Urban One CEO Alfred Liggins, Patrick Communications Managing Partner Larry Patrick, and Premiere Networks President Julie Talbot were among the nine media industry executives that were honored Thursday at the 17th Annual Library of American Broadcasting Foundation’s Giants of Broadcasting & Electronic Arts awards ceremony.
The event was held at New York City’s Gotham Hall where awards were presented during a luncheon emceed by ABC News’ Nightline co-anchor Juju Chang. This annual event is produced for the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation by the International Radio and Television Society Foundation.
Here are the other 2019 honorees:
CONNIE CHUNG
Journalist
PETER DUNN
President
CBS TELEVISION STATIONS
LESTER HOLT
Anchor
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS & DATELINE NBC
PAULA KERGER
President & CEO
PBS
MARK PEDOWITZ
President
THE CW TELEVISION NETWORK
MARK RICHER
President Emeritus
ADVANCED TELEVISION SYSTEMS COMMITTEE
Pictured here:
Back Row left to right – Mark Pedowitz, Alfred C. Liggins III, Larry Patrick, Peter Dunn, Mark Richer. Front Row left to right – Julie Talbott, Lester Holt, Connie Chung, Paula Kerger.
