The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation will recognize seven industry leaders, including Caroline Beasley, David Kennedy and Nina Totenberg, with lifetime achievement awards during a special celebration this November.
The 2023 Giants of Broadcasting & Electronic Arts luncheon and awards ceremony will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at Gotham Hall in New York City. The awards presentation celebrates a variety of creators, innovators, leaders, performers and journalists who have “blazed trails” in the radio and television broadcasting industry, according to LABF.
To date, LABF has honored more than 200 individuals 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.
“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
LABF said additional honorees will be announced in the near future.
