62nd Annual George Foster Peabody Awards To Get First National Berth On The A&E Network, Sunday, May 25 From 4-6 p.m. ET/PT

62nd Annual George Foster Peabody Awards To Get First National Berth On The A&E Network, Sunday, May 25 From 4-6 p.m. ET/PT

		GEORGE FOSTER PEABODY AWARDS The Peabody Award is considered the most selective and prestigious of awards in the electronic media industries. The Peabody Awards are administered by the University of Georgia's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. Entries are judged by a 15- member Advisory Board, which meets at the University of Georgia each spring for intensive deliberations. Board members include television critics, broadcast and cable industry executives and experts in culture and fine arts. http://www.peabody.uga.edu/. (PRNewsFoto)[TC] ATHENS, GA USA

ATHENS, Ga., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The 62nd Annual George Foster Peabody Awards, hosted by ABC News' Charles Gibson, were presented on Monday, May 19, at the Waldorf=Astoria in New York. The awards ceremony will be televised nationally for the first-time ever on The A&E Network on Sunday, May 25, 4-6 p.m. ET/PT. (LOGO: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000320/PEABODY) Thirty-one programs were cited for recognition based on the Peabody Board's only criterion -- excellence. Recipients included HBO -- Six Feet Under; CNN -- Terror on Tape; ABC's Nightline, NBC -- Boomtown, FOX -- Boston Public; ESPN -- The Complete Angler; and CBS for 9/11. "Once again, the Peabody Award crossed all media boundaries and explored excellence wherever it can be found," noted Peabody Awards Director, Horace Newcomb. "We hope to continue to raise the bar in media by recognizing the most outstanding work in radio and television." Administered by the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia, the Peabody Awards are considered the most prestigious award in electronic media. A&E Network is available in more than 85 million Nielsen homes in the United States. The A&E web site is located at http://www.aetv.com. For more information about the Peabody Awards, visit http://www.peabody.uga.edu or call Eric Holder at (706) 542-8983 or by e-mail at eholder@uga.edu.