Library of American Broadcasting Presents 8th Annual Giants of Broadcasting Awards

Reporting by Leah

The Library of American Broadcasting held its Eighth Annual Giants of Broadcasting Awards on October 6, 2010, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City. Close to 250 people attended this special awards ceremony with moving acceptance speeches by honorees or those accepting on their behalf. The reception began at 11:30am followed by the Luncheon and Awards Ceremony at noon. The event, which was attended by prominent members of the broadcasting, media and corporate communities, serves as a tribute to those individuals who have played pivotal roles in creating and advancing the electronic arts. Charles Osgood of CBS Sunday Morning and CBS Radio continued in his role as Master of Ceremonies of the event.

This year’s honorees included:

Dick Clark, Host of American Bandstand and Dick Clarks New Years Rockin Eve
Norman Corwin, Writer and Director of We Hold These Truths, An American in England and On A Note of Triumph
Sam Donaldson, ABC News Veteran, former Chief White House Correspondent
Eddie Fritts, former President & CEO, National Association of Broadcasters
Hal Jackson, Co-founder and Chairman, Inner City Broadcasting Corporation, and Pioneering African-American Radio Personality
Agnes Nixon, Queen of the Modern Soap OperaLesley Stahl, Correspondent, 60 Minutes and Face the Nation

Posthumous
Art Linkletter, Host of House Party and People Are Funny
Rue McClanahan, Actress, Golden Girls, Maude and All in the Family
Daniel Schorr, One of CBS Murrow Boys and NPR Senior News Analyst
David Wolper, Award-winning Television and Film Producer, Roots

About The Library of American Broadcasting (LAB):

Located at the University of Maryland, the LAB is a 38-year-old institution serving as the national information resource for the radio and television industries and the academic communities that rely upon it for depth and expertise. Its collections of historic documents, professional papers, oral and video histories, books and photographs are the nations most extensive. LAB is evolving from a conventional library into a homepage for the world at large, no longer confined to responding to constituents one at a time but reaching thousands simultaneously through the Internet. Industry outreach includes lectures, symposia, print and the broadcast media themselves. LABs chairman is Ramsey Woodworth, veteran Washington communications attorney; the president/CEO is Donald West, veteran broadcast journalist and former assistant to the president of CBS Inc.; the dean of libraries at the University of Maryland is Patricia Steele and the curator is Chuck Howell.

The Library has been honoring leaders in the broadcasting industry annually since 2003 its list of Giants now totals 116. Previous honorees include CBS Evening News Katie Couric, PBS Charlie Rose, Dennis Swanson of the Fox Television Stations Group, Walter Cronkite, CBS Frank Stanton, Bob Schieffer of CBS News, former president of Hearst Frank Bennack Jr. and the late Tim Russert of NBC.

For more information on The Library of American Broadcasting and LAB Awards please visit www.libraryofamericanbroadcasting.com/giants2010