American Experience: Monkey Trial

Monkey Trial follows one of the most famous legal battles of the 20th century, the trial of John Scopes for violating a Tennessee law forbidding the teaching of evolution in…

60 Minutes

We are all too familiar with the proliferation of negative news and with the blurring of the line between information and entertainment on television. Therefore, it is critical to remind…

Virunga

Located in the lush forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Virunga National Park is home to the planet’s last remaining mountain gorillas and to courageous men and women who…

Welcome to Chechnya

Filmed in secret with the use of hidden cameras and cell phones, Welcome to Chechnya follows a group of undercover activists who risk their own safety to expose the brutal…

Earth Made of Glass

Earth Made of Glass looks back at the horrors of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. But it also looks forward to truth, peace and reconciliation taking place now and moving…

Institutional Award: The Discovery Networks

Some years ago, John S. Hendricks had a vision of using cable television to inform and educate. Since then, the promise of cable as a source of enlightenment has largely…

Brand and Monello bring fresh insight, experience Story

Peabody has appointed Joshua Brand and Mike Monello to its board of jurors, which each year evaluates entries and bestows the Peabody Awards for excellence in electronic media. The program…

The OxyContin Express

Fifty physicians in the United States write the most prescriptions for Oxycodone. All reside in Florida. Thirty-three of them practice in Broward County, where there are more than 100 “pain…