Alliance For Women In Media Foundation Releases The 2018 Radio Gracie Awards Winners

Winners

THE ALLIANCE FOR WOMEN IN MEDIA FOUNDATION (AWMF) has posted the winners of the 43rd annual GRACIE AWARDS.

“In an historic and momentous year for women, on and off the 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 AWMF Chair and KATZ RADIO GROUP Pres. CHRISTINE TRAVAGLINI. “And, 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.”

Winners to be honored at the GRACIE AWARDS Gala on MAY 22nd at the BEVERLY WILSHIRE HOTEL in BEVERLY HILLS, CA include:

National Radio:

• Host/Personality: HODA KOTB, "THE HODA SHOW," SIRIUSXM
• Talk Shot: JILL SCHLESSINGER, "JILL ON MONEY," CBS NEWS RADIO
• Producer: ENTERCOM VP/Programming Innovation LIANA HUTH, "I'm Listening" mental health campaign special
• Interview Feature: AMERICAN URBAN RADIO NETWORK, "ON THE RECORD"
• Co-Host: SHIRLEY STRAWBERRY, "THE STEVE HARVEY MORNING SHOW," PREMIERE NETWORKS
• Crisis Coverage: WHITNEY ALLEN, "THE BIG TIME WITH WHITNEY ALLEN," WESTWOOD ONE/OH I GOTTA
• Special: SIRIUSXM, "THE LAST MILE"
• News Feature: SIRIUSXM, "THE RECKONING PART 1"
• National Radio, Noncommercial:
• Investigative Feature – Non Commercial: REVEAL FROM THE CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING AND PRX in partnership with THE INVESTIGATIVE FUND, "Her Own Devices"
• Reporter/Correspondent/Host – Non Commercial: MARY LOUISE KELLY, NPR NEWS, "ALL THINGS CONSIDERED"
• Series – Non Commercial: NPR, "WEEKEND EDITION SUNDAY: #MeToo: Conversations About Sexual Harassment"
• Crisis Coverage – Non Commercial: NPR National Desk
• News Feature – Non Commercial: YOUTH RADIO, "That’s When My Childhood Ended"
• Documentary: CBC RADIO ONE, "The More Things Change: How a Husband and Wife Came to Love Each Other More as Wife and Wife"
• Interview Feature – Non Commercial: NPR, "Three Generations Reflect on HOLLYWOOD, Harassment and HITCHCOCK"
• Public Affairs – Non Commercial: CBC RADIO ONE, "White Coat, Black Art"

Local and student winners to be honored at a luncheon on JUNE 17th at CIPRIANI in NEW YORK include:

Local Radio:

• Portrait/Biography -- Non Commercial Local: CAPITOL BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION Classical KMFA/AUSTIN, "Ancient Voices"
• News Feature – Non Commercial Local: KUOW PUGET SOUND PUBLIC RADIO News-Talk KUOW/SEATTLE, "A Miscarriage in ICE Detention"
• PSA: BEASLEY MEDIA GROUP, "Be Their Hope"
• Hard News Feature: HUBBARD News WTOP/WASHINGTON, Child Care Crisis
• Co-Host: JAYDE DONOVAN, "TODD AND JAYDE IN THE MORNING," CUMULUS Hot AC WPLJ/NEW YORK
• Special – Non Commercial Local: CBC VANCOUVER, "Keep Calm"
• Producer – Non Commercial Local: KELLY PRIME, WNYC STUDIOS, "MORE PERFECT: Enemy of Mankind"
• Host/Anchor – Non Commercial Local: MANOUSH ZOMORODI, NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO News-Talk WNYC-A-F/NEW YORK, "NOTE TO SELF"
• Feature – Local: MINA LIONA, iHEARTMEDIA Urban WUSL (POWER 99)/PHILADELPHIA, "MINA SAYWHAT"
• Producer – Local: NATALIE VACCA, iHEARTMEDIA News-Talk WOR-A/NEW YORK, "LEN BERMAN AND MICHAEL RIEDEL IN THE MORNING"
• Host - Morning Drive - Local: NINA HAJIAN, CBS RADIO Top 40 WBMP (92.3 AMP RADIO, now ENTERCOM Alternative ALT 92.3)/NEW YORK, "SHOBOY IN THE MORNING"
• Talk Interview Feature - Local: RITA COSBY, CUMULUS News-Talk WABC-A/NEW YORK, "RITA COSBY Exclusive With HILLARY CLINTON"
• Host – Non-Morning Drive - Local: SHELLEY ROME, iHEARTMEDIA Top 40 WHTZ (Z100)/NEW YORK, "SHELLEY ROME Show"
• Documentary – Non Commercial Local: CBC RADIO, "Slay the Gander"
• Interview Feature - Local: COOPER LAWRENCE, COX MEDIA GROUP Top 40 WBLI/LONG ISLAND, "THE COOPER LAWRENCE SHOW"
• Talk Show - Local: JOAN HAMBURG, WABC, "THE JOAN HAMBURG SHOW"
• Soft News Feature - Local: TJ TAORMINA, ENTERCOM Top 40 WODS (103.3 AMP RADIO)/BOSTON, "THE TJ SHOW"
• Talk Show – Non-Commercial Local: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING, "THINK OUT LOUD"
• Interview Feature- Non Commercial Local: WEST VIRGINIA PUBLIC BROADCASTING, "Violinista ALASHA AL-QUDWAH: 'You Don’t Need Anything But Your Heart to Play This Music'"
• Public Affairs - Local: PEBBLES, BEASLEY Top 40/Rhythmic WBQT (HOT 96.9)/BOSTON, "VOICES WITH PEBBLES"
• Crisis Coverage - Local: MARY WALTER and VINCE COGLIANESE, CUMULUS News-Talk WMAL-A-F/WASHINGTON, "MORNINGS ON THE MALL WITH MARY AND VINCE"

Student Radio:

• Talk Show - Student: HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY Variety WRHU/HEMPSTEAD, NY, "A League of Our Own"
• News Feature - Student: FORDHAM UNIVERSITY Triple A WFUV/NEW YORK, "Combating Mental Health Issues in Public Schools"
• Public Affairs - Student: WRHU, "Empowering Women To Enter Careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math)"
• Interview Feature - Student: WRHU, "I Am that Girl ALEXIS JONES Interview"
• Producer - Student: MARIA SANTANA, WRHU, "A League of Our Own," "HOFSTRA Morning Wake Up Call," "Newsline"

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