Peabody Awards

Peabody Awards Peabody is an organization dedicated to invigorating people through the power of stories.

πŸ† Honoring powerful stories & visionary voices in media and beyond since 1941.
🎧 Listen to our podcast co-produced by the Center for Media and Social Impact, We Disrupt This Broadcast––available everywhere! Founded in 1940, Peabody honors and extends conversation around stories that matter in radio, television, and digital media through symposiums, screenings, podcasts, and an annual awards cerem

onyβ€”considered to be among the most prestigious in the entertainment industry. Peabody is led by Dr. Jeffrey Jones and administered through the University of Georgia. For more information, please visit http://peabodyawards.com or follow http://twitter.com/peabodyawards.

πŸŽ™οΈ with Lee Sung Jin, creator and writer of Netflix’s critically acclaimed series BEEF, is out now! Join us as we expl...
08/20/2026

πŸŽ™οΈ with Lee Sung Jin, creator and writer of Netflix’s critically acclaimed series BEEF, is out now!

Join us as we explore the series’ key themes on capitalism and the contrasts between Korean and American billionaires. Plus, Vulture Capitalism author and journalist Grace Blakeley breaks down how capitalism and neoliberalism have eroded freedom.

Listen now wherever you get your podcasts! 🎧 https://peabodyawards.com/stories/podcast-beef-lee-sung-jin/

We Disrupt This Broadcast is a co-directed production of the Peabody Awards and the Center for Media & Social Impact, distributed by PRX.

08/19/2026

Through our partnership with Faith & Media Initiative, we asked The Pitt creator R. Scott Gemmill how faith and spirituality are woven into the lives of the show's characters. We’re proud to support Faith & Media, whose mission is to promote accurate and balanced portrayals of religion, faith, and spirituality in media.

For unflinchingly documenting their subjects’ journeys with bravery, this Peabody-winning group of storytellers embodies...
08/18/2026

For unflinchingly documenting their subjects’ journeys with bravery, this Peabody-winning group of storytellers embodies π˜Ύπ™Šπ™π™π˜Όπ™‚π™€ & π˜Ύπ™Šπ™‰π™‘π™„π˜Ύπ™π™„π™Šπ™‰β€”showing us what’s possible when we step forward and face our challenges.

πŸ† Joined by special presenter Michael Urie β€” 2006 Peabody winner for Ugly Bettyβ€”we celebrate these , honored at our 86th Annual Peabody Awards ceremony held earlier this summer.

✨ π™π™€π™‡π˜Ό 𝙆𝙐𝙏𝙄: π™π™€π˜Όπ™ π™‰π™Š π™ˆπ˜Όπ™‰
✨ π˜Ύπ™Šπ™ˆπ™€ π™Žπ™€π™€ π™ˆπ™€ 𝙄𝙉 𝙏𝙃𝙀 π™‚π™Šπ™Šπ˜Ώ 𝙇𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏
✨ 𝙋𝙀𝙀-𝙒𝙀𝙀 π˜Όπ™Ž π™ƒπ™„π™ˆπ™Žπ™€π™‡π™
✨ π˜Ώπ™”π™„π™‰π™‚ π™π™Šπ™ π™Žπ™€π™“
✨ π™Žπ™Šπ™π™π™ƒπ™‹π˜Όπ™’ - 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙇𝙄𝙁𝙀 π˜Όπ™‰π˜Ώ π™‡π™€π™‚π˜Όπ˜Ύπ™” π™Šπ™ π™…π™„π™ˆ π˜Όπ˜½π˜½π™Šπ™π™

08/17/2026

β€œI think that entertainment can be elevated and do other things.” β€” R. Scott Gemmill, creator and executive producer of The Pitt, on using storytelling as a vehicle to make a significant impact in multiple areas at once.

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zFyy0kubMw

08/14/2026

"Stop trying to make original ideas into generic ideas and give people the chance to do something different." πŸ™Œ

🎧 Check out this powerful clip from We Disrupt This Broadcast––the podcast co-produced by the Peabody Awards and Center for Media & Social Impact––featuring guest Jacob Tierney, creator/writer/director of Heated Rivalry, as he shares an important lesson for the industry: the value of trusting q***r, Black, and other marginalized storytellers to deliver fresh voices and unique perspectives.

Episode out now and available on all major platforms.
https://peabodyawards.com/stories/podcast-heated-rivalry-jacob-tierney/

We Disrupt This Broadcast is a co-directed co-production of the Peabody Awards and the Center for Media & Social Impact, distributed by PRX.

Storytelling is constantly evolving, and this remarkable collection of Peabody winners has discovered new ways to make u...
08/12/2026

Storytelling is constantly evolving, and this remarkable collection of Peabody winners has discovered new ways to make us say, β€œI’ve never seen that before,” and, more profoundly, β€œI’ve never π˜π˜Œπ˜“π˜› that before.” ✨

At our 86th Annual ceremony, we were honored to welcome the β€œThreebody” himself, Damon β€” the three-time Peabody-winning creator and showrunner behind Lost, The Leftovers, and Watchmen. πŸ† πŸ† πŸ† No stranger to shocking audiences and pushing the boundaries of storytelling, Damon joined us as the special presenter for ππ€π‘π‘π€π“πˆπ•π„π’ π‘π„πˆπŒπ€π†πˆππ„πƒ, celebrating innovation through these works reshaping how stories connect with us.

✨ π™Žπ™Šπ™π™π™ƒ π™Šπ™ π™ˆπ™„π˜Ώπ™‰π™„π™‚π™ƒπ™
✨ π˜Όπ˜Ώπ™Šπ™‡π™€π™Žπ˜Ύπ™€π™‰π˜Ύπ™€
✨ 𝙏𝙃𝙀 π™π™€π™ƒπ™€π˜Όπ™π™Žπ˜Όπ™‡
✨ π˜Ύπ™‡π™€π˜Όπ™π™€π˜Ώ π˜½π™” 𝙁𝙄𝙍𝙀

08/11/2026

"I love telling a story about a place and how we as human beings fit into that place. And usually that means as a community." ✨

πŸŽ₯ Sterlin Harjo sits down for an exclusive Peabody Conversation, sharing what it means to expand TV storytelling while centering Indigenous voices, and what it personally means to be honored with the Peabody Trailblazer Award. πŸ”₯πŸ†

Watch the full interview here: https://youtu.be/uww8FCG6l-o?si=Qb5bOqtCMCrQeHul

FX Networks Reservation Dogs

🚨 Jacob Tierney on the enduring phenomenon of Heated Rivalry and what he’s most proud of.Listen to We Disrupt This Broad...
08/08/2026

🚨 Jacob Tierney on the enduring phenomenon of Heated Rivalry and what he’s most proud of.

Listen to We Disrupt This Broadcast, the podcast co-produced by Center for Media & Social Impact and the Peabody Awards––OUT NOW! πŸ”₯🎧 https://peabodyawards.com/stories/podcast-heated-rivalry-jacob-tierney/

We Disrupt This Broadcast is a co-directed co-production of the Peabody Awards and the Center for Media & Social Impact, distributed by PRX.

Experience the bold voices behind Peabody-winning stories that challenge the status quo. πŸ’₯ From immersive audio podcasts...
08/07/2026

Experience the bold voices behind Peabody-winning stories that challenge the status quo. πŸ’₯ From immersive audio podcasts and striking animation to relentless investigative reporting, this distinguished collectionβ€”with special presenter Anthony Anderson joining us to honor themβ€”shines a light on systems of power that promise safety but sometimes deliver danger.

πŸ† Join us as we celebrate four extraordinary exploring the theme of ππŽπ–π„π‘ & ππ„π‘πˆπ‹.

✨ π™„π™ˆπ™ˆπ™„π™‚π™π˜Όπ™π™„π™Šπ™‰ π˜Ύπ™π˜Όπ˜Ύπ™†π˜Ώπ™Šπ™’π™‰
✨ π™Žπ˜Ύπ˜Όπ™ˆ π™„π™‰π˜Ύ.
✨ 𝙏𝙃𝙀 π™π™„π™Žπ™€ π˜Όπ™‰π˜Ώ π™π˜Όπ™‡π™‡ π™Šπ™ π™π™€π™π™π™Šπ™π™‚π™π˜Όπ™ˆ
✨ π˜Ύπ™Šπ™ˆπ™ˆπ™Šπ™‰ π™Žπ™„π˜Ώπ™€ π™€π™π™π™€π˜Ύπ™π™Ž

Financial markets, infrastructure, law enforcement, immigration processes, prisonsβ€”modern life is built on systems we ta...
08/07/2026

Financial markets, infrastructure, law enforcement, immigration processes, prisonsβ€”modern life is built on systems we take for granted, until they fail.

In our latest newsletter, we highlight recently Peabody-recognized works that explore what happens when these trusted systems break downβ€”and how we can do better next time. https://peabodyawards.com/stories/system-breakdowns-from-immigration-to-incarceration/

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