Lost, Saturday Night Live, and Entourage were three of 36 recipients of prestigious Peabody Awards, announced today by The University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications. The Peabody’s eclectic list, now in its 68th year, represents the “best in electronic media.” NBC’s Brian Williams will host the awards ceremony in New York City on May 18.
Winners
Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony (NBC and Zhang Yimou)
This American Life: The Giant Pool of Money (Public Radio International)
CNN’s coverage of 2008 Presidential primary campaigns and debates
Entourage (HBO)
Depression: Out of the Shadows (PBS)
The New York Times Website
Black Magic (ESPN)
Jungle Fish (KBS 2TV)
"China: The Earthquake of Chengdu" (National Public Radio)
NOAH Housing Program Investigation (WWL-TV)
Hopkins (ABC)
Saturday Night Live Political Satire, 2008 (NBC)
John Adams (HBO)
Hear and Now (HBO)
Washington Week with Gwen Ifill (PBS & pbs.org/washingtonweek)
Independent Lens: "King Corn" (PBS)
Breaking Bad (AMC)
The Gates (HBO)
The Red Race (Shanghai TV Station)
"36 Years in Solitary: Murder, Death and Justice on Angola" (NPR/All Things Considered)
Avatar: The Last Air Bender (NICK)
Crossfire: Water, Power and Politics (KLAS-TV, Las Vegas)
Ape Genius (PBS)
60 Minutes: "Lifeline" (CBS)
Lost (ABC)
Sichuan Earthquake Coverage (Sichuan Television)
Independent Lens: "Mapping Stem Cell Research – Terra Incognita" (PBS)
P.O.V.: "Campaign" (PBS)
Failing the Children: Deadly Mistakes (KMGH-TV)
Richard Engel Reports: "Tip of the Spear" (NBC)
The Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD Series
Nanking (HBO)
Hearst-Argyle Television: Commitment 2008 (Hearst-Argyle Stations)
Onion News Network
Turner Classic Movies
YouTube
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This guarantees that they’ll be on a new edition of Stephen Colbert’s “Who’s Not Honoring Me Now”
SNL? Award? That show hasn’t been funny for decades! Why is it even still on the air?????
I knew ‘Giant Pool of Money’ would win a Peabody. It explained everything that was going wrong and what would happen if things continue (and it did). Want more of this check NPR’s Planet Money blog. http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/
Congratulations Lost! Best show on TV
John I’ll grant you that overall SNL is not very funny. But they were awarded specifically for the stuff during the election with Tina Fey as Sarah Palin and that stuff was just brilliant.
Kudos to Lost, John Adama, Richard Engel and The Onion News Network!
New Rule: You can’t call your award ‘prestigious’ if you give out 36 at a time.
The Colbert Report won last year.
note the date people, entourage and a peabody… Syd Finch is laughing in the Himalayas right about now….
What about BSG? The show was a pioneer from beginning to end, not just in Sci-fi and fantasy, but in all of tv storytelling. I hope that other awards at least recognize the greatness of this show.
What’s next? Another Twilight cover?
Wow – I think the Peabody Awards just jumped the shark.
BSG won a Peabody a year or two ago.
mjade27, word!
Lost? Entourage? really?
congratulations, LOST!!
Dude, how could you not mention “Breaking Bad” in the headline???
BREAKING BAD, YAY!