Amazon MGM Studios head of global television Peter Friedlander, Sony Pictures Television president Katherine Pope, A24 partner and global head of television Ravi Nandan, the North Road Company’s president of television Amy Israel, CNN Worldwide EVP Amy Entelis and New York Times managing editor Carolyn Ryan have been added to the board of directors of the Peabody Awards
Friedlander, Pope, Nandan and Israel will serve on the West Coast board of directors, while Entelis and Ryan will serve on the East Coast board, the Peabody organization said Tuesday. The open terms begin immediately with the awards group, which annually honors storytelling that reflects the social issues and emerging voices of the day.
This year’s 86th Peabody Awards nominations and winners will be revealed in April, with a ceremony honoring them set for May 31 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.
“When it comes to maintaining the integrity of an institution like the Peabody Awards, while at the same time evolving with the changing landscape that is television, podcasts, radio and interactive content, it is the strength and commitment of your board of directors that makes those goals possible,” said Jeffrey Jones, executive director of The Peabody Awards. “We are so excited to have Peter, Katherine, Ravi, and both Amy Israel and Amy Entelis, joining our already formidable board, who all share Peabody’s commitment to honoring outstanding and transformative storytelling.”
Here are the other Peabody board of director names:
West Coast
David Kramer (Chair), CEO, UTA
Bela Bajaria, Chief Content Officer, Netflix
Lorrie Bartlett, Co-Head of Talent, CAA
Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO, HBO and Max Content
Karey Burke, President, 20th Television
Kathryn Busby, President of Original Programming, Starz
Craig Erwich, President, Disney Television Group
Cliff Gilbert-Lurie, Senior Partner, Ziffren Brittenham LLP
Alix Jaffe, President of Television, Miramax
Tilane Jones, President, Array Alliance
Kristie Macosko Krieger, Film and Television Producer
Bruce Ramer, Partner, Gang, Tyre, Ramer & Brown
David Stapf, President, CBS Studios
Zack Van Amburg, Head of Worldwide Video, Apple TV
Jamie Waldron, Senior Managing Director, Teneo
Tiffany Ward, Managing Director, CAA
Richard Weitz, Co-Chairman, WME
East Coast
Martha Nelson (Chair)
Melinda Arons, Founder, Arons Advisors
John Bredar, Vice President of National Programming, GBH
Emerson Coleman, Former President/Programming, Hearst Television, Inc.
Katie Couric, Founder, Katie Couric Media
Maria Cuomo Cole, Founder, Cuomo Cole Productions
Bianna Golodryga, Anchor/Senior Global Affairs Analyst, CNN
Madeleine Haeringer, Senior Vice President/Digital, Audio & Longform, MS NOW
John Huey, Former Editor-in-Chief, Time, Inc.
Paula Kerger, CEO, PBS
Pat Mitchell, Editorial Director at TEDWomen
Courteney Monroe, President of National Geographic Global Television Networks
Michele Norris-Johnson, Senior Contributing Editor, MS NOW
Soledad O’Brien, Chief Executive Officer, Soledad O’Brien Productions
Connor Schell, CEO and Founder, Words + Pictures; Co-creator of 30 for 30 ESPN
series
Regina K. Scully, Founder and CEO, Artemis Rising Foundation
Kashif Shaikh, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Pillars Fund
Neal Shapiro, President and CEO, WNET New York Public Media
Ali Zelenko, Former Senior Vice President/Strategic Initiatives, NBC News
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