significant sustainable impact, […]
The organization behind the Peabody Awards said Thursday that its 2024 ceremony is set to take place on June 9 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, as the group once again attempts to hold its first-ever awards show in Los Angeles. Previous attempts to move the Peabodys to L.A. were scotched first in 2020 thanks to the Covid pandemic and again last year owing to the uncertainty around the dual Writers Guild and SAG-AFTRA strikes. If the 84th edition goes off as planned, it will mark the group’s first in-person ceremony since 2019.
The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) has extended the deadline to submit entries for the 49th Annual Gracie Awards From Jan 18 to Jan. 25 (11:59 p.m. ET). […]
The National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation (NABLF) is accepting entries for the 2024 Celebration of Service to America Awards. These prestigious awards recognize the critical role local radio and television […]
Manifold Technologies, provider of service-oriented software solutions for Tier-1 live broadcast says its Manifold Cloud software-based, live production router, multiviewer and audio/video processing software is the recipient of the 2023 Digital Media World’s Gold Award in the […]
The Emmy-winning anchor of Inside Edition will be honored during the foundation’s Golden Mic Gala and Fundraiser in March.
HBO/Max’s Sesame Street, Disney+’s The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special and Jack Black and Tony Hale were among the winners Sunday at the Children’s & Family Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. The ceremony capped a full weekend for the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, which hosted the Children’s & Family Creative Arts Emmys on Saturday.
The entry period for the 2024 Edward R. Murrow Awards opens on Tuesday, Dec. 5. The Murrow Awards celebrate excellence in broadcast and digital journalism at the professional and student […]
Back row (l-r): Joyce Tudryn (IRTS president-CEO), Heidi Raphael (LABF co-chair), Eric Shanks, Wolf Blitzer, Tony Danza, David Kennedy, Bill Whitaker (emcee and 2018 Giant), Jack Goodman (LABF co-chair). Front row (l-r): Valari Dobson Staab, JuJu Chang, Caroline Beasley and Nina Totenberg (Wendy Moger Bross photo)
GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer media advocacy organization, will be honored with the 2023 Governors Award, the Television Academy announced today. The organization will be recognized for its work over nearly four decades to secure fair, accurate and diverse representation of the LGBTQ community in the media and entertainment industries and to advocate for LGBTQ equality. GLAAD’s president and CEO, Sarah Kate Ellis, will accept the award during the Jan. 15 Emmy Awards telecast on Fox.
The Alliance for Women in Media (AWM) hosted the Gracies Leadership Awards luncheon, on Monday, Nov. 13, at Tribeca 360° in New York City, recognizing the outstanding contributions of eight […]
