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AWMF Extends Deadline for the 2020 Gracie Award Entries


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The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) has announced that the final deadline to submit entries for the 45th Annual Gracie Awards has been extended until January 23. The Gracie Awards, presented by the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation, celebrate programming and individual achievement by, for and about women in radio, television and interactive media. Gala.

AWMF is also partnering with its newest Honorary Trustee vCreative Co-founder & CEO Jinny Laderer. She joins Sun Broadcast Group's Jason Bailey, Discovery Communications' Catherine Frymark and Katz Radio Group's Mark Gray as 2020 Honorary Trustees.

"Each year, the Gracie Awards turn the spotlight on the best and brightest in all segments of the media industry, on and off the screen, by recognizing groundbreakers in radio, television and interactive media," said AWM/F executive director Becky Brooks. "As our biggest fundraiser of the year, the Gracies enables the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation to deliver on its promise of furthering the connection, education and recognition of women in media."

The 2020 Gracie Awards entry eligibility air dates are from January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2019. The 45th Annual Gracie Awards Gala will be held on May 19, 2020, at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills. Entry details, including pricing and updated categories, can be viewed at https://allwomeninmedia.org/gracies/call-for-entries/.

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