PBS Nominated for 13 Peabody Awards
The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors announced this year's 27 nominees for its Documentary and News categories and 42 nominees for Entertainment, Arts, Children’s/Youth, Podcast/Radio, Interactive & Immersive, and Public Service. PBS landed 13 total nominations, the most of any outlet! FRONTLINE landed eight nominations, the most of any program, and POV, PBS NewsHour, Independent Lens, WNET and CAAM were also nominated.
According to the Peabody organization, the award nominees are "selected to represent the most compelling and empowering stories released in 2022 across broadcasting and streaming media."
Nominations are chosen by a unanimous vote of 17 jurors from over 1,200 entries. Check out PBS's full list of nominees below and stream them on PBS.org or the free PBS App.