Archive for the ‘Peabody Media Archives’ Category
Thursday, March 31st, 2011 - Amy Watts
A record 39 recipients of the 70th Annual Peabody Awards were announced today by the University of Georgia's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. The winners, chosen by the Peabody board as the best in electronic media for the year 2010, were named in a ceremony ...
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Wednesday, October 20th, 2010 - Amy Watts
Home Movie Day is the perfect opportunity for people to connect with our past and to move the conversation about preserving our cultural heritage into the future." -- Ken Burns
National Home Movie Day 2010 is coming to Americus, Georgia on Sunday, Oct. 24 from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. ...
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Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 - Jean Cleveland
The University of Georgia Libraries has a new addition – a statuette awarded at the 2010 Southeast Regional Emmy Awards Saturday in Atlanta.
Andrew Young Presents: How We Got Over was recognized for technical achievement, one of three Emmys it received. The documentary is largely based historical news footage made ...
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Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 - Amy Watts
The Oscar nominated documentary The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers has footage from the Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection in it. The footage, of Richard Nixon, was partially used in the representative clip shown during the Academy Awards broadcast.
More information about the ...
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Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 - Peabody Awards Collection
On Saturday, October 17, 2009, the Walter J. Brown Media Archives will join the Auburn Avenue Research Library in hosting Atlanta's first Home Movie Day.
Home Movie Day is a celebration of amateur films and filmmaking held annually at many local venues worldwide. Home Movie Day events provide the opportunity for ...
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Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 - Peabody Awards Collection
One of UGA's hidden treasures is about to step into the spotlight. Selected programs from the Peabody Awards Collection are now available for online viewing on the UGA campus.
The Peabody Awards Collection, part of the UGA Libraries Walter J. Brown Media Archives, is one of the largest broadcasting archives in ...
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Monday, February 23rd, 2009 - Peabody Awards Collection
The fourth and final program in the 2009 Peabody Awards Collection Black History Month screening series will be presented this Tuesday, February 24 at 7 p.m. in Room 348 of the Miller Learning Center. In The Return of the King, an episode of the animated series Boondocks, Dr. Martin Luther ...
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Monday, February 16th, 2009 - Peabody Awards Collection
The 2009 Peabody Awards Collection Black History Month screening series continues this Tuesday, February 17, with "Out of Control: AIDS in Black America,"a shocking ABC News report that explores the conditions which have led to the devastating effects of AIDS in African-American communities and lays responsibility for stopping the epidemic ...
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Monday, February 9th, 2009 - Peabody Awards Collection
The 2009 Peabody Awards Collection Black History Month screening series continues this Tuesday, February 10 with "The Education of Ms. Groves," a Peabody-Award winning Dateline NBC report that chronicles the adventures of Teach for America volunteer Monica Groves in an Atlanta middle school.
The film will be shown at 7 p.m. ...
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Monday, February 2nd, 2009 - Peabody Awards Collection
The 2009 Peabody Awards Collection Black History Month screening series begins Tuesday, February 3 with "Sisters-in-Law." This festival favorite from Vixen Films has won over 20 awards, including a 2007 Peabody Award.
The film will be shown at 7 p.m. in Room 348 of the Miller Learning Center. Free and open ...
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