Gray joins Peabody Awards Board

October 14th 2014 Simon Kuran
Arts & Humanities, Awards
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Jonathan Gray, a professor of media and cultural studies in the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Department of Communication Arts, has been chosen as a member of the George Foster Peabody Awards Board.

Gray is one of three new members to the board, a panel of distinguished experts who select electronic media's most coveted prize.

In April, Gray and fellow new members Martha Nelson and Naibe Reynoso will help choose the recipients of the 74th annual Peabody Awards from an international field of more than 1,000 entries from broadcast and cable television, radio and the Internet. The 2014 recipients will be announced in mid-April.

"Judging the great variety of electronic media materials that we receive is no easy task," said Jeffrey P. Jones, director of the Peabody Awards. "These three individuals bring tremendous experience in and knowledge of media across platforms, genres and formats. They will contribute immensely to our efforts to locate and recognize excellence in all of its forms."

For more information about the Peabody Awards, read the full press release from the University of Georgia, which administers the awards.