The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation has announced the winners of the 43rd annual Gracie Awards. The Gracie Awards Gala will take place on Tuesday, May 22 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, where national radio will be recognized. The Gracie Awards Luncheon will be Tuesday, June 27 at Cipriani in New York, with local and student winners being acknowledged.
“In an historic and momentous year for women, on and off the camera and in front of and behind the microphone, the Gracie Awards arrive at an important time to celebrate the storytellers who are changing the narrative and pushing boundaries in the quest toward diversity and equality,” said AWMF Chair Christine Travaglini, President, Katz Radio Group. “And as we enter our 43rd year, we at AWM, through the Gracies, are incredibly proud to help usher in a new era by honoring and celebrating outstanding talent and content for, by and about women.”
Local and student award winners will be recognized at the Gracie Awards Luncheon on June 27 at Cipriani in New York City.
Here are the Radio honorees
RADIO NATIONAL – GALA HONOREES
Hoda Kotb (The Hoda Show)
Host/Personality
SiriusXM
Jill on Money
Talk Show
CBS News Radio
Liana Huth (I’m Listening)
Producer
Entercom Communications Corp.
On the Record
Interview Feature
American Urban Radio Network
Shirley Strawberry (The Steve Harvey Morning Show)
Co-Host
Premiere Networks
The Big Time with Whitney Allen
Crisis Coverage
Westwood One/Oh I Gotta
The Last Mile
Special
SiriusXM Radio
The Reckoning Part 1
News Feature
SiriusXM Radio
RADIO LOCAL – LUNCHEON HONOREES
Ancient Voices
Portrait/Biography – Non Commercial Local
KMFA 89.5 FM Austin, Texas
A Miscarriage in ICE Detention
News Feature – Non Commercial Local
KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio
Be Their Hope
Public Service Announcement
Beasley Media Group
Child Care Crisis
Hard News Feature
WTOP Radio
Jayde Donovan (Todd and Jayde in the Morning)
Co-Host – Local
Cumulus
Keep Calm
Special – Non-Commercial Local
CBC Vancouver
Kelly Prime (More Perfect: Enemy of Mankind)
Producer – Non-Commercial Local
WNYC Studios
Manoush Zomorodi (Note to Self)
Host/Anchor – Non-Commercial Local
New York Public Radio
Mina SayWhat
Feature – Local
iHeartMedia
Natalie Vacca (Len Berman and Michael Riedel in the Morning)
Producer – Local
iHeartMedia (WOR NY)
Nina Hajian (Shoboy In The Morning)
Host – Morning Drive – Local
CBS Radio New York
Rita Cosby Exclusive with Hillary Clinton
Talk Interview Feature – Local
WABC Radio/Cumulus Network
Shelley Rome (Shelley Rome Show)
Host – Non-Morning Drive – Local
iHeartMedia
Slay the Gander
Documentary – Non-Commercial Local
CBC Radio
The Cooper Lawrence Show
Interview Feature – Local
Cox Media Group
The Joan Hamburg Show
Talk Show – Local
Cumulus Media
TJ Taormina/The TJ Show
Soft News Feature – Local
Entercom Boston
Think Out Loud
Talk Show – Non-Commercial Local
OPB
Violinista Alasha Al-Qudwah: “You Don’t Need Anything But Your Heart to Play This Music”
Interview Feature – Non-Commercial Local
West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Voices with Pebbles
Public Affairs – Local
Beasley Media Group
WMAL – Mornings on The Mall w/Mary & Vince
Crisis Coverage – Local
Cumulus Media Broadcasting
RADIO NATIONAL NON-COMMERCIAL – GALA HONOREES
Her Own Devices
Investigative Feature – Non-Commercial
Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX in partnership with The Investigative Fund
Mary Louise Kelly (All Things Considered)
Reporter/Correspondent/Host – Non-Commercial
NPR News
#MeToo: Conversations About Sexual Harassment (NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday)
Series – Non-Commercial
National Public Radio
NPR’s National Desk Crisis Reporting
Crisis Coverage – Non-Commercial
National Public Radio
That’s When My Childhood Ended
News Feature – Non Commercial
Youth Radio
The More Things Change: How a Husband and Wife Came to Love Each Other More as Wife and Wife
Documentary
CBC Radio One
Three Generations Reflect on Hollywood, Harassment and Hitchcock
Interview Feature – Non-Commercial
National Public Radio
White Coat, Black Art
Public Affairs – Non-Commercial
CBC Radio One
RADIO STUDENT – LUNCHEON HONOREES
A League of Our Own
Talk Show – Student
Radio Hofstra University – WRHU FM/WRHU.org
Combating Mental Health Issues in Public Schools
News Feature – Student
WFUV/Fordham University
Empowering Women To Enter Careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math)
Public Affairs – Student
Radio Hofstra University – WRHU FM/WRHU.org
I Am that Girl Alexis Jones Interview
Interview Feature – Student
Radio Hofstra University – WRHU FM / WRHU.org
Maria Santana (A League of Our Own, Hofstra Morning Wake-Up Call & Newsline)
Producer – Student
Radio Hofstra University – WRHU FM / WRHU.org