Meet Your 2019 Giants of Broadcasting!
• Nine distinguished members of the media were honored on Thursday at the 17th Annual Library of American Broadcasting Foundation’s Giants of Broadcasting & Electronic Arts awards ceremony. The event was held at New York City’s Gotham Hall where awards were presented during a luncheon emceed by ABC News Nightline co-anchor Juju Chang. This annual event is produced for the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation (LABF) by the International Radio and Television Society Foundation. The 2019 Giants of Broadcasting and Electronic Arts honorees are (in alphabetical order): Connie Chung, award-winning journalist; Peter Dunn, President, CBS Television Stations; Lester Holt, Anchor, NBC Nightly News & Dateline NBC; Paula Kerger, President & CEO, PBS; Alfred C. Liggins III, CEO, Urban One; Larry Patrick, Founder & Managing Partner, Patrick Communications; Mark Pedowitz; President, The CW Television Network; Mark Richer, President Emeritus, Advanced Television Systems Committee, and Julie Talbott, President, Premiere Networks.
The Giants of Broadcasting celebration was created by the LABF, a charity dedicated to preserving the past, reflecting the present and informing the future. It was created to honor the remarkable creators, innovators, leaders, performers and journalists who have brought the electronic arts to the prominence they occupy in the United States and the world today, and who have set the stage for the future. The LABF has honored more than 200 leaders in the broadcasting industry since the event’s inception in 2003. Proceeds from the luncheon continue to support the amazing work of the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation, which plays a vital role in growing, preserving, and providing access to archives that represent the most influential cultural force in the world. A portion of the proceeds will also support the International Radio and Television Society Foundation’s student training programs and diversity initiatives.
Pictured, standing, (l-r): Mark Pedowitz, Alfred C. Liggins III, Larry Patrick, Peter Dunn and Mark Richer. Front row, (l-r): Julie Talbott, Lester Holt, Connie Chung and Paula Kerger. [Photo credit: Wendy Moger-Bross]
