Peabody Award Winners

The Peabody Awards were announced yesterday. To me, these are the most prestigious of all the awards given to the media because of the exhaustive vetting process involved.

I interviewed Bruce Dumont a few years ago, and he was the chairman of Peabody board for a few years. He told me...

"I found the deliberation process the most enjoyable thing I’ve done in my entire career. It’s not publicly controversial like the Radio Hall of Fame, but there is plenty of controversy behind the scenes. Getting a Peabody award really is a big deal. If people knew the process, they’d appreciate it even more. The winner must be unanimous. The vigor of the debate is brutal. When you get one, you’ve really earned it."

This year NPR won several. I'm sure that will come up in the debate going on in Congress.