Alliance for Women in Media Foundation Announce 2021 Gracie Award Winners

The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) announced the winners of the 46th Annual Gracie Awards today to be presented on September 27, 2021 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles, while local and student winners will be recognized virtually.

The Radio industry related winners are:

Radio National Honorees

Allison Keyes (Weekend Roundup) – CBS News Radio – Frontline – Special Report [Radio National]
Alzheimer’s in Color (Latino USA) – Futuro Media – Documentary [Radio – Nationally Syndicated Non-Commercial]
Cami McCormick and Deborah Rodriguez (CBS World News Roundup) – CBS News Radio – Crisis Coverage [Radio – National Syndicated Commercial]
China’s Coronavirus Crisis (All Things Considered) – NPR (National Public Radio) – Crisis Coverage/Breaking News [Radio – Nationally Syndicated Non-Commercial
Danielle Monaro (Elvis Duran and the Morning Show) – iHeartMedia/Premiere Networks – Co-host [Radio – Nationally Syndicated Commercial]
DeDe McGuire (DeDe in the Morning) – Compass Media Networks / Service Broadcasting Group Host/Personality [Radio – Nationally Syndicated Commercial]
Estelle (The Estelle Show) – Apple Music Radio – Host/Personality- Digital Streaming [Radio – Nationally Syndicated Commercial]
Hilary Kramer (Hilary Kramer’s Millionaire Maker) – Salem Media Group – Weekend Host / Personality- Talk Host [ Radio – Nationally Syndicated Commercial ]
Ina Jaffe (Morning Edition/Weekend Edition) – NPR (National Public Radio) – Reporter / Correspondent / Host [Radio – Nationally Syndicated Non-Commercial]
Jessica Beck (Snapshots from Black America) -BBC Radio 4 – Producer [Radio – Nationally Syndicated Non-Commercial]
Jill Schlesinger (Jill on Money) – CBS News Radio – Talk Show [Radio – Nationally Syndicated Commercial]
Karen Travers (ABC News) – ABC NEWS – Outstanding News Anchor [ Radio – Nationally Syndicated Commercial ]
Lindsay Czarniak (Important Conversations with Lindsay Czarniak) – SiriusXM -News Feature [Radio – Nationally Syndicated Commercial]
Lisa Abramowicz (Generation Interrupted) – Bloomberg LP – Special [Radio – Nationally Syndicated Commercial]
Lulu Garcia-Navarro & Peter Breslow (Weekend Edition Sunday) – NPR (National Public Radio) – Public Affairs [Radio – Nationally Syndicated Non-Commercial]
Marla Gibbs: A Living Treasure (Café Mocha Radio) – Miles Ahead Broadcasting/Compass Media Networks Interview Feature [Radio – Nationally Syndicated Commercial]
Noel King (How A Mother Protects Her Black Teenage Son From The World) – NPR (National Public Radio) – Interview Feature [Radio – Nationally Syndicated Non-Commercial]
Reconciling History: The Ordeal of One Last Surviving “Sex Slave” of Wartime Philippines (Weekend Edition Sunday) – NPR (National Public Radio) – Investigative Feature [Radio – Nationally Syndicated Non-Commercial]
Reema Khrais (This Is Uncomfortable) – News Feature [Radio – Nationally Syndicated Non-Commercial]
Roula Christie (WEEKENDS WITH ROULA) – Westwood One – Weekend Host / Personality- Music Host [ Radio – Nationally Syndicated Commercial ]
Stuck-At-Home Moms: The Pandemic’s Devastating Toll On Women (All Things Considered & Morning Edition) – NPR (National Public Radio) – Series [Radio – Nationally Syndicated Non-Commercial]
Victoria Balestrieri (Make Way – A Celebration of Women’s Basketball) – SiriusXM – Producer – Talk [Radio Nationally Syndicated Commercial]

Radio Local Honorees

Alex Razo (Wake Up Call / The Bill Handel Show) – KFI AM 640 – Producer [Radio – Local]
Amanda Orlando (Jim & Amanda on WARM98.5) – CUMULUS MEDIA BROADCASTING = Co-host (Music DJ/ Personality) Medium [Radio – Local]
Annie Frey (The Annie Frey Show on 971FMTalk) – Audacy – Host Non-Morning Drive (Talk/Personality) Large/Major Market [Radio – Local]
Brigitte Quinn (The Wedding) – 1010 WINS – Interview Feature [Radio – Local]
Chaos In The Capitol, A Nation Divided – WCBS-AM/Audacy New York – Frontline – Special Report [Radio Local]
Covid Community Help – Cox Media Group – Public Service Announcement- Community Giveback [Radio – Local]
KNX News (Emily Valdez) – KNX AM – Breaking News [Radio – Local]
Help for Domestic Abuse Victims During The Pandemic Shutdown (Sonstein Sunday) (Shelli Sonstein) – WAXQ-FM IHeartRadio USA – Public Affairs- Crisis Coverage [Radio – Local]
Holly Quan – KCBS RADIO (Audacy-San Francisco) – Outstanding News Anchor [ Radio – Local]
Jamie Morris (Jamie & You) – Connoisseur Media LLC – Host – Morning Drive – Medium Market [Radio – Local]
Jillene Khan (Jillene Khan on Magic 98) – Mid-West Family Broadcasting
– Host Non-Morning Drive (Music DJ/Personality) Small Market [Radio – Local]
Juliet Huddy (Curtis & Juliet) – WABC Radio – Frontline – Reporter/Correspondent [Radio Local]
Kelly Ford (Kelly Ford in the Morning) – Audacy – Host Morning Drive- Major Market [Radio – Local]
Lori Voornas (Lori Voornas-WJBQ-Portland) – Townsquare Media – Host – Morning Drive – Small Market [Radio – Local]
Maggie Gray (The Moose and Maggie Show) – Audacy New York – Co-host (Talk/Personality) Large/Major [Radio – Local]
Marci Wiser (95.5 KLOS/Los Angeles/Rock Format) – Meruelo Media – Host Non-Morning Drive (Music DJ/Personality) Major Market [Radio – Local]
Megan Lynch (The COVID Recession – Worse for Women) – Audacy/KMOX – Hard News Feature [Radio – Local]
myTalk’s Project Down & Dirty Classic Radio Drama – KTMY-FM (United States of America) – Public Service Announcement [Radio – Local]
Sue Purnell “Big Sue” (WHRK-FM) – iHeartMedia Memphis – Host Non-Morning Drive (Music DJ/Personality) Medium Market [Radio – Local]
Susy Solis (KRLD Difference Makers) – Audacy – Soft News Feature [Radio – Local]
The Gabe And Nina Morning Show (Nina Hajian) – Audacy Chicago – Crisis Coverage [Radio – Local]
VOICES with Pebbles (Pebbles) – Beasley Media Group – Public Affairs [Radio – Local]

Radio Non-Commercial Local Honorees

Angela King (No more haircuts: Stylist says closing salons is right thing to do to stop COVID- 19) – KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio – Interview Feature [Radio – Non-Commercial Local]
Bonnie Petrie (Petrie Dish) – Texas Public Radio – Host/Anchor [Radio – Non-Commercial Local]
Carson Frame – Texas Public Radio & The American Homefront Project – Reporter/Correspondent [Radio – Non-Commercial Local]
Daniella Cheslow (In Virginia, A Family Tragedy Stirs New Life In A Burial Ground For The Enslaved) – WAMU – News Feature [Radio – Non-Commercial Local]
Fernanda Camerena (Petrie Dish) – Texas Public Radio & The Texas Newsroom – Producer [Radio – Non-Commercial Local]
Going Flat or Building New Breasts: Two Women’s Post Mastectomy Stories (Audacious) – Connecticut Public Radio – Talk Show [Radio – Non-Commercial Local]
Gwynne Hogan – WNYC/Gothamist – Crisis Coverage [Radio – Non-Commercial Local]
Postcards From The Pandemic – ideastream – Series [Radio Non – Commercial Local]
Victoria Chamberlin (How This Army Officer Is Memorializing Her Stillborn Daughter Through Music) – WAMU – Portrait/Biography [Radio – Non-Commercial Local]
‘Why Can’t I Breathe?’ How Systemic Racism Makes COVID-19 Worse For Communities Of Color – Texas Public Radio & The Texas Newsroom – Special [Radio – Non-Commercial Local]

Radio Student Honorees

Katie Francis (Katie Francis – The Rowan Report) – Rowan Radio 89.7 WGLS-FM Host/Personality [Radio – Student]
Natalie Khait (First Female District Attorney in Nasau County Inspires & Encourages More Women to Enter Politics) – Radio Hofstra University – WRHU FM / WRHU.org – Interview Feature [Radio – Student]
Nora Thomas (IS COVID-19 FORCING DISPLACEMENT IN LOW-INCOME AREAS?) – WFUV / Fordham University News Feature [Radio – Student]
Rylee Meyer and Alexandra Cann (The Social Media Effect) – Rowan Radio 89.7 WGLS-FM – Public Affairs [Radio – Student]
Women in Politics / Double Standards – A League of Our Own (Eli Finkelson) – Radio Hofstra University – WRHU FM / WRHU.org – Talk Show [Radio – Student]
Zia Kelly, Madison Conte, Hannah France, Isabella Paxton, Veronica Mohesky, Alec Stutson, Jane Mather-Glass, Olivia Moses (The Check-In) – KBIA – Producer [Radio – Student]

The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) announced the winners of the 46th Annual Gracie Awards. The Gracie Awards Gala will take place September 27, 2021 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles and will honor some of the most talented women in television, radio and digital media, including Kerry Washington, Catherine O’Hara, Lena Waithe, Kelly Clarkson, Hillary Rodham Clinton, DeDe McGuire, Danielle Monaro and Erin Andrews. This year’s ceremony will also recognize entertainment and news programming that addressed timely topics and social issues, including TODAY Show, CBS This Morning, black-ish, Mrs. America and folklore: the long pond studio sessions.

“Throughout this important year, we have enjoyed some of the most compelling content in our history. We were informed, enlightened and entertained by women in media across all platforms,” said Becky Brooks, President, Alliance for Women in Media Foundation. “As we celebrate AWM’s 70th anniversary, we are thrilled to honor this incredible group of women who have demonstrated their commitment to sharing emotionally-charged, timely and compelling content. We look forward to reconvening in person to recognize these incredible achievements and brave storytelling.”

The Gracies recognize exemplary programming created by, for and about women in radio, television, cable and interactive media. Honorees are selected in national, local and student markets, including both commercial and non-commercial outlets. In lieu of the Gracie Awards Luncheon, which will no longer take place in person on June 26 in New York City, local and student award winners will be recognized virtually. An alternate in-person celebration is currently being evaluated.

In the sixth consecutive year as Executive Producer, Vicangelo Bulluck will spotlight these prolific women in the industry who continue to inspire and support others, break down barriers, and lead by example in creating opportunity for future generations.

Sponsors of The Gracies include Ziploc®, Crown Media Family Networks, CNN, NCTA – the Internet and Television Association, Katz Media Group and Beasley Media Group.

About The Gracie Awards

The Gracies Awards is the largest fundraiser of the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (formerly known as The Foundation of American Women in Radio & Television) which supports and promotes educational programs, and scholarships to benefit the media, the public and allied fields. In addition to giving $20,000 a year away in scholarships to deserving female students, the Foundation also produces the nationally acclaimed recognition program – the Gracie Awards which honors exemplary programming created by, for and about women. The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation has created partnerships and joint initiatives with the Emma Bowen Foundation, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), NCTA – The Cable and Telecommunications Association and other organizations that are philosophically aligned with the mission of the Foundation. For more information about The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation and the Gracie Awards please visit allwomeninmedia.org and follow on Twitter (@AllWomeninMedia), (#TheGracies), Instagram (@allwomeninmedia) and Facebook.