Today, the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) announces the winners of the 51st Annual Gracie Awards® — the premier honor for women in media — celebrating the women who are showing up, telling the truth, and making it impossible to look away.
This year’s honorees, spanning television, streaming, radio, audio, and digital media, include Abby Phillip, Aly Ali, “Cats & Coz Show,” “Chappell Roan with Kelleigh Bannen of Today’s Country,” Dancing with the Stars, Falen Gotler, Holly Roberts (producer, myTalk), Jodi Koontz, Karen Carson, Katherine LaNasa, Maria Shilaos (Midday with Maria), Monica Lewinsky, Nina Hajian, Oprah Winfrey, Rachel Sennott, Rhea Seehorn, Sarah Snook, Tina Knowles, and Yellowjackets.
National television, streaming, radio, and digital media award winners will be honored at the Gracie Awards Gala on Tuesday, May 19, at the Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel, in Beverly Hills. Local television, radio, and student award recipients will be recognized at the Gracie Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, June 16, at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. Tickets are available here.
The Grand Award for Documentary, which highlights superior storytelling and production that aligns with the Gracie Awards’ mission, has been awarded to Hulu’s Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything, an intimate portrait of the woman who broke open broadcast journalism at a time when the industry told her no at every turn.
“Women’s stories don’t just reflect the world, they shape it, shift it, and refuse to let it stay the same,” said Becky Brooks, President of AWMF. “This year’s honorees are doing exactly that across every platform, every format, every audience. We are proud, we are moved, and we are honored to say their names out loud.”
The Gracie Awards Gala will be produced by female-owned production companies Do Great Projects and Mythical Creatures, with Kristin Whalley returning as Executive Producer — bringing the same ethos behind the awards to every aspect of the night. Previous Gracie honorees include Ava DuVernay, Carol Burnett, Marlo Thomas, Michelle Obama, Nicole Kidman, Sandra Oh, Savannah Guthrie, Shonda Rhimes, and Taylor Swift, among many others.
The Gracie Awards are proudly sponsored by CNN, Hallmark Media, iHeart/Premiere, Jamie Kern Lima, Katz Media Group, Lauren’s Kids Foundation, and NCTA: The Internet & Television Association, among others.
51ST ANNUAL GRACIE AWARDS WINNERS
RADIO NATIONAL WINNERS
A Jane Austen Birthday Musicale
Sirius XM Symphony Hall
Feature/Special
Alex Curry & Carmen Vitali (FOX Sports Saturday)
FOX Sports Radio
Weekend Host
Chappell Roan Interview with Apple Music Country’s Kelleigh Bannen
Apple Music
Interview Feature
Deborah Rodriguez (CBS News Radio Top of the Hour)
CBS News Radio
News Anchor
Jodi Koontz (Murphy Sam & Jodi)
Premiere Networks / Three in the Morning LLC
Host/Personality
Kristen Farrah (Radio Health Journal)
American Urban Radio Networks
Producer – Entertainment/Talk
Nina Hajian (The Jubal Show)
iHeart Radio
Co-Host
The Anna & Raven Show
Connoisseur Media LLC
Entertainment/Talk Program
48 hours at El Refugio: A haven for families of ICE detainees (Latino USA)
Futuro Media Group & The Marshall Project
Documentary
Beyoncé and Black Women’s Deep Roots in Country Music (On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti)
WBUR
Public Affairs
Catholic Nuns, Missing Babies, Mass Grave — Reckoning with Ireland’s Past
NPR (National Public Radio)
Investigative Feature
Galaxy Quenching (Radiolab)
WNYC New York Public Radio
Interview Feature
Global Indigenous Solidarity with Palestine (CBC Unreserved)
CBC
News Feature
Immigration Policy Hits the Track
NPR (National Public Radio)
Series
Joy Summers (Middays with Joy)
Hope Media Group
Host
Katia Riddle (Saving Mississippi’s Babies)
NPR (National Public Radio)
Reporter /Correspondent
Lauren Frayer (Catholic Nuns, Missing Babies, Mass Grave — Reckoning with Ireland’s Past)
NPR (National Public Radio)
Producer
The Missing Children of Syria: Hidden in Orphanages Under Assad
National Public Radio (NPR)
Crisis Coverage/Breaking News
AUDIO NATIONAL WINNERS
Becky Parker Geist (The Legend of Valentine)
Pro Audio Voices Inc & AMPlify Audiobooks Inc
Audiobook Producer
January LaVoy (Good Dirt)
Penguin Random House Audio
Audiobook Narrator – Fiction
Tina Knowles (Matriarch)
Penguin Random House Audio
Audiobook Narrator – Non-Fiction
RADIO LOCAL WINNERS
Ally Ali (Ally Ali Weekdays on 106.1 BLI)
Cox Media Group Long Island
Host Non-Morning Drive (Entertainment Personality) Medium Market
Brandy “Beasy Baybie” Henshaw (Jesus and Coffee with Beasy)
Radio One
Weekend Host (Talk/Personality) Large/Major Market
Cats & Cosby
WABC Radio
Talk Show
Chaos Divers (The Lisa Dent Show)
WGN Radio AM 720
Interview Feature
Debra Green (The Mark Arum Show)
Cox Media Group, 95.5 WSB – Atlanta
Co-host (Talk Personality) Small/Medium/Large/Major Market
Erica DeLong (The Erica Show)
iHeartMedia
Host Non-Morning Drive Personality Large/Major Market
Falen Gotler (Falen & Colt)
iHeartMedia Minneapolis – KDWB
Host Non-Morning Drive (Personality) Large/Major Market – Series
GameChangers
KYW Newsradio
Soft News Feature
Holly Roberts (myTalk)
KTMY-FM
Producer – Talk
Karen Carson (Karen Carson in the Morning – NEW 102.7)
WNEW-FM / Audacy New York
Host Morning Drive- Major Market
Katelyn Maida (The Q Morning Show)
Radio One
Co-host (Entertainment Personality) Large/Major Market
Kayla Thomas with Z3lla on Touring with a Chronic Illness
iHeartMedia
Interview Feature – Women’s Health
KCBS In Depth: Last Ride
KCBS Radio (Audacy)
Public Affairs
Kelli Green (Kelli and Anthony)
Audacy
Host Morning Drive – Medium Market
Kelly Towle (The Blake Show with Kelly and Todd on Coast 93.1)
SAGA COMMUNICATIONS
Co-host (Entertainment Personality) Small Market
Kenzie’s Krimes (Brian & Kenzie Show)
CUMULUS MEDIA BROADCASTING
Regular Benchmark/Feature
Kira (Afternoons with Kira on Y107)
Zimmer Communications
Host Non-Morning Drive (Entertainment Personality) Small Market
Kristen Accardi (Cubby and Christine In The Morning)
iHeartMedia 106.7 Lite-FM (New York)
Producer
LA County Fires with Adai Lamar
KJLH-FM
Crisis Coverage/Breaking News
Liz Luda (The Morning Mix with Matt Harris and Liz Luda)
Radio One
Co-host (Entertainment Personality) Medium Market
Maria Shilaos (Midday with Maria Shilaos)
KSL NewsRadio
Host Non-Morning Drive Talk Large/Major Market
Michelle Heart (Michelle in the Morning on 107.9 LITE-FM)
Townsquare Media
Host Morning Drive – Small Market
Nessa (Nessa On Air)
HOT 97 NYC
Host Non-Morning Drive (Entertainment Personality) Large/Major Market
Pat Loeb
KYW Newsradio
News Anchor/Reporter/Correspondent
Patriots Coach Mike Vrabel on Morning Magic with Sue and Kendra
Audacy Boston
Interview Feature – Sports
The Truth About Sex Trafficking (KJLH 9AM Local Hour)
KJLH-FM
Hard News Feature
They Shine: The Light of Women’s Microenterprise Project in Eswatini
Fu-Hsin
Non-English Program
“Dehumanizing” Effect of Birth Names at School
Texas Public Radio
News Feature
Kate Wells (Kate Wells – Public Health Reporter)
Michigan Public
Reporter/Correspondent
Khalilah Brown-Dean (Disrupted)
Connecticut Public
Host/Anchor
Obituary for Kitty Dukakis (WBUR’s All Things Considered)
WBUR
Portrait/Biography
Ontario Today
CBC
Talk Show
Renee Collins Cobb (Overtones LIVE Hosted by Renee Collins Cobb)
Listen Locally, LLC
Producer
Still Here: Native American Resilience in New England
Connecticut Public
Series
The Dish with Mercedes Meija
Michigan Public
Interview Feature
RADIO STUDENT WINNERS
A League of Our Own “Healthcare Bias Toward Women”
WRHU FM Radio Hofstra University
Public Affairs
Chyna Black (A&T Four/Black History Month)
North Carolina A&T State University/WNAA-FM
Host/Personality
Marchella Mazzoni (The Rowan Report Election Night Special)
Rowan Radio 89.7 WGLS-FM
Producer
Mizzou’s Black Student Population
University of Missouri
News Feature – Investigative
The LeadHERship Series with Hayden Zapotosky
Wilton High School, Wilton, Connecticut
Interview Feature
The Rowan Report Election Night Special
Rowan Radio 89.7 WGLS-FM
Crisis Coverage/Breaking News
WFUV’s What’s What Weekend
WFUV / Fordham University
News Feature
WRHU FM – A League of Our Own
WRHU FM Radio Hofstra University
Talk Show
The complete list of this year’s winners and event details may also be found at www.allwomeninmedia.org.
