Library of American Broadcasting to Present Eighth Annual Giants of Broadcasting Awards

Library of American Broadcasting to Present Eighth Annual Giants of Broadcasting Awards

The national Library of American Broadcasting will present its Eighth Annual GIANTS OF BROADCASTING Awards at a ceremony and luncheon to be held on October 6, 2010 in New York City. The event, which will be 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 will continue in his role as Master of Ceremonies of the event.

HONOREES: Dick Clark, Host of American Bandstand and Dick Clark’s New Year’s 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 Opera”

Lesley 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

WHEN: Wednesday, October 6

11:30 a.m. (Reception)

Noon – 2:30 p.m. (Luncheon and Awards Ceremony)

WHERE: New York’s Grand Hyatt Hotel, 42nd Street and Grand Central Station

TICKETS: Reservations for tables and individual tickets to the event may be arranged through Jessica Wolin at 212-685-4233 212-685-4233 or by e-mail through jessicawolin@hotmail.com.

PRESS: All members of the press can RSVP by
contacting Ellyn Fisher at 212-984-1964 or ellynjfisher18@hotmail.com

Library of American Broadcasting

Located at the University of Maryland, the Library of American Broadcasting 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 nation’s 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. LAB’s 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.