Gracie Awards Winners Announced
• In what is shaping up to be an already incredible and historic year for women, the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) continues to celebrate programming and individual achievement by, for and about women in radio, television and interactive media by announcing winners of the 43rd annual Gracie Awards. The work of the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation supports educational programs, charitable activities and scholarships that benefit women in media and the public.
The National Radio winners will be recognized at The Gracie Awards Gala on Tuesday, May 22 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, and the local and student winners will be celebrated at the Gracie Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, June 27 at Cipriani on 42nd Street in New York. The celebrations will recognize such esteemed honorees as Shirley Strawberry of the Premiere-syndicated The Steve Harvey Show, Jayde Donovan of Todd and Jayde in the Morning on WPLJ/New York, Nina Hajian, formerly of Shoboy In The Morningon the late WBMP (92.3 AMP Radio)/New York, Cooper Lawrence of The Cooper Lawrence Show, Whitney Allen, host of The Big Time with Whitney Allen, April Ryan of On the Record on American Urban Radio Networks, Rita Cosby of WABC/New York and Hoda Kotb, host of The Hoda Show on SiriusXM.
“In an historic and momentous year for women, on and off-camera and in front of and behind the microphone, the Gracie Awards arrive at an important time to celebrate the storytellers who are changing the narrative and pushing boundaries in the quest toward diversity and equality,” said Christine Travaglini, AWMF Chair and President of Katz Radio Group. “As we enter our 43rd year, we at AWM, through the Gracies, are incredibly proud help usher in a new era by honoring and celebrating outstanding talent and content for, by and about women.” The entire list of Gracie honorees is posted online.
