Four new members of the Peabody Awards board of judges have been named.
They are
• Radio-Television News Directors Association President Barbara Cochran
• Rebecca Leet, author and president of Rebecca Leet & Associates
• Yuen-Ying Chan, founder of the University of Hong Kong’s Journalism and Media Studies Center and
• Ron Simon, curator of TV for the, Museum of Television & Radio.
The 16-member board is rotated periodically to “insure a variety of viewpoints.”
The awards recognize “distinguished achievement and meritorious public service by stations, networks, producing organizations and individuals.”
