Vice News won two Peabody Awards, including one for reporter Medyan Dairieh's report on Islamic state fighters, with CNN, NPR and New York public radio station WNYC also winning twice in the annual honors for electronic media.
"Serial," a podcast that studied the evidence of an 18-year-old accused of murder that was downloaded more than 50 million times, was the first podcast to win a Peabody, which are awarded by the University of Georgia. The news Peabody recipients were announced Monday.
Besides Dairieh's reports, Vice won for "Last Chance High," a series on a Chicago school treating troubled youth.
CNN won for reporter Isha Sesay's coverage of kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls, and for its investigation into caregiving at veterans' hospitals.
National Public Radio won for reporting on the Ebola outbreak and for problems in Honduras that contribute to citizens attempting to migrate to the U.S.
WNYC's "Radiolab" won for a look at the impact of legislation passed after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and the radio station shared an award with New Jersey Public Radio for reports on New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's administration.
The Peabodys also specifically cited NBC News reporter Richard Engel for his reporting on the Islamic state. Engel was in the news last week for saying that some of his and NBC's original reporting about his 2012 kidnapping in Syria had been wrong.
SMPTE elects board officers, regional governors
SMPTE®,the home of media professionals, technologists, and engineers, has revealed the board officers and regional governors who will serve terms beginning in January 2025.
Three new officers--Richard Welsh as SMPTE president, Eric Gsell as SMPTE executive VP, and Polly Hickling as SMPTE Education VP--have been elected for a two-year term from Jan. 1, 2025, to Dec. 31, 2026. One SMPTE officer, Lisa Hobbs, will be continuing her service as SMPTE secretary and treasurer for another two-year term. Additionally, Raymond Yeung will be stepping into the role of standards VP on Jan. 1, 2025.
“SMPTE’s membership has spoken,” said SMPTE interim executive director Sally-Ann D’Amato. “These officers have been tasked with an important responsibility, one each of them is prepared to tackle head-on. These next two years are looking bright for SMPTE!”
In addition to the officers, 10 regional governors were elected by the Society to serve two-year 2025-2026 terms.
These include the following regional governors, re-elected to continue their service:
Asia-Pacific Region Governor
Tony Ngai, Society of Motion Imaging Ltd.
EMEA - Central & South America Region Governor
Fernando Bittencourt, FB Consultant
United Kingdom Region Governor
Chris Johns, Sky UK.
USA - Central Region Governor
William T. Hayes, Consultant
USA - Eastern Region Governor
Dover Jeanne Mundt, Riedel Communications
USA - Western Region Governor
Jeffrey F. Way, Open Drives
Also elected were four newcomers to the SMPTE Board:
Canada Region Governor
Jonathan Jobin, Grass Valley
USA - Hollywood Region Governor
Allan Schollnick, Voxx... Read More