Meet Your 2020 Gracie Award Winners!
• The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) just revealed the winners of the 45th annual Gracie Awards, honoring more than 100 of the most talented women in television, radio and digital media.
Among the list of National Radio Honorees — Carla Ferrell, Premiere’s The Steve Harvey Morning Show; Westwood One’s Elaina Smith (Nights with Elaina) and Jayde Donovan (The Jayde Donovan Show); Entercom’s Liana Huth (I’m Listening); SiriusXM’s Michelle Collins, and Michelle Parisi, Producer of Premiere’sThe Weekend Top 30 & Remix Top 30. In the category of Interactive Media National Honorees, Angela Yee of Premiere’s The Breakfast Club was honored for her podcast, Angela Yee’s Lip Service.
Radio Local Honorees include: Angie Martinez, iHeartMedia’s WWPR (Power 105.1)/New York; Brigitte Quinn, Entercom’s 1010 WINS/New York; Carla Rea (The Mike and Carla Morning Show), Beasley’s KKLZ/Las Vegas; Chris Rollins, Townsquare Media’s WPST/Trenton, NJ; Cooper Lawrence, iHeartMedia’s WOR/New York; Deborah Honeycutt (Jim, Deb & Kevin), Cumulus Media’s WFMS/Indianapolis; Jenn Hobby (Jenn & Friends), Entercom’s WSTR/Atlanta; Katie Neal, Entercom’s WNSH/New York; Mary Walter & Heather Hunter, Mornings On The Mall, Cumulus Media’s WMAL/Washington; Meghan Lane, The Big Ape Morning Mess on CMG’s WAPE/Jacksonville; Rebekah “Bex” Maroun, Matty In The Morning, iHeartMedia’s Kiss 108/Boston; Nancy Wilson, mornings, CMG’s WHKO/Dayton, OH; Shannon Farren (Gary and Shannon Show), iHeartMedia’s KFI/Los Angeles, and Jenny Glick, “Starving for Perfection,” Hubbard Radio’s WTOP/Washington.
Becky Brooks, Executive Director, The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation stated, “Our leadership is proud to honor the best of the best who embody the spirit and intention of the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation’s Gracie Awards. We want to thank those on the front lines telling the important stories still impacting our world. It is our distinguished honor to recognize the reporters, hosts, producers and media executives who are working to ensure the public is informed. We know everyone in media has been impacted in some way, and we continue to salute this outstanding list of honorees for their award-winning passion, energy and perseverance.”
The Gracies recognize exemplary programming created by, for and about women in radio, television, and interactive media. Honorees are selected in national, local and student markets, including both commercial and non-commercial outlets. To view complete list of award recipients and honorable mentions, visit allwomeninmedia.org. Celebration details for this year’s winners will be announced soon.
