Your 2024 Giants Of Broadcasting!
• The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation (LABF) paid tribute to a group of distinguished industry leaders for lifetime achievements during the 2024 Giants of Broadcasting & Electronic Arts luncheon and awards ceremony, held Tuesday, Nov. 12 at New York’s Gotham Hall.
Your 2024 Giants of Broadcasting & Electronic Arts honorees are: Al Roker, Weather & Feature Anchor, TODAY, & Co-Host, 3rd Hour of TODAY; Christine Baranski, Two-time Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress; Mike McVay, President, McVay Media Consulting; Patsy Smullin, President & Owner, California Oregon Broadcasting, Inc.; Stephen A. Smith, ESPN, NY Times Best Selling Author, Creator & Host of The Stephen A. Smith Show; Steve Jones, President & CEO, Skyview Networks; and Wendy McMahon, President & CEO, CBS News and Stations & CBS Media Ventures. Returning as this year’s emcee is Bill Whitaker, 2018 Giant honoree, and correspondent for 60 Minutes and CBS News.
The event was sponsored by CBS News and Stations & CBS Media Ventures (CMV). During the annual ceremony, Hearst Television was honored with the prestigious 2024 LABF Excellence in Broadcast Preservation Award for the company’s ongoing commitment to preservation through its digitalization initiative.
The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the past, reflecting the present, and informing the future. The awards presentation celebrates the remarkable creators, innovators, leaders, performers, and journalists who have blazed trails in the radio and television broadcasting industry.
The organization has honored nearly 300 leaders in broadcasting since the event’s 2003 inception. Net proceeds from the luncheon will support the preservation and expansion of the Library of American Broadcasting collection, which is curated at the University of Maryland. Considered among the largest of its kind, the Library of American Broadcasting plays a vital role in growing, preserving, and providing access to archives that highlight broadcasting’s profound influence on culture and history throughout the world.
The LABF also supports the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) through the underwriting of research, creative grants and academic publications focused on broadcast media.
In a joint statement, LABF Co-Chairs Heidi Raphael and Jack Goodman said, “We are thrilled to celebrate these outstanding trailblazers in the radio and television industry and recognize Hearst Television for their outstanding commitment to preservation. It is a privilege to pay tribute to these incredible individuals and organization for their significant impact in broadcasting and on American Culture.”
Pictured, (l-r): LABF Co-Chair Heidi Raphael, Christine Baranski, Mike McVay, Patricia Smullin, Al Roker, Wendy McMahon, Stephen A. Smith, Steve Jones, LABF CO-Chair Jack Goodman and 2018 Giant and Event Emcee Bill Whitaker. [Photo Credit: Wendy Moger-Bross]
