Archive for the ‘Peabody Media Archives’ Category

70th Annual Peabody Award winners announced

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 ...

National Home Movie Day at Americus, Sat. Oct 24

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. ...

UGA Libraries capture an Emmy!

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 ...

Oscar-nominated documentary uses footage from our collection

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 ...

Media Archives brings Home Movie Day to Atlanta

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 ...

Peabody Awards Collection now streaming on campus

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 ...

Black History Month screening series concludes

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 ...

Third Black History Month Screening this week

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 ...

Black History Month screening series continues

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. ...

Black History Month Screening Series begins

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 ...