The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation (LABF) will recognize distinguished industry leaders for lifetime achievements during the 2023 Giants of Broadcasting & Electronic Arts luncheon and awards ceremony. The annual event will take place at 11:30am – 2pm on Tuesday, November 14 at Gotham Hall in New York City.
The ceremony, produced for LABF by theInternational Radio & Television Society Foundation(IRTS), was created by LABF, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the past, reflecting the present, and informing the future. The awards presentation celebrates the remarkable creators, innovators, leaders, performers, and journalists who have blazed trails in the radio and television broadcasting industry.
To date, LABF has honored more than 200 leaders in broadcasting since the event’s inception back in 2003. Net proceeds from the luncheon will support the preservation and expansion of the Library of American Broadcasting collection, which is curated at the University of Maryland. Considered among the largest of its kind, the Library of American Broadcasting plays a vital role in growing, preserving, and providing access to archives that highlight broadcasting’s profound influence on culture and history throughout the world.
“This event celebrates the ‘best of the very best’,” said LABF Co-Chairs Heidi Raphael and Jack Goodman. “We are absolutely thrilled to pay tribute to and recognize these outstanding individuals for their many trailblazing contributions on behalf of the media industry and American culture.”
The 2023 Giants of Broadcasting & Electronic Arts honorees are:
CAROLINE BEASLEY
CEO
Beasley Media Group
WOLF BLITZER
Anchor, The Situation Room
CNN
JUJU CHANG
Co-Anchor, Nightline
ABC News
DAVID E. KENNEDY
Co-Founder & Managing Director
Aspire Ventures LLC
ERIC SHANKS
CEO & Executive Producer
FOX Sports
VALARI DOBSON STAAB
Chairman
NBCUniversal Local
NINA TOTENBERG
Correspondent, Legal Affairs
NPR
Additional honorees will be announced in the very near future.
A portion of the proceeds from the event will also support IRTS’ student training and diversity initiatives. Sponsorship opportunities, tables and individual tickets may be purchased by contacting Joyce Tudryn at [email protected].
