From the Peabody Award folks at the University of Georgia:
A complete list of recipients of the 72nd Annual Peabody Awards is below.
“Under Fire: Journalists in Combat” (Documentary Channel HD)
JUF Pictures Inc., Documentary Channel, Canada
A fascinating exploration of the mentality of war-zone reporters and the toll their dangerous, chosen work can have on them.
“Why Poverty?” (PBS)
Steps International
Eight films, each distinctive in tone and style, give us parallax views of poverty today and through the ages.
“MLK: The Assassination Tapes” (Smithsonian Channel)
1895 Films for Smithsonian Channel
Painstakingly
configured from rare footage collected at the University of Memphis in
1968, the documentary relives the events leading up to the murder of the
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and
its aftermath.
“Reel Time: Salat” (Bone Dry) (GMA News TV)
GMA Network Inc. (GMA News TV)
This
unflinching portrait of a widow with six mouths to feed personifies a
brutal statistic: two out of 10 Filipino children are malnourished.
“Sheikh Jarrah, My Neighborhood” (Al Jazeera)
Al Jazeera, Just Vision
A
Palestinian teenager whose family is evicted from an East Jerusalem
neighborhood by Israeli settlers finds unexpected allies in this honest,
hopeful documentary.
“The Loving Story” (HBO)
Augusta Films and HBO Documentary Films with the support of the National Endowment for the Humanities
A
fresh, poignant reconsideration of the now almost unthinkable arrest
and prosecution of Richard and Mildred Loving in 1958 for the “crime” of
interracial marriage.
“Marina Abramović: The Artist is Present” (HBO)
Show of Force, Mudpuppy Films and HBO Documentary Films
Like
the “godmother of performance art” herself, this film about Abramović
and her Museum of Modern Art. The retrospective is performative,
challenging and provocative.
“Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields: War Crimes Unpunished” (Channel 4, U.K.)
ITN Productions for Channel 4 Television, U.K
Combining
amateur film and “trophy” videos with the results of a three-year
reporting effort, the filmmakers document the civilian death toll–as
high as 40,000–of Sri Lanka’s civil war.
“Exposure: The Other Side of Jimmy Savile” (ITV1)
ITV Studios and
“Exposure: Banaz: An Honour Killing” (ITV)
Hardcash Productions/Fuuse Films
A
hard-hitting pair of ITV films examines two different cultural horrors
in Great Britain, the first the predatory sexual perversity of beloved
TV icon, the second the murder of an independent-minded
Kurdish-British girl by her own family.
“Putin, Russia and The West” (BBC2 UK)
Brook Lapping Productions, National Geographic Channel U.S.
How
a former KGB spy made himself the Czar in the Grey Flannel Suit–and
what his reign has meant for the U.S. and Europe–is detailed in this
monumental four-part documentary.
“Independent Lens: Summer Pasture” (PBS)
True-Walker Productions, Independent Television Service
A
rare account of Tibet from the inside, this unhurried, quietly powerful
film focuses on one nomadic family and through them illuminates an
entire culture’s struggle with nature’s hardships
and China’s oppression.
“Ford Escape: Exposing a Deadly Defect” (KNXV-TV, Phoenix)
KNXV-TV/ABC 15 News, E.W. Scripps Company
Investigating
a teenager’s car-crash death, KNXV’s five-month investigation revealed
an acceleration problem that inspired a federal inquiry and the recall
of more than 700,000 SUVs.
“Deception at Duke” (CBS)
CBS News, “60 Minutes”
This
meticulous “60 Minutes” report documented the failure and possible
fraud behind a much ballyhooed experimental cancer treatment by a Duke
University doctor.
“Superstorm Sandy” (ABC)
ABC News
ABC’s
exemplary coverage of the monster storm was enabled by the 20-20
foresight with which it deployed its journalistic resources, including
embedding a reporting team with a family in Breezy
Point, New York.
“Investigating the IRS” (WTHR-TV)
WTHR-TV, Indianapolis
WTHR’s
station’s stunning investigation exposed not only how illegal
immigrants were bilking billions in tax refunds from the Internal
Revenue Service but also how the IRS had known of the
scamming and failed to stop it.
“Joy in the Congo” (CBS)
CBS News, “60 Minutes”
This
beautiful, inspirational report about Orchestre Symphonique
Kimbanguiste, a Congolese orchestra and chorale with 200 members,
sounded a note of hope for a war-ravaged nation.
“Investigating the Fire” (KMGH-TV)
KMGH-TV, Denver
After
a controlled burn by the Colorado State Forest Service turned deadly,
KMGH reporters uncovered mistakes and miscommunication that resulted in
legislative changes that will compensate
the victims and guard against future tragedies.
“Rapido y Furioso” (Fast and Furious) (Univision)
Univision Network
The
scope and human impact of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
and Explosives’ infamous, ill-conceived gun-tracking program was
enlarged and made clearer by the Mexican perspective
of Univsion’s exhaustive reporting.
“Breaking News: Tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School” (WVIT-TV)
WVIT-TV, West Hartford, Conn.
The
first TV-news outlet to report the horrendous shooting spree at Sandy
Hook, WVIT broadcast careful, comprehensive coverage that informed not
only its own audience, but viewers around
the country.
“CNN’s Coverage Inside Syria and Homs 2012” (CNN)
CNN
As
political unrest in Syria disintegrated in civil war, CNN’s news teams
provided unmatched eyewitness documentation, analysis and context.
“Southland” (TNT)
John Wells Production in association with Warner Bros Television
Shot
on location in Los Angeles neighborhoods both posh and blighted, the
show focuses on characters whose personalities have become more nuanced
by the season. It’s a gritty, weekly ride-along,
as convincing as cop drama gets.
“Switched at Birth” (ABC Family)
Prodco Inc. in association with ABC Family
What
could be a reality-show premise–two families discovering their teenage
daughters, one of whom is deaf, were switched at birth–is explored with
honesty, imagination and humor in this
superior family series.
“D.L. Hughley: The Endangered List” (Comedy Central)
Comedy Central, Five Timz Productions
In
this provocative satirical documentary, the comedian goes on a crusade
to get American black men the same EPA protections afforded snail
darters.
“Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” (HBO)
HBO
Covering
2012 stories as diverse as fan-on-fan violence, NFL painkiller abuse
and the lethal hazing of a Florida A&M drum major, Gumbel’s show
continued to be one of TV’s finest news magazines,
period.
“Game Change” (HBO)
Playtone Productions and Everyman Pictures in association with HBO Films
A
behind-the-scenes account of what happened after John McCain picked
Alaska’s charismatic, combative governor to be his running mate; it’s a
story worthy of Euripides and Robert Ripley.
“Louie” (FX)
Pig Newton Inc., FX Productions
Louis
C.K.’s self-reflective, shape-shifting series about a single, show-biz
dad is daring and endearing, scandalous and sensitive, a milestone of
comedic reach and candor.
“Girls” (HBO)
Aptow Prod and I am Jenni Konner Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Creator/star
Lena Dunham’s singular, decidedly unglamorous take on sex and the
single girl and the city reverberates with anxiety, angst, insight and
rueful humor.
“Syria 2012” (NPR)
NPR
Finding
ways to get deep into Syria even after their official visas were
revoked, NPR’s Kelly McEvers and Deborah Amos delivered detailed
reportage, often from dangerous locations.
“Teen Contender” (NPR’s “All Things Considered”)
Radio Diaries
Vivid
in its personal insights and ambient sound, this engaging radio diary
documented the quest of 16-year-old Claressa Shields to box for the U.S.
team in the 2012 Olympics.
“This American Life: What Happened at Dos Erres” (WBEZ Radio)
WBEZ’s “This American Life,” Pro Publica, Fundacion MEPI
Though
this masterful documentary illuminates a larger event, a Guatemalan
civil-war massacre, its dramatic heart is the astounding story of a
child survivor of the 1982 atrocity who learns
the man he believed to be his father had in fact been commander of the
military unit that wiped out most of his village.
“Inside the National Recording Registry” (WNYC/Public Radio International)
Media Mechanics, The Library of Congress
These
are marvelous micro-documentaries, each one presenting a registry
inductee–Vince Guaraldi’s “A Charlie Brown Christmas” score, for
instance, or Professor Longhair’s “Tipitina”–and describing
how and why it was chosen.
“The Leonard Lopate Show” (WNYC FM and AM)
WNYC Radio
Lopate
presides over New York’s most revered radio forum for exploring the
arts, cultural affairs and the public life of the city.
SCOTUSblog
News,
calendars, live updates, commentary–the website provides everything you
ever wanted to know about the U.S. Supreme Court and its cases but
didn’t know where to look.
The New York Times
A
spectacular example of the potential of digital-age storytelling, the
web site combines thorough traditional reporting of a deadly avalanche
with stunning topographic video.
“Design Ah!” (NHK Educational Channel)
NHK Educational Corporation for NHK (Japanese Broadcasting Corporation)
Celebrating
the joy of design, this minimalist, all but wordless series aims to
help children perceive objects and ideas from different perspectives.
Lorne Michaels
A
rare Individual Peabody goes Lorne Michaels because he’s the patron
saint of satirical television comedy and, as one of his old
co-conspirators would say, you’re not.
“Doctor Who” (BBC America)
The BBC Cymru Wales
Seemingly
immortal, 50-years-old and still running, this engaging, imaginative
sci-fi/fantasy series is awarded an Institutional Peabody for evolving
with technology and the times like nothing
else in the known television universe.
Michael Apted’s “Up” Series (ITV 1)
ITV Studios
Originally
conceived to illustrate class immobility, the series that revisits the
same group of British citizens every seven years, most recently in “56
Up,” has long since become more personal
than political. Notable for its creator’s patience and its subjects’
humanity, the “Up” series receives an Institutional Peabody.
“Robin’s Journey” (ABC)
ABC News
By
allowing her network to document and build a public service campaign
around her battle with rare disease, Robin Roberts, “Good Morning
America” co-anchor, inspired hundreds of potential
bone marrow donors to register and heightened awareness of the need for
even more donors.
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