List of Peabody Award winners (1940–1949)
Peabody Award
winners and honorable mentions.
1940s
1940
Recipient | Area of Excellence | |
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CBS Radio |
Public Service by a Network | |
Elmer Davis, CBS Radio | Best Reporting of the News | |
KFRU Radio, Columbia, Missouri | Public Service by a Small Station | |
WGAR Radio, Cleveland, Ohio | Public Service by a Medium-sized Station | |
WLW Radio, Cincinnati, Ohio | Public Service by a Large Station | |
Honorable Mentions | ||
KNX Radio, Los Angeles, California | Meritorious Service to a Localized Area | |
KSTP Radio, St. Paul, Minnesota | for America Calling | |
KVOS Radio , Bellingham, Washington |
for Promoting Better Understanding Between Canada and the United States Through Its Armistice Day Program | |
WBAP Radio, Fort Worth, Texas | Series of Prison Broadcasts | |
WBNX Radio, New York, New York | Public Service to Foreign Language Groups in New York | |
WCAU Radio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Wake Up America , Contribution to National Defense
| |
WGEO Radio ( shortwave ), Schenectady, New York |
Service to the Byrd South Pole Expedition | |
WJJD Radio, Chicago, Illinois | Service to Education in Broadcasts to Schools | |
WJZ Radio, New York, New York | Town Meeting of the Air
| |
WLS Radio, Chicago, Illinois | for Meritorious Service to Agriculture | |
WOR Radio, New York, New York | The American Forum of the Air | |
WOW Radio , Omaha, Nebraska |
The President's Birthday Ball of 1940 | |
WZXR Radio, New York, New York | High Standards of Musical Progress | |
WRC and WMAL Radio, Washington, D.C. |
Mile of Dimes | |
WSB Radio, Atlanta, Georgia | Distinguished Public Service Contributions |
1941
Recipient | Area of Excellence |
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CBS Radio, Cecil Brown |
Outstanding Reporting of the News. |
Norman Corwin | We Hold These Truths, a celebration of the 150th anniversary of the United States Bill of Rights, Outstanding Entertainment in Drama. |
The International Shortwave Broadcasters of the United States |
Outstanding Public Service by Stations. |
Mutual Broadcasting System and Alfred Wallenstein (WOR Radio) | for Outstanding Entertainment in Music. |
NBC Radio | University of Chicago Round Table, Outstanding Educational Program. |
NBC Radio (WEAF) | Against the Storm, Outstanding Entertainment in Drama. |
1942
Recipient | Area of Excellence |
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CBS Radio |
The Man Behind the Gun, Outstanding Entertainment in Drama. (produced by William N. Robson) |
CBS Radio, Charles Collingwood | for Outstanding Reporting of the News. |
KOAC Radio, Corvallis, Oregon | Our Hidden Enemy, Venereal Disease, Outstanding Public Service by a Local Station. |
NBC Pacific Coast Network | The Standard Symphony, Outstanding Entertainment in Music. |
WCHS Radio, Charleston, West Virginia | The Home Front, Outstanding Public Service by a Regional Station. |
WHA Radio | Afield with Ranger Mac, Outstanding Educational Program. |
1943
Recipient | Area of Excellence |
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ABC Radio (The Blue Network) |
America's Town Meeting of the Air, Outstanding Educational Program. |
CBS Radio |
Lux Radio Theater , Outstanding Entertainment in Drama.
|
CBS Radio | Let's Pretend, Outstanding Children's Program. |
CBS Radio | An Open Letter to the American People, Outstanding Entertainment in Drama. (written and produced by William N. Robson) |
CBS Radio, Edward R. Murrow | Outstanding Reporting of the News. |
Bob Hope | a Personal Award. |
KNX Radio, Los Angeles, California | These Are Americans, Outstanding Community Service by a Regional Station. |
KSL Radio , Salt Lake City, Utah |
Music and the Spoken Word , Outstanding Entertainment in Music.
|
KYA Radio , San Francisco, California |
Calling Longshoremen, Outstanding Community Service by a Local Station. |
Honorable Mentions | |
NBC Radio | Outstanding Educational Program Inter-American University of the Air, "The Lands of the Free". |
WSNJ Radio, Bridgeton, New Jersey | Outstanding Community Service by a Local Station, Junior Commandos. |
1944
Recipient | Area of Excellence |
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ABC Radio (The Blue Network), Raymond Gram Swing |
for Outstanding News Commentary. |
CBS Radio |
a Personal Award. |
KFI Radio, Los Angeles, California | Philharmonic Young Artists Series, Outstanding Program for Youth. |
Col. Edward M. Kirby, Chief Radio Branch, War Department | a Personal Award. |
Mutual Broadcasting System | Human Adventure, Outstanding Educational Program. |
NBC Radio | Cavalcade of America, Outstanding Entertainment in Drama. |
NBC Radio | Telephone Hour, Outstanding Entertainment in Music. |
WIBX Radio, Utica, New York | Cross-Rhoads, Outstanding Public Service by a Local Station. |
WLW Radio, Cincinnati, Ohio | Outstanding Reporting of News. |
WNYC Radio and Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, New York, New York | Outstanding Public Service by a Local Station. |
WTAG Radio, Worcester, Massachusetts | Worcester and the World, Outstanding Public Service by a Regional Station. |
Honorable Mentions | |
KMOX Radio , St. Louis, Missouri |
St. Louis Speaks. |
KOIN Radio , Portland, Oregon |
Song of the Columbia. |
KVOO Radio, Tulsa, Oklahoma | Southwest Forum. |
WFBL Radio, Syracuse, New York | Syracuse on Trial. |
1945
Recipient | Area of Excellence |
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George V. Denny, Jr. |
America's Town Meeting of the Air, Outstanding Educational Program. |
CBS Radio and Paul White |
Outstanding Reporting of the News. |
KFWB Radio, Hollywood, California | Marc Curry Working Towards Toward a Better World, Outstanding Regional Public Service. |
KOMA Radio, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Save a Life, Outstanding Local Public Service. |
KOWH Radio, Omaha, Nebraska | We March with Faith, Outstanding Children's Program. |
Mutual Broadcasting System, Arch Oboler | for Outstanding Entertainment in Drama. |
NBC Radio | The NBC Symphony of the Air , for Outstanding Entertainment in Music.
|
NBC Radio and Edgar Bergen | for Outstanding Entertainment in Drama. |
WHAM Radio, Rochester, New York, and Dr. Howard Hanson, Eastman School of Music | Outstanding Entertainment in Music. |
Honorable Mentions | |
KRNT Radio, Des Moines, Iowa | Outstanding Reporting of the News. |
WHAS Radio, Louisville, Kentucky | Wake Up Kentucky. |
WOV Radio and Arnold Hartley, New York, New York | Mr. Colombo Discovers America. |
1946
Recipient | Area of Excellence |
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CBS Radio |
The Columbia Workshop , Outstanding Entertainment in Radio.
|
CBS Radio and William L. Shirer | Outstanding Reporting and Interpretation of the News. |
John Crosby | The New York Herald Tribune, a Personal Award. |
NBC Radio | Orchestras of the Nation. |
WELL Radio , Battle Creek, Michigan |
Our Town, Outstanding Public Service by a Local Station. |
WHCU Radio, Ithaca, New York | The Radio Edition of The Weekly Press, Outstanding Public Service by a Local Station. |
WMCA Radio, New York, New York | Outstanding Educational Program. |
WOW Radio , Omaha, Nebraska |
Operation Big Muddy, Outstanding Public Service by a Regional Station. |
WSB Radio, Atlanta, Georgia | The Harbor We Seek, Outstanding Public Service by a Regional Station. |
Honorable Mentions | |
CBS Radio | Invitation to Music. |
CBS Radio | Suspense .
|
Junior League of America | Books Bring Adventure. |
ABC Radio |
Outstanding Entertainment in Drama. |
Mutual Broadcasting System | Meet the Press. |
ABC Radio |
Outstanding Educational Program—Radio Adaptation of Hiroshima .
|
1947
Recipient | Area of Excellence |
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ABC Radio |
Theatre Guild on the Air. |
ABC Radio | The Boston Symphony Orchestra. |
ABC Radio, Elmer Davis | Outstanding Reporting and Interpretation of the News. |
CBS Radio |
CBS Views the Press. |
CBS Radio | CBS Is There. |
KXAR Radio, Hope, Arkansas | Disaster Broadcast from Cotton Valley , Outstanding Public Service by a Local Station.
|
WBBM Radio, Chicago, Illinois | Report Uncensored, Outstanding Public Service by a Regional Station. |
Honorable Mentions | |
CBS Radio | Studio One .
|
United National Network for Peace | United Nations Today. |
WCCO Radio, Minneapolis, Minnesota | Outstanding Public Service by a Regional Station, As the Twig is Bent. |
WQQW Radio, Washington, D.C. | The Children's Hour. |
1948
Recipient | Area of Excellence |
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ABC Radio |
You Bet Your Life. |
ABC Radio | Communism, U.S. Brand. |
ABC Television | Actors Studio. |
CBS Radio | Larry LeSueur, Memo from Lake Success, Between the Dark and Daylight, U.N. in Action, Crusade for Children. |
CBS Radio, Edward R. Murrow | Outstanding Reporting and Interpretation of the News. |
KNBC Radio, San Francisco, California | Forests Aflame, Outstanding Public Service by a Regional Station. |
NBC Radio | NBC University Theatre. |
NBC Television | Howdy Doody. |
NBC Radio, The Orchestras of the Nation | The First Piano Quartet, The Boston Symphony Rehearsals, Outstanding Entertainment in Music.
|
WDAR Radio , Savannah, Georgia |
You and Youth, Outstanding Public Service by a Local Station. |
Honorable Mentions | |
Lowell Institute Cooperative Broadcasting | Outstanding Education Program. |
Radio Stations of the Mountain and Plain States | for Rendering Highly Important Service During the 1948 Blizzard. |
Rocky Mountain Radio Council | Outstanding Education Program. |
WNEW Radio, New York, New York | Little Songs About U.N. |
1949
Recipient | Area of Excellence |
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ABC Radio |
Author Meets the Critics. |
ABC Television | Crusade in Europe. |
Jack Benny, CBS Radio | a Personal Award. |
CBS Radio, Eric Sevareid | Reporting and Interpretation of the News. |
CBS Television |
The Ed Wynn Show. |
CBS Television | United Nations in Action. |
KXLJ Radio , Helena, Montana |
Legislative Highlights, Public Service by a Local Station. |
NBC Radio | United Nations Project. |
NBC Television | Kukla, Fran and Ollie. |
WQXR Radio, New York, New York | Entertainment in Music. |
WWJ Radio, Detroit, Michigan | Meet Your Congress, The Best Weapon, Protect Your Child, The World Forum, Public Service by a Regional Station. |
Honorable Mentions | |
ABC Radio | The Greatest Story Ever Told. |
ABC Radio and Erwin Canham | The Monitor Views the News. |
Harold W. Ross, Editor, and The New Yorker | for Their Successful Campaign in Stopping Music and Commercial Announcements in Grand Central Station. |
U.N. and American Broadcasters in General as Represented by the National Association of Broadcasters | for Broadcast Contributions to Better International Understanding. |
H.T. Webster |
Unseen Audience. |
WMAZ Radio , Macon, Georgia |
Reporting and Interpretation of the News. |
WTIC Radio, Hartford, Connecticut | Mind Your Manners. |