Peabody Award facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Peabody Awards |
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| Awarded for | Distinguished achievement and meritorious public service by television and radio stations, networks, producing organizations, individuals, and the World Wide Web. |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia |
| First awarded | March 29, 1941 |
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The George Foster Peabody Awards (or simply Peabody Awards) program, named for the American businessman and philanthropist George Peabody, honor the most powerful, enlightening, and invigorating stories in television, radio, and online media. Programs are recognized in seven categories: news, entertainment, documentaries, children's programming, education, interactive programming, and public service. Peabody Award winners include radio and television stations, networks, online media, producing organizations, and individuals from around the world.
Established in 1940 by a committee of the National Association of Broadcasters, the Peabody Award was created to honor excellence in radio broadcasting. It is the oldest major electronic media award in the United States. Final Peabody Award winners are selected unanimously by the program's Board of Jurors. Reflecting excellence in quality storytelling, rather than popularity or commercial success, Peabody Awards are distributed annually to 30 out of 60 finalists culled from more than 1,000 entries. Because submissions are accepted from a wide variety of sources and styles, deliberations seek "Excellence On Its Own Terms".
Each entry is evaluated on the achievement of standards established within its own context. Entries, for which a US$350 fee (US$225 for radio) is required, are self-selected by those making submissions.
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George Foster Peabody, 1907
See also
In Spanish: Premios Peabody para niños
