2016 Gracie Awards Winners Announced

Announced

The ALLIANCE FOR WOMEN IN MEDIA FOUNDATION has announced the national winners of its 41st annual GRACIE AWARDS. The awards will be bestowed at a gala on TUESDAY, MAY 24th in BEVERLY HILLS, with local, public, and student winners honored at a TUESDAY, JUNE 21st luncheon in NEW YORK. The MAY ceremony will also honor TINA FEY, ANGELA BASSETT, CYNTHIA NIXON, JADA PINKETT SMITH, KATHIE LEE GIFFORD, and many others in TV, interactive, and radio. VICANGELO BULLUCK has been named Executive Producer of the GRACIE AWARDS Show.

AWMF Chair and DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS SVP/Global Content Operations KRISTEN WELCH said, "The AWMF, through the GRACIE AWARDS, is honored to recognize the collective, powerful voices of women from across the media landscape. Their influence and inspiration on and off the camera encourages our future generations to build on the foundation and opportunities created by the great women before them."

National radio winners include:

• Public Affairs: #15GIRLS, NPR
• Hard News Feature: #15GIRLS, NPR
• Podcast Host: ANNA SALE, "DEATH, SEX & MONEY," WNYC STUDIOS
• Host- Sports Program: AMY LAWRENCE, "AFTER HOURS," CBS SPORTS RADIO
• Anchor- News or News Magazine: CHERI PRESTON, ABC NEWS RADIO
• Special: ELAINA D. SMITH, CUMULUS
• Sports Program: "espnW PRESENTS: SPAIN AND PRIM," espnW/ESPN RADIO
• Producer: SHARON MADISON, SIRIUSXM RADIO
• Host- Entertainment/Information: HODA KOTB, SIRIUSXM RADIO
• Co-Host: JAI MCVAY, "DAWSON MCALLISTER LIVE/LATE NIGHTS," DAWSON MCALLISTER ASSOCIATION
• PSA: JAI MCVAY, "MCVAY MINUTE," DAWSON MCALLISTER ASSOCIATION
• Producer: JENNA WEISS-BERMAN, BUZZFEED
• Investigative Program or Feature: KRISSY CLARK, "MARKETPLACE," AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA
• Reporter/Correspondent: KRISSY CLARK, "MARKETPLACE," AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA
• Host- News/Non Fiction: LIZZIE O'LEARY, "MARKETPLACE WEEKEND," AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA
• Podcast: "PARENTING WITH ALYSSA MILANO AND KAREN GRAVANO," BLOGTAKLRADIO
• Crisis Coverage: ABC NEWS RADIO
• Morning/Afternoon/Weekend Drive Personality: SHERI LYNCH, "BOB AND SHERI," GREATER MEDIA Hot AC WLNK/CHARLOTTE
• Imaging: JOAN BISHOP, SIRIUSXM RADIO
• Soft News Feature: "Subway Violinist," CBS RADIO NEWS
• Interview Program or Feature: "VILLAGE FOLK SHOW WITH MARYSUE TWOHY," SIRIUSXM RADIO
• Portrait/Biography: "WOMEN AND WHEELS," SIRIUSXM RADIO
• Grand Winner- Podcast: "WOMEN OF THE HOUR," BUZZFEED
• Talk Show- Entertainment/Information: "WOMEN@WORK," SIRIUSXM RADIO

Local radio winners include:

• Reporter/Correspondent - Public Radio: ANNA KING, NORTHWEST NEWS NETWORK
• Host- News/Non-Fiction - Public Radio: ANNA MARIA TREMONTI, CBC
• Producer - Public Radio: ASK ME, SANTA MONICA COLLEGE News-Talk-Triple A KCRW/SANTA MONICA-LOS ANGELES
• Series - Public Radio: "BEING A WOMAN ONLINE," NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO News-Talk WNYC-A-F/NEW YORK
• Documentary Grand Winner - Public Radio: "BEING JACQUELINE," CBC
• Public Affairs - Local Radio: "Breast Cancer... How KOMEN Can Help," iHEARTMEDIA
• Talk Show- Entertainment/Information – Local Radio" "BRUCE JENNER ROUNDTABLE WITH COLLEEN AND BRADLEY," HUBBARD Talk KTMY (myTALK 107.1)/MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL
• Anchor- News or News Magazine - Public Radio: CHERY GLASER, KCRW
• Imaging - Local Radio: CHICAGO CUBS Baseball, CBS RADIO News-Talk WBBM-A-WCFS/CHICAGO
• Producer - Student Radio: CLAIRE DRAKE, FORDHAM UNIVERSITY Triple A WFUV/NEW YORK
• Co-Host: TINA GAO and SUE TABB, GREATER MEDIA AC WMJX (MAGIC 106.7)/BOSTON
• Podcast - Student Radio: NUDIA HERNANDEZ, UNIVERSITY OF LAVERNE, "DAMES OF RADIO: EVELYN ERIVES, 99.1 KGGI"
• Host/Morning, Afternoon or Weekend Personality- Entertainment/Information - Student Radio: PAVLINA OSTA, "DANA PERINO AT THE FOX STUDIOS NYC ON MEDIA AND WOMEN"
• Talk Show - Entertainment/Information/News/ Lifestyle - Student Radio: PAVLINA OSTA, "DANA PERINO TALKS 'AND THE GOOD NEWS IS...'"
• Anchor- News or News Magazine - Local Radio: FELICIA MIDDLEBROOKS, WBBM-A-WCFS
• Producer - Local Radio: JAMIE LYNN MEGARGEE, iHEARTMEDIA/NEW YORK
• Hard News Feature - Local Radio: JANE TILLMAN IRVING, CBS RADIO News WCBS-A/NEW YORK
• Investigative Program or Feature - Student Radio: JENNIFER O'DONNELL, ROWAN UNIVERSITY noncommercial WGLS/GLASSBORO, NJ
• Portrait/Biography - Public Radio: "KATHLEEN KENNEDY: FROM STANDING IN LINE FOR 'STAR WARS' TO PRODUCING IT HERSELF," NPR NEWS
• Anchor- News or News Magazine - Student Radio: KATIE MEYER, WFUV
• Interview Program or Feature - Student Radio: KATIE MEYER, WFUV
• Co-host - Student Radio: KATIE MEYER, WFUV
• Soft News Feature - Student Radio: KATIE MEYER, WFUV
• Host- Entertainment/Information - Public Radio: KIM MASTERS, "THE BUSINESS," KCRW
• Hard News Feature - Public Radio: "LOCKED UP SINCE 14, A CHANCE AT FREEDOM?," freelance
• Morning Drive Personality - Local Radio: LOREN RAYE, CBS RADIO Top 40 WODS (103.3 AMP RADIO)/BOSTON
• Reporter/Correspondent - Local Radio: MARLA DIAMOND, WCBS-A
• Special - Public Radio: "NEVER AGAIN WAR: THE SACRIFICE OF KÄTHE KOLLWITZ," SUEMEDIA PRODUCTIONS & MIDSUMMER SOUND COMPANY
• Host- Entertainment/Information - Local Radio: NINA HAJIAN, CBS RADIO Top 40 WBMP (92.3 AMP RADIO)/NEW YORK
• Public Service Announcement - Local Radio: "PROJECT DOWN AND DIRTY - THE RESTAURANT," KTMY
• Portrait/Biography - Local Radio: "QUEBEC ARTIST CORNO, IN HER NEW YORK CITY STUDIO," CBC RADIO ONE
• Host- News/Non-Fiction - Local Radio: RITA COSBY, CUMULUS News-Talk WABC-A/NEW YORK
• Afternoon Drive Personality - Local Radio: SHILA NATHAN, CBS RADIO Country WUSN (US 99.5)/CHICAGO (now at CUMULUS Country WNSH-F (NASH FM)/NEW YORK))
• Soft News Feature - Public Radio: "STATE OF WONDER: THE HAUNTING OF SUNSHINE GIRL," OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING (OPB)
• Producer - Student Radio: TAYLOR NULK, "CITYSCAPE," WFUV
• Soft News Feature - Local Radio: "THE JOAN HAMBURG SHOW," WABC
• Special - Student Radio: ABIGAIL WILSON, "THE PIECES THAT REMAIN: REMEMBERING THE WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY PLANE CRASH," WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY News-Talk KMUW/WICHITA
• Talk Show- News - Local Radio: "THE RITA COSBY SHOW," WABC
• Documentary - Public Radio: "UNDERSTANDING ISLAMIC FEMINISM," AMERICA ABROAD MEDIA
• Sports Program - Local Radio: SUZYN WALDMAN, CBS RADIO Sports WFAN-A-F/NEW YORK
• Interview Program or Feature - Local Radio: "WHAT IS BRAVE?," GREATER MEDIA/BOSTON
• Interview Program or Feature - Public Radio: "WHY THESE SEATTLE WRITERS LAUNCHED #SHOUTYOURABORTION," UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON News-Talk KUOW/SEATTLE
• Portrait/Biography Grand Winner - Public Radio: "WHY THIS TEEN STOPPED HIDING HER DAD'S ABUSE," KUOW
• Crisis Coverage - Public Radio: "WILDFIRE IN THE WEST," NORTHWEST NEWS NETWORK
• Investigative Program or Feature - Public Radio: "WORKERS ALERTED COMPANY TO PROBLEMS WITH PRINEVILLE MILL ROOF BEFORE COLLAPSE," OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING
• Crisis Coverage - Student Radio: "WINTER STORM JUNO," HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY noncommercial WRHU/HEMPSTEAD, NY
• Hard News Feature - Student Radio: JUSTINE RE, "BULLY BEWARE, THERE'S AN APP FOR THAT!," WRHU
• Public Affairs - Student Radio: GARY DUFF, "PLIGHT OF THE FEMALE CHEF," WRHU
• Sports Program - Student Radio: TIFFANY VELLIS, play-by-play HOFSTRA Softball vs. JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY, WRHU
• Talk Show- News - Public Radio: "YUSOR ABU-SALHA IN HER OWN WORDS," UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA/NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO News-Talk WUNC/CHAPEL HILL

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