Library of American Broadcasting
Presents Honors at the
 11^th Annual GIANTS of Broadcasting and the Electronic Awards Luncheon

 Hosted by the Library of American Broadcasting and President & CEO Donald West; and Master of Ceremonies Bill Baker, President Emeritus of PBS-TV. Awards went to Anne Sweeney, Alex Trebek, Barry Diller, Morley Safer, Dick Cavett, Jeff Smulyan, Robert L. Johnson, David E. Kelley, Richard E. Wiley, Richard Leibner and Carole Cooper 

VIP guests from the television, media and entertainment world, included FOX News host
 Bill O’Reilly, legendary newsman currently on AXSTV Dan Rather, Bravo-TV’s Andy Cohen, actor Allison Williams and ABC GMA co-host Robin Roberts.

Library of American Broadcasters Foundation Directors (board members include industry leaders from various fields, in front of and behind the camera: Chairman Virginia Hubbard Morris, Hubbard Broadcasting; James G. Babb, Bahakel Broadcasting; Pierre Bouvard TRA division of TiVo Inc.; Eduardo Caballero, Caballero Television;  Michael Carter, Carter Broadcast Group;  Gary R. Chapman, Gary R. Chapman Consulting; Sam Donaldson, ABC News; Erica Farber, Radio Advertising Bureau; James L. Greenwald, Katz Communications; Marc G. Guild, Diamond Ark Media; David E. Kennedy, appMobi Inc.; Erwin G. Krasnow. Garvey Schubert Barer; Dr. Judy Kuriansky, internationally known radio and TV personality; Richard Leibner, N. S, Bienstock Inc.; James T. Morley, Morley Broadcasting; Larry Patrick, Patrick Communications,; Heidi Raphael, Greater Media, Inc.; Allen Shaw, Centennial Broadcasting II; Craig K. Tanner, consultant; John Taylor, LG Electronics USA; Charles Warfield, ICBC Holdings, Inc.;   Donald West, President and CEO LABF; Dennis Wharton, National Association of Broadcasters; W. Russell Withers Jr., Withers Broadcasting; Ramsey L. Woodworth; Millard Younts, EnVest Media LLC.

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MORE ABOUT The GIANTS of Broadcasting Awards:

The Library has been honoring leaders in the broadcasting industry annually since 2003 —its list of Giants will total 170 after this year’s inductions. Previous honorees include industry founders Guglielmo Marconi, David Sarnoff of RCA and NBC, William S. Paley and Frank Stanton of CBS, Leonard Goldenson of ABC, Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Jack Benny, Philo Farnsworth, H. V. Kaltenborn, Edward R. Murrow, Walter Cronkite, Arthur Godfrey, Paul Harvey, Charlie Rose, Ken Burns, Johnny Carson, Katie Couric, Brian Williams, Christiane Amanpour, Lowry Mays and Tim Russert, among a roll of honor.

MORE ABOUT The LIBRARY OF AMERICAN BROADCASTING

The LIBRARY OF AMERICAN BROADCASTING (LAB)
 located at the University of Maryland — is entering its 42^nd year serving as the national information resource for the radio and television industries and the academic communities that rely upon it for depth and expertise. Its collections of historic documents, professional papers, oral and video histories, books and photographs are among the nation’s most extensive. LAB is evolving from a conventional library into a “homepage” for the world at large, no longer confined to responding to constituents one at a time but reaching thousands simultaneously through the Internet. Industry outreach includes lectures, symposia, print and the broadcast media themselves. LAB’s chair is Virginia Hubbard Morris, president of Hubbard Radio, based in Minneapolis- St. Paul; the president/CEO is Donald West, veteran broadcast journalist and former assistant to the president of CBS Inc. (serving as chief aide to the legendary Frank Stanton); the dean of libraries at the University of Maryland is Patricia Steele, and the curator is Chuck Howell. 

The national Library of American Broadcasting
 11^th Annual GIANTS OF BROADCASTING

HONOREES:    

Anne Sweeny, Co-Chair of Disney Media Networks,
President of the Disney/ABC Television Group

Alex Trebek, Iconic Host of Jeopardy

Barry Diller, Media Mogul and Creator of Fox and USA Broadcasting,
Former CEO of Paramount Pictures, Chairman of and Senior Executive of IAC

Morley Safer, 60 Minutes Correspondent and Pioneering War Reporter at CBS

Dick Cavett, Emmy-Winning Talk Show Legend, Comedian and Writer

Jeff Smulyan, Founder, CEO and President of Emmis Communications

Robert L. Johnson, Founder and Former CEO of BET, Founder and
Chairman of The RLJ Companies

David E. Kelley, Creator of Television Shows including Picket Fences, Chicago Hope, 
The Practice, Ally McBeal,Boston Public, Boston Legal and Harry’s Law

Richard E. Wiley, FCC Former Chairman, Commissioner and General Counsel

Richard Leibner, Founder and President of N.S. Bienstock, Talent Agent who has represented TV Journalists including Dan Rather, Mike Wallace, Ed Bradley,
Diane Sawyer, Maria Shriver and Andy Rooney

Carole Cooper, Talent Agent who has represented TV Journalists,
 including Bill O'Reilly, Anderson Cooper and Lara Logan