AWM Honors Five Leaders at Women Who Lead Event
| RADIO ONLINE | Thursday, November 16, 2017 |
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 Alliance for Women in Media |
The Alliance for Women in Media (AWM) hosted its annual Women Who Lead luncheon Tuesday to a capacity crowd at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. Keynote speaker Geraldine Laybourne spoke about current headlines of workplace harassment along with poignant stories from her career. She closed her remarks by offering the rally cry "Woman up!" to reflect the strides women have made in the industry, while offering her support for continued progress.
AWM honored the following Women Who Lead (in alphabetical order):
Caroline Beasley, CEO, Beasley Broadcast Group Amy Emmerich, Chief Content Officer, Refinery29 Kathleen Finch, Chief Programming, Content & Brand Officer, Scripps Networks Susan Swain, co-CEO, C-SPAN Julie Talbott, President, Premiere Networks
"AWM was proud to host and celebrate an incredible group of leaders with our Women Who Lead event," said Sarah Foss, chief product officer, Advertising Management Systems, Imagine Communications and AWM Board chair. "In a room full of multi-talented and successful women and men who were moved to tears, laughter and standing ovations, it is clear these trailblazing honorees are paving the way for future generations while having earned the much-deserved respect and recognition from their colleagues inside and outside their companies."
