Peabody Awards Nominees Include ‘All In’, ‘I May Destroy You’, ‘Late Show’, More Deadline 5/4/2021
The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors on Tuesday announced its 60 nominees representing “the most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcasting and streaming media” in 2020.
The nominees were chosen by 19 jurors who surveyed 1,300 entries from television, podcasts/radio and the web in entertainment, news, documentary, arts, children’s/youth, public service and multimedia programming. The Peabody Awards are based at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia.
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“During an incredibly turbulent and difficult year, these nominees rose to the occasion and delivered compelling and empowering stories,” said former Yahoo! Global Editor-in-Chief Martha Nelson, who now chairs the Peabody jury. “From Covid-19 coverage to poignant explorations of identity, each nominee not only told a powerful story
PEABODY AWARDS Announces 2021 Nominees
The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors has selected 60 nominees that represent the most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcasting and streaming.by TV News Desk
The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors has selected 60 nominees that represent the most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcasting and streaming media during 2020.
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. THE PEABODY AWARDS are based at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia.
The most ambitious television chronicle of the Asian American story in the United States ASIAN AMERICANS, a five-part documentary series examines what the 2010 U.S. Census identifies as the
How far would you go for freedom? A choice between survival and social acceptance.
For girls of Kiddirpur, a small Muslim neighborhood in West Bengal, the path they chose was something no one even dreamt of; a path less trodden. To be women boxers, carving out a space of their own in a male-dominated sport, that too in a patriarchal society.
Burqa Boxers, an internationally acclaimed documentary portrays the incredible life story of these Muslim women boxers, how they shatter the preconceived notions incredulously and stand up for their fight for survival.
Written and Directed by California-based Indian American Alka Raghuram, the documentary is currently premiered on Cinemapreneur – an OTT platform for independent filmmakers, and has already received rave reviews from across the world.
Premieres Tuesday, December 22 on PBS
PBS will present the broadcast premiere of Frederick Wiseman’s CITY HALL on Tuesday, December 22, 8:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m. The film will also stream simultaneously on PBS.org and the PBS Video App.
The 45
th film from Wiseman, “City Hall” immerses audiences in the municipality of his hometown of Boston to illustrate a government taking care of its diverse citizens. Through his filmmaking, audiences come to realize how city government touches upon almost every aspect of their lives, acknowledging how necessary services like sanitation, veterans affairs, elder support, parks, licensing bureaus, record keeping, as well as a myriad of other activities that support the citizenry, are often taken for granted.