Witness to an Execution
This unique narrative approach to capital punishment takes listeners into the Texas death chamber where the state’s most dangerous inmates are executed by lethal injection. Narrator and co-writer Jim Willett…
The Miles Davis Radio Project
Capturing this mercurial and mythic figure in contemporary jazz presented a daunting task. Zouk Productions proved up to the challenge, in this effective and compelling series. Produced during the period…
Sesame Street
It may seem hard to believe, but this year marks two decades of informative, innovative, and entertaining television for children on Sesame Street. This landmark program has continually broken new…
This Week With David Brinkley
When you wish to make a great cake you choose a great cook, use the finest of ingredients, and work very carefully to insure that each step in the preparation…
Eyewitness News
A Peabody Award goes to WLS-TV, Chicago, for Eyewitness News. This news organization’s first-class investigative reporting is exemplified by two specific reports: Traffic Court: Justice or a Joke? and So…
The Selling of the Pentagon
The Selling of the Pentagon is another historic documentary by CBS-TV. This program, eleven months in preparation by a skilled and experienced team, was a close and detailed examination of…
Evening at Pops
The most refreshing television show of last summer was Evening at Pops, the thirteen concerts telecast in color for an hour on Sunday evenings and in black and white the…
“The Quiet Answer” for Public Service by a Regional Station
Selecting a critical local problem as an opportunity for public service, Station WBBM sought the cooperation of sixteen major agencies and a panel of outstanding authorities in gathering the facts…
Independent Lens: World Without Oil (2007)
Independent Lens: World Without Oil took the format of Alternate Reality Games and applied it to a real-world problem. Unfolding online in 2007, Independent Lens: World Without Oil simulated a…
The Reasons We Love “Ramy” Story
Welcome to Peabody Finds, the weekly newsletter for the Peabody Awards, offering our recommendations for powerful and thought-provoking media you should consider engaging. The newsletter offers deeper dives into Peabody-recognized programming (and…