ALLIANCE FOR WOMEN IN MEDIA FOUNDATION ANNOUNCE THE 2016 GRACIE AWARDS WINNERS
TINA FEY, JADA PINKETT SMITH, ANGELA BASSETT, CYNTHIA NIXON, KATHIE LEE GIFFORD AMONG WINNERS TO BE HONORED AT THE 41st ANNUAL GRACIE AWARDS ON MAY 24
Local Market, Public and Student Award-Winners to be Honored at the Gracies Awards Luncheon on June 21
Los Angeles, CA, March 21, 2016 – In a milestone year of record-breaking entries, the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) celebrates women by recognizing their outstanding achievements across all sectors in media. This year’s 41st annual Gracie Awards, in support of the AWMF’s educational programs, charitable activities, public service and scholarship campaigns that benefit women in media, will take place on Tuesday, May 24th at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. The spectacular evening event will recognize such esteemed honorees as Tina Fey, Angela Bassett, Cynthia Nixon, Jada Pinkett Smith, Kathie Lee Gifford, along with some of the most talented women behind the camera. Then in June, local market, public and student award winners will be recognized at the Gracies Awards Luncheon on June 21 at Cipriani in New York, New York.
This year, AWMF is taking a fresh and exciting new approach to the Gracie Awards show programming by naming Vicangelo Bulluck as Executive Producer. Bulluck’s extensive portfolio includes opening the Hollywood Bureau office of the national NAACP and was its first executive director. He also served as the Managing Director of Outreach and Special Events for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. At the Academy, Bulluck managed the production of the Governors Awards, the Sci-Tech Awards, the Student Academy Awards and the first-ever Oscars Concert. Bulluck was recently announced as an Executive Producer for the 2016 Democratic National Convention.
Kristen Welch, Alliance for Women in Media Foundation Chair, and SVP, Global Content Operations at Discovery Communications said in making the announcement, "The AWMF, through the Gracie Awards, is honored to recognize the collective, powerful voices of women from across the media landscape. Their influence and inspiration on and off the camera, encourages our future generations to build on the foundation and opportunities created by the great women before them."
The evening will spotlight prolific women in the industry who continue to lay the groundwork, break down barriers and lead by example in creating equal opportunity for future generations. This year’s national radio, TV and interactive media Gracie Awards honorees are (please see attached for a full list of local, public and student winners):
TELEVISION
#IAmUnbroken Being Mary Jane News Series Drama NBC News' TODAY Show BET Networks
Maro Chermayeff (A Path Appears) Belief Director - Documentary Documentary Show Of Force OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
ABC News: Captive: A Journey of Hope and Black Girls Rock Survival Variety Interview Program BET Networks ABC NEWS Blaming Melissa Alice Brennan and Connie Fossi Investigative Program or Feature (Cock Fight: One Man’s Battle Against The Chicken CBS News Industry) Producer- Documentary/Reality/Non-Fiction Bravo's "Odd Mom Out" Fusion Network Comedy Bravo Media Allison Janney (Mom) Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Comedy or Countdown to the Special Olympics World Games Musical with Robin Roberts CBS Producer- Sports Programming ESPN and Rock'n Robin Productions Amanpour Talk Show – News Cynthia Nixon (Stockholm, Pennsylvania) CNN International Female in a Supporting Role in a Made for TV Movie or Limited Series Angela Bassett (Breakthrough) Lifetime Director- Lifestyle National Geographic Channel Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) Female Actor in a Leading Role in Comedy or Arwa Damon Musical Reporter/Correspondent Universal Television / Netflix CNN International Escape From Terror Aunjanue Ellis (Book of Negroes) Grand Winner: Hard News Feature Female in a Leading Role in a Made for TV Movie or PBS Newshour Limited Series BET Networks Flesh and Bone Limited Series or Made for Television Movie
2016 Gracies Gala Honorees (National) Starz Entertainment Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel: “Wonder Woman” (#215) Good Morning America, ABC News Sports Program Talk Show – News HBO ABC NEWS Shining a Light: Conversations on Race in America Iyanla: Fix My Life Special Non-Fiction or Reality Show A&E Network OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Stephanie Laing VEEP: "East Wing" #402 Jada Pinkett Smith (Gotham) Director- Entertainment Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama HBO Tencer & Associates PR, INC SuperSoul Sunday Karen Malach – The Legend of Korra Talk Show – Entertainment, Lifestyle, Health Producer- Entertainment OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Nickelodeon (Global) Testing Female Marines Kathie Lee Gifford Hard News Feature On-Air Talent - Entertainment CBS News NBC News' TODAY Show The Cosby Accusers Speak Kristine Leahy (The Herd with Colin Cowherd) Interview Feature On-Air Talent - Sports NBC News FOX Sports The Girl in the Picture Melia Patria ABC News Soft News Feature Producer- News CBS News ABC NEWS The Mindy Project Moms Helping Moms Ensemble Cast Hard News Feature Universal Television / Hulu NBC News' TODAY Show Tina Fey (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) Norah O'Donnell (CBS This Morning) Female Actor in a Featured or Guest Role On-Air Talent - News or News Magazine (Anchor, Universal Television / Netflix Host) CBS News Vera Farmiga (Bates Motel) Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama Oprah's Master Class Universal Television Portrait / Biography OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Yara Shahidi (black-ish) Female in a Breakthrough Role Project Mc² ABC Television Family Programming Netflix
2016 Gracies Gala Honorees (National) RADIO BuzzFeed #15Girls Public Affairs NPR Krissy Clark Investigative Program or Feature #15Girls American Public Media - Marketplace Hard News Feature NPR Krissy Clark Reporter/Correspondent Anna Sale, host of Death, Sex & Money American Public Media - Marketplace Podcast Host WNYC Radio Lizzie O'Leary - Host - Marketplace Weekend Host- News/Non-Fiction CBS Sports Radio's 'After Hours with Amy American Public Media Lawrence' Host- Sports Program Hollywood Hookups and Breakups with Cooper CBS Sports Radio and Vikki Podcast Cheri Preston Blog Talk Radio Anchor- News or News Magazine ABC NEWS Radio Crisis Coverage Elaina D Smith (NASH Nights Live) ABC NEWS Special Cumulus Media Sheri Lynch – Sheri Feels The Family Drama Morning/Afternoon/Weekend Drive Personality espnW Presents: Spain and Prim Greater Media Charlotte Sports Program espnW and ESPN Radio SiriusXM Satellite Radio Commercial Imaging Collage by Joan Bishop Executive Producer: Sharon Madison Imaging Producer SiriusXM Satellite Radio SiriusXM Satellite Radio Subway Violinist Hoda Kotb (The Hoda Show on SiriusXM) Soft News Feature Host- Entertainment/Information CBS Radio News SiriusXM Satellite Radio Village Folk Show with MarySue Twohy Jai McVay, Co-Host, "Dawson McAllister Live" and Interview Program or Feature "Dawson McAlister Late Nights" SiriusXM Co-host Dawson McAllister Association Women and Wheels Portrait/Biography Jai McVay, McVay Minute SiriusXM Public Service Announcement Dawson McAllister Association Women of the Hour Grand Winner: Podcast Jenna Weiss-Berman (Woman of the Hour) BuzzFeed Producer 2016 Gracies Gala Honorees (National) Women@Work SiriusXM Radio Talk Show- Entertainment/Information INTERACTIVE MEDIA
"From the Corner Office"--Fortune.com Laura Ling – Director of Development & Original Online Programming – Video Series Correspondent, Discovery Digital Networks Fortune Magazine Online Video Host or Correspondent Discovery Communications "Now What?" With Carole Zimmer Original Online Programming – Standalone Audio Life, Instagrammed "Now What?" With Carole Zimmer Original Online Programming – Standalone Video espnW 100 Women Website - News Revenge Porn BBC News Original Online Programming – News/Documentary CNNMoney espnW.com Website - Information/Entertainment The Re/code Ellen Pao Trial Newswire espnW Blog Re/code
WebMD's Future of Health with Robin Roberts: 3- D Printing Online Producer WebMD/Medscape
2016 Gracies Gala Honorees (National)
TELEVISION
"BP MS 150" Government Transparency Sports Program - Local Hard News Feature - Student KTRK-TV Brigham Young University
Aubrey McKay Jule Gilfillan On-Air Talent - News or News Magazine (Anchor, Producer- Documentary/Reality/Non-Fiction - Local Host, Reporter, Correspondent) - Student Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) Brigham Young University Lakia Holmes Banking on Cord Blood On-Air Talent - Sports - Local Investigative Program or Feature - Local KCWY KNTV NBC Bay Area Lauren Hill- A Life Well Lived Building a Path to Literacy Soft News Feature - Local Soft News Feature - Student WKRC-TV Voice of America Lily Checketts Candice Price / Wayne Hubbard On-Air Talent - Sports - Student Family Programming - Local Brigham Young University Urban American Productions Madeline Hassell CBS 13 News Live at Five Producer- Entertainment, News, Documentary, Producer- News - Local Non-Fiction, Sports - Student WGME Maddi Hassell
Decision 2015 Salt Lake City Mayoral Debate Moms Everyday Interview Program or Feature - Local Talk Show – Entertainment, Lifestyle, Health - Local KSL Television Gray Television, Inc.
Dying To Be Thin: Real Women. Real Stories. PLUS! Documentary - Local Documentary - Student WOTV 4 Women Sandra Chuma & Kalisha Whitman
ElevenNEWS at Noon 10-29-15 Rachel Manek, host of the Better Half Director- Entertainment, News, Documentary, On-Air Talent - Entertainment - Local Lifestyle, Sports - Student Sinclair Broadcast Group Brigham Young University The Survivors Exclusive interview President Ghani in Hard News Feature - Local Afghanistan WTHR On-Air Talent – News/News Magazine (Anchor, Host, Reporter, Correspondent) - Local Cheryl Jennings 2016 Gracies Luncheon Honorees (Local, Public and Student) RADIO Podcast - Student Anna King Nudia Hernandez Reporter/Correspondent - Public Northwest News Network Dana Perino at the FOX Studios NYC on Media and Anna Maria Tremonti Women with Pavlina Host- News/Non-Fiction - Public Host/Morning, Afternoon or Weekend Personality- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) Entertainment/Information - Student Pavlina Osta Ask Me Producer - Public Dana Perino talks "And the Good News Is..." KCRW Talk Show- Entertainment/Information/News/Lifestyle - Being a Woman Online (The Takeaway) Student Series - Public Pavlina Osta WNYC and Public Radio International Felicia Middlebrooks Morning Co-Anchor WBBM Being Jacqueline Newsradio Grand Winner: Documentary - Public Anchor- News or News Magazine - Local Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) WBBM Newsradio
Breast cancer...how Komen can help (Hosted by Jamie Lynn Megargee (The Bronson and Christine LaDona Harvey) Show) Public Affairs - Local Producer - Local iHeart Media iHeart Media
Bruce Jenner Roundtable with Colleen Lindstrom Jane Tillman Irving and Bradley Traynor Hard News Feature - Local Talk Show- Entertainment/Information - Local WCBS Newsradio 880 KTMY-FM Jennifer O'Donnell Chery Glaser Investigative Program or Feature - Student Anchor- News or News Magazine - Public Rowan Radio 89.7 WGLS-FM KCRW Kathleen Kennedy: From Standing In Line For 'Star Lola Vanderpuye (Chicago Cubs Baseball) Wars' To Producing It Herself Imaging - Local Portrait/Biography - Public CBS Radio Chicago-WBBM Newsradio NPR News
Claire Drake Katie Meyer - Evening Drive Anchor Producer - Student Anchor- News or News Magazine - Student WFUV / Fordham University WFUV / Fordham University
CO-HOSTS TINA GAO & SUE TABB: WHAT IS Katie Meyer WFUV's Issues Tank: Episode 3: Got BRAVE? Faith Co-host - Local Interview Program or Feature - Student Greater Media Boston WFUV / Fordham University
Dames of Radio: Evelyn Erives 99.1 KGGI 2016 Gracies Luncheon Honorees (Local, Public and Student) Katie Meyer WFUV's Issues Tank: Episode 4 - Food WUSN US99.5 Country Chicago CBS Radio for Thought Co-host - Student State of Wonder: The Haunting of Sunshine Girl WFUV / Fordham University Soft News Feature - Public Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) Katie Meyer, WFUV News - "Roommates" Feature Soft News Feature - Student WFUV / Fordham University
Kim Masters Host- Entertainment/Information - Public KCRW
Locked up since 14, a chance at freedom? Hard News Feature - Public Freelance Reporter
Loren Raye, Co-host, The TJ Show 103.3 AMP Radio Boston Morning Drive Personality - Local CBS RADIO
Marla Diamond Reporter/Correspondent - Local WCBS Newsradio 880
Never Again War: The Sacrifice Of Käthe Kollwitz Special - Public SueMedia Productions & Midsummer Sound Company
Nina Hajian Host- Entertainment/Information - Local CBS RADIO
Project Down and Dirty - The Restaurant Public Service Announcement - Local KTMY-FM
Quebec artist Corno, in her New York City studio Portrait/Biography - Local CBC RADIO ONE
Rita Cosby Host- News/Non-Fiction - Local WABC Radio
Shila Afternoon Drive Host US99.5 Chicago Afternoon Drive Personality - Local
2016 Gracies Luncheon Honorees (Local, Public and Student) Taylor Nulk - Cityscape Producer Why This Teen Stopped Hiding Her Dad's Abuse Producer - Student Grand Winner: Portrait/Biography - Public WFUV / Fordham University KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio
The Joan Hamburg Show Wildfire In The West Soft News Feature - Local Crisis Coverage - Public WABC Radio Northwest News Network
The Pieces that Remain: Remembering the Workers Alerted Company To Problems With Wichita State University Plane Crash Prineville Mill Roof Before Collapse Special - Student Investigative Program or Feature - Public Abigail Wilson Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB)
The Rita Cosby Show WRHU FM Newsline "Winter Storm Juno" Talk Show- News - Local Crisis Coverage - Student WABC Radio Radio Hofstra University WRHU FM / WRHU.org
Understanding Islamic Feminism, from America WRHU FM "Bully Beware, There's An App For Abroad That!" by Justine Re Documentary - Public Hard News Feature - Student America Abroad Media Radio Hofstra University WRHU FM / WRHU.org
WFAN's Suzyn Waldman WRHU FM "Plight of the Female Chef" by Gary Sports Program - Local Duff WFAN-CBS Radio Public Affairs - Student Radio Hofstra University WRHU FM / WRHU.org WHAT IS BRAVE? Interview Program or Feature - Local WRHU FM "Tiffany Vellis Play By Play Hofstra Greater Media Boston Softball vs. JMU" Sports Program - Student Why These Seattle Writers Launched Radio Hofstra University WRHU FM / WRHU.org #ShoutYourAbortion Interview Program or Feature - Public Yusor Abu-Salha In Her Own Words KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio Talk Show- News - Public North Carolina Public Radio WUNC
INTERACTIVE MEDIA
Facebook Fastcast Online Producer - Student Murugi Thande
Her Hands Original Online Programming – News/Documentary - Student Zinhle Essamuah
Teen Celebrity Journalist Cassandra Hsiao 2016 Gracies Luncheon Honorees (Local, Public and Student) Online Video Host or Correspondent - Student Cassandra Hsiao
2016 Gracies Luncheon Honorees (Local, Public and Student)