AWMF Announce The 2016 Gracie Awards Winners

RADIO ONLINE | Monday, March 21, 2016 | 11:35pm CT

In a milestone year of record-breaking entries, the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) celebrates women by recognizing their outstanding achievements across all sectors in media. This year's 41st annual Gracie Awards, in support of the AWMF's educational programs, charitable activities, public service and scholarship campaigns that benefit women in media, will take place on Tuesday, May 24 in Beverly Hills, CA.

The evening event will recognize such honorees as Tina Fey, Angela Bassett, Cynthia Nixon, Jada Pinkett Smith, Kathie Lee Gifford, along with some of the most talented women behind the camera. Then in June, local market, public and student award winners will be recognized at the Gracies Awards Luncheon on June 21 at Cipriani in New York, NY.

This year, AWMF is taking a fresh and exciting new approach to the Gracie Awards show programming by naming Vicangelo Bulluck as Executive Producer. Bulluck's extensive portfolio includes opening the Hollywood Bureau office of the national NAACP and was its first executive director. He also served as the Managing Director of Outreach and Special Events for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. At the Academy, Bulluck managed the production of the Governors Awards, the Sci-Tech Awards, the Student Academy Awards and the first-ever Oscars Concert. Bulluck was recently announced as an Executive Producer for the 2016 Democratic National Convention.

Kristen Welch, Alliance for Women in Media Foundation Chair, and SVP, Global Content Operations at Discovery Communications said, "The AWMF, through the Gracie Awards, is honored to recognize the collective, powerful voices of women from across the media landscape. Their influence and inspiration on and off the camera, encourages our future generations to build on the foundation and opportunities created by the great women before them."

The evening will spotlight prolific women in the industry who continue to lay the groundwork, break down barriers and lead by example in creating equal opportunity for future generations. This year's national radio Gracie Awards honorees are:

#15Girls
Public Affairs
NPR

#15Girls
Hard News Feature
NPR

Anna Sale, host of Death, Sex & Money
Podcast Host
WNYC Radio

CBS Sports Radio's 'After Hours with Amy Lawrence'
Host- Sports Program
CBS Sports Radio

Cheri Preston
Anchor- News or News Magazine
ABC NEWS

Elaina D Smith
Special
Cumulus Media

espnW Presents: Spain and Prim
Sports Program
espnW and ESPN Radio

Executive Producer: Sharon Madison
Producer
SiriusXM Satellite Radio

Hoda Kotb
Host- Entertainment/Information
SiriusXM Satellite Radio

Jai McVay, Co-Host, "Dawson McAllister Live" and "Dawson McAlister Late Nights"
Co-host
Dawson McAllister Association

Jai McVay, McVay Minute
Public Service Announcement
Dawson McAllister Association

Jenna Weiss-Berman (Woman of the Hour)
Producer
BuzzFeed

Krissy Clark
Investigative Program or Feature
American Public Media - Marketplace

Krissy Clark
Reporter/Correspondent
American Public Media - Marketplace

Lizzie O'Leary - Host - Marketplace Weekend
Host- News/Non-Fiction
American Public Media

Parenting with Alyssa Milano and Karen Gravano
Podcast
Blog Talk Radio

Radio
Crisis Coverage
ABC NEWS

Sheri Lynch-Sheri Feels The Family Drama
Morning/Afternoon/Weekend Drive Personality
Greater Media Charlotte

SiriusXM Satellite Radio Commercial Imaging Collage by Joan Bishop
Imaging
SiriusXM Satellite Radio

Subway Violinist
Soft News Feature
CBS Radio News

Village Folk Show with MarySue Twohy
Interview Program or Feature
Sirius XM

Women and Wheels
Portrait/Biography
Sirius XM

Women of the Hour
Grand Winner: Podcast
BuzzFeed

Women@Work
Talk Show- Entertainment/Information
SiriusXM Radio