Gracie Awards To Be Graced By Stars
| RADIO ONLINE | Thursday, May 16, 2013 | 11:49am CT |
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Excitement mounts as a growing list of celebrities confirm their attendance at The 38th Annual Gracie Awards Gala on May 21, 2013 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Hosted by the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF), the Gracies recognize exemplary programming created for women, by women and about women in all facets of media, including radio, television, cable and new media. The awards program also encourages the realistic and multi-faceted portrayal of women in entertainment, news, features and other programs.
"The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation is ready to roll out the red carpet and welcome some of the industry's most talented women," said AWMF Chair Kay Olin. "The Gracie's Gala is an exciting event where we celebrate and share the compelling work of so many women in media."
Hosted by One Upon a Time's Lana Parrilla, confirmed presenters and acceptors attending the Gracies include: ABC How to Live with your Parents' Sarah Chalke; FOX So You Think You Can Dance's Cat Deeley; Tony Award-Winner from ABC Family's Bunheads' Sutton Foster; ABC Family Pretty Little Liars' Lucy Hale and Ian Harding; TNT Rizzoli & Isles' Angie Harmon; Legendary Entertainment Journalist Mary Hart; NPR Correspondent Ina Jaffe; Director and Producer Rory Kennedy; NBC The Office's Angela Kinsey; Food Network's Sandra Lee; Extra's Maria Menounos; NBC Parks and Recreation's Amy Poehler; ABC News Reporter Martha Raddatz; Style Network's Giuliana and Bill Rancic; Access Hollywood and BET Network's Shaun Robinson; ESPN's Hannah Storm; TNT Dallas' Brenda Strong; Oscar-Nominee from ReelzChannel Bomb Girls' Meg Tilly; NBC News Anchor Brian Williams; Bloomberg's Jane Williams; ABC Grey's Anatomy's Chandra Wilson... and many more.
Oscar and Grammy winning singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge will perform live at the 38th Annual Gracie Awards Gala. Etheridge will also accept her Gracie Award for Outstanding Talk Show - Entertainment/Information for The Melissa Etheridge Radio Show.
