1999 George Foster Peabody Awards

Updated September 9, 2022 | Infoplease Staff

Lost & Found Sound:

• National Public Radio and The Kitchen Sisters, Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva, with Jay Allison

The Mississippi: River of Song:

• Smithsonian Productions; presented on Public Radio International

Morning Edition with Bob Edwards:

• National Public Radio

ABC 2000:

• ABC News, New York

Bob Simon:

• International reporting for CBS News, CBS News, New York

Singled Out:

• WAGA-TV, Atlanta

Stadium Investigation:

• WCPO-TV, Cincinnati

Investigative reporting by GMA Network:

• Manila, Philippines

ABC News 20/20: “Those Were Our Children,”

• ABC News, New York

BIOrhythm:

• MTV Networks, New York

Playing the China Card:

• Brook Lapping Productions for Channel 4, London; presented on PBS by WGBH-TV, Boston

Facing the Truth with Bill Moyers:

• Public Affairs Television; presented on PBS by Thirteen/WNET, New York

The Second World War in Colour:

• A TWI/Carlton co-production for TV, London, The History Channel

ESPN SportsCentury:

• ESPN, Bristol, Conn.

Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony:

• Florentine Films in association with WETA-TV, Washington, D.C.; presented on PBS

FRONTLINE: “The Lost Children of Rockdale County,”

• a FRONTLINE co-production with 10/20 Productions; presented on PBS

Dare to Compete: The Struggle of Women in Sports:

• Home Box Office Sports, New York

Arguing the World:

• Riverside Films, New York; presented on PBS

The Valley:

• A Mentorn Barraclough Carey Production for Channel 4, London

Fists of Freedom: The Story of the `68 Summer Games:

• Home Box Office Sports, New York, in association with Black Canyon Productions

Murder in Purdah:

• BBC News, London

I`ll Make Me a World: A Century of African-American Arts:

• Blackside, Inc., in association with Thirteen/WNET, New York; presented on PBS

The Life of Birds by David Attenborough:

• BBC, London in association with PBS

Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales:

• Home Box Office, New York

Annie:

• ABC, Storyline Entertainment, Columbia-Tristar Television, Inc., and Chris Montan Productions in association with Walt Disney Television

VH1 Save the Music Campaign:

• VH1 Public Affairs, MTV Networks, New York

The Sopranos:

• Home Box Office and Brillstein-Grey Entertainment

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters` First 100 Years:

• CBS, Televest, Columbia-Tristar Television in association with Cosby & James Productions

Strange Justice:

• Showtime and Haft Entertainment

ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre: Lost for Words,

• a Yorkshire Television Production; presented on PBS by WGBH-TV, Boston

A Lesson Before Dying:

• Home Box Office, a Spanky Pictures Production in association with Ellen M. Krass Productions

City Life:

• Thirteen/WNET, New York

ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre: A Rather English Marriage:

• Wall to Wall Television, Ltd., BBC, Carlton Television; presented on PBS by WGBH-TV, Boston

The West Wing:

• NBC, John Wells Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television

American Presidents: Life Portraits:

• C-SPAN, Washington, D.C.

Sheila Nevins, Home Box Office:

• One of the true independent spirits in television today, whose passion and vision consistently create excellence.