American Women in Radio & Television (AWRT) has announced the 2010 winners of the 35th Annual Gracie Awards. National award winners will be presented at a black-tie Gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles, CA on Tuesday, May 25, 2010.
The Gracies each year recognize exemplary programming created for women, by women and about women in all facets of media and entertainment, as well as individuals who have made contributions to the industry.
“The power of this year’s Gracie Award winners showcase how vital a role women in the industry continue to have,” said the 2010 Chair of AWRT, Sylvia Strobel.
Below are the lists of both national and local/public/student winners
2010 Gracie Awards – National Award Winners
(In Alphabetical Order)
30 Rock
Outstanding Comedy
NBC
Adoption Diaries
Outstanding Reality Show
Wetv
Amy Poehler for The Mighty B!
Outstanding Producer – Entertainment
Nickelodeon
Andrea Mitchell
Outstanding Reporter/Correspondent
NBC News
Barbara Walters – Here’s Barbara
Outstanding Talk Show – Entertainment/Information
Sirius XM Radio
Brenda Breslauer
Outstanding Producer – News
NOW on PBS
Brooke Elliott in Drop Dead Diva
Outstanding Female Rising Star in a Comedy Series
Lifetime Networks
Cami McCormick
Outstanding Reporter/Correspondent
CBS Radio News
CBS Evening News with Katie Couric: Death of Walter Cronkite
Outstanding Breaking News Coverage
CBS News
CNN Presents – Black in America
Outstanding Documentary
CNN
Culturetopia Podcast
Outstanding Podcast
NPR
Drew Barrymore in Grey Gardens
Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama Special
HBO
Drug Addiction and Misery Increase in Afghanistan
Outstanding Series
NPR
Fight with Style Breast Cancer PSA
Outstanding Public Service Announcement
The Style Network
Gayle King in The Gayle King Show
Outstanding Host – Entertainment/Information
Oprah Radio
Georgia O’Keeffe
Outstanding Portrait/Biography
Sony Pictures Television/Lifetime Networks
Glenn Close in Damages
Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama Series or Special
Sony Pictures Television/FX
Gossip Girl
Outstanding Drama
The CW
Half the Xinjiang Sky
Outstanding Web site – News
Radio Free Asia
Her Story
Outstanding Sports Program
ESPN
Irene Taylor Brodsky for The Final Inch
Outstanding Director – News
HBO
Jada Pinkett Smith for Hawthorne
Outstanding Producer – Entertainment
Sony Pictures Television/TNT
Janelle Haskell
Outstanding Producer – Entertainment
AARP
Jessica Yellin – Political Women
Outstanding Hard News Feature
CNN
Katie Jacobs for House
Outstanding Director – Entertainment
FOX
Kick Like A Girl
Outstanding Children/Adolescent Non-Animated Program
HBO
Laura McKenzie’s Traveler: Vietnam
Outstanding Magazine
Associated Television International
Larry King Live – Interview with Katherine Callaway Hall
Outstanding Talk Show – News
CNN
Lockup Special Investigation – Lake County Juvenile Justice
Outstanding Series
MSNBC
Martha Stewart in The Martha Stewart Show
Outstanding Host – Entertainment/Information
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Productions
Meet the Press – A Woman’s Nation
Outstanding Interview Program or Feature
NBC News
Melissa Lee
Outstanding Host – News
CNBC
Niecy Nash in Reno 911
Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Comedy Series
Comedy Central
Peri Gilpin in Make It or Break It
Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series
ABC Family
Police Women of Broward County
Outstanding Commercial
TLC
Ramona Meets Jimmy Carter
Outstanding Comedy
Greater Media Charlotte
Rape in America: Justice Denied
Outstanding Investigative Program or Feature
CBS News
Riders, Friends, Rivals
Outstanding Online Video
NBCOlympics.com
Robin Meade in Morning Express with Robin Meade
Outstanding Anchor – News or News Magazine
HLN
Selena Gomez in Wizards of Waverly Place
Outstanding Female Rising Star in a Comedy Series
Disney Channel
Shailene Woodley in Secret Life of an American Teenager
Outstanding Female Rising Star in a Drama Series
ABC Family
Sharon Gless in Burn Notice
Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series
USA Network
Sherri Shepherd in Sherri
Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series
Lifetime Networks
Show 256
Outstanding Magazine
World Vision Report
Southland
Outstanding Drama
Warner Brothers Television/TNT
Sunday Morning – Table for One
Outstanding Soft News Feature
CBS News
The Dr. Oz Show
Outstanding Talk Show – Entertainment/Information
ZoCo Productions
The Science of Spirituality
Outstanding Documentary
NPR
The Wonder Pets
Outstanding Children/Adolescent Animated Program
Nickelodeon/Little Airplane Productions
Unlikely Refugees
Outstanding Hard News Feature
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams
Wanda Sykes: I’ma Be Me
Outstanding Special or Variety
HBO
www.drphil.com (The Dr. Phil Show)
Outstanding Web site -Information/Entertainment
Dr. Phil Show / CBS Television Distribution
2010 Gracie Awards – Local Markets, Public and Student Award Winners
(In Alphabetical Order)
A Final Wish Granted
Outstanding Hard News Feature
WCVB-TV
Market: Local 1-25
Needham, MA
A Soldier’s Story
Outstanding Hard News Feature
KCET-TV
Market: Public
Los Angeles, CA
A Woman of No Consequence
Outstanding Portrait/Biography
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Market: Public
Toronto, ON
Amy West
Outstanding Reporter/Correspondent
BYU Daily News
Market: Student
Provo, UT
Aurora Medina – Efecto Mariposa
Outstanding Talk Show – Entertainment/Information
Mariposa Productions
Market: Local 1-25
Burlingame, CA
Boyfriends
Outstanding Reality Show
KERA-TV
Market: Public
Dallas, TX
Bridgette Ridgeway
Outstanding Host – Entertainment/Information
Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Broadcast Club
Market: Student
Brown Deer, WI
Bronx Radio Rookies
Outstanding Series
WNYC Radio
Market: Public
New York, NY
CBC News: The National – Comparing Notes on Captivity/Ingrid Betancourt Interview
Outstanding Interview Program or Feature
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Market: Public
Toronto, ON
Christie Humphries
Outstanding Blogger
KVUE.com
Market: Local 1-25
Austin, TX
Classmates with Cancer
Outstanding Talk Show – News
KRIV Fox 26
Market: Local 1-25
Houston, TX
Deborah Ferguson
Outstanding Anchor – News or News Magazine
KXAS
Market: Local 1-25
Fort Worth, TX
eightWest
Outstanding Magazine
WOOD TV8
Market: Local 26+
Grand Rapids, MI
Engage, Enlighten, Educate
Outstanding Soft News Feature
George Washington University Students
Market: Student
Washington, DC
Exceptional Women: Voices Carry
Outstanding Portrait/Biography
Magic 106.7 / WMJX Boston
Market: Local 1-25
Boston, MA
Exceptional Women: Voices Carry
Outstanding Interview Program or Feature
Magic 106.7 / WMJX Boston
Market: Local 1-25
Boston, MA
Extreme Kellie
Outstanding Series
KWGN/KDVR
Market: Local 1-25
Highlands Ranch, CO
Happy Birthday Jenny Flett
Outstanding Soft News Feature
CBC Edmonton
Market: Public
Toronto, ON
Heart of the Huddle
Outstanding Soft News Feature
KTRK-TV
Market: Local 1-25
Houston, TX
Hurricane Charley Five Years Later
Outstanding Series
92.5 FOX News
Market: Local 26+
Ft. Myers, FL
In Verse: Women of Troy
Outstanding Soft News Feature
WNYC Radio
Market: Public
Brooklyn, NY
Janet Ivey – Exploring Microgravity
Outstanding Children/Adolescent Non-Animated Program
Janet’s Planet, Inc.
Market: Local 26+
Hendersonville, TN
Kathryn Mishell
Outstanding Producer – Entertainment
KMFA
Market: Public
Austin, TX
Khotan Shahbazi-Harmon
Outstanding Interview Program or Feature
KOOP Radio
Market: Public
Austin, TX
Kingsbridge Armory
Outstanding Hard News Feature
WFUV-FM
Market: Student
Bronx, NY
Kristine Pratt
Outstanding Director – News
BYU Daily News
Market: Student
Provo, UT
Lauren Naymie
Outstanding Anchor – News or News Magazine
WFUV-FM
Market: Student
Bronx, NY
Legacy Bank
Outstanding Soft News Feature
WISN-TV
Market: Local 26+
Milwaukee, WI
Liberia: The Long Road Back
Outstanding Series
WET
Market: Public
New York, NY
LiveHopeLove
Outstanding Documentary
Outer Voices
Market: Public
Healsburg, CA
Mabel’s Story: Abuse in Later Life
Outstanding Hard News Feature
Minnesota Public Radio
Market: Public
St. Paul, MN
Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita
Outstanding Documentary
Kartemquin Educational Films
Market: Public
Chicago, IL
Mirror Mirror
Outstanding Magazine
KRTK-TV
Market: Local 1-25
Houston, TX
MSL Educational Forum: The Girls Come Marching Home
Outstanding Talk Show – Entertainment/Information
Massachusetts School of Law
Market: Local 1-25
Andover, MA
My Parents’ Keeper
Outstanding Series
KNX 1070
Market: Local 1-25
Los Angeles, CA
Ontario Today: Black Hair
Outstanding Talk Show – Entertainment/Information
CBC Ottawa
Market: Public
Toronto, ON
Pam Krueger
Outstanding Host – Entertainment/Information
NETworth TV Productions
Market: Public
San Francisco, CA
PSA Campaign: Ronald McDonald House
Outstanding Public Service Announcement
FM 107.1 WFMP
Market: Local 1-25
Southfield, MI
Quality Enhancement Program Spot
Outstanding Commercial
GMU-TV
Market: Local 1-25
Fairfax, VA
Reproductive Health in Africa
Outstanding Investigative Program or Feature
North Carolina Public Radio – WUNC
Market: Public
Durham, NC
Robin Shannon
Outstanding Anchor – News or News Magazine
WFUV-FM
Market: Public
Bronx, NY
Sable Petersen
Outstanding Producer – Entertainment
Brigham Young University
Market: Student
Provo, UT
Shut Out: Jobs on Lockdown
Outstanding Hard News Feature
Bloomberg Radio
Market: Local 1-25
New York, NY
Sunday Brunch: Confections of a Closet Master Baker
Outstanding Interview Program or Feature
Food & Wine Radio Network
Market: Local 26+
Tucson, AZ
The Fall of the City
Outstanding Drama
WNYC Radio
Market: Public
New York, NY
The Lisa Wexler Show
Outstanding Talk Show – News
Groucho Productions, LLC
Market: Local 26+
Norwalk, CT
The War That Never Ends
Outstanding Documentary
WTOP Radio
Market: Local 1-25
Washington, DC
Think Out Loud: Paying for Family Leave
Outstanding Talk Show – News
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Market: Public
Portland, OR
Thuy Vu
Outstanding Reporter/Correspondent
CBS5
Market: Local 1-25
San Francisco, CA
Tiffany Hill
Outstanding Host – Entertainment/Information
WBEB
Market: Local 1-25
Philadelphia, PA
Tracie Hotchner – Dog Talk
Outstanding Host – Entertainment/Information
WLIU 88.3 FM
Market: Public
Bennington, VT
Urban Camping
Outstanding Soft News Feature
WFUV-FM
Market: Student
Bronx, NY
We Exist: Girls and Women Living with Autism
Outstanding Series
WTHI-TV
Market: Local 26+
Terre Haute, IN


