Multichannel News on March 21 is set to honor another group of 15 exceptional women executives at the annual Wonder Women of New York luncheon at Manhattan’s Ziegfeld Ballroom.
The Wonder Women awards, a key fixture on the media calendar since 1999, honor excellence among women leaders in media businesses including programming and operations, streaming, marketing, advertising and technology. MCN’s luncheon partner once again is the New York chapter of the WICT Network.
In addition to the 15 Wonder Women honorees, the luncheon will also recognize Sarah Kate Ellis, president and CEO of GLAAD, as the 2024 Woman of Influence. Ellis has led the 39-year-old, nonprofit LGBTQ advocacy group since 2014, overseeing the organization's initiatives, campaigns and programs toward the goal of fair and accurate coverage of the LGBTQ community. Among Ellis’s most influential achievements is the 2018 establishment of the GLAAD Media Institute, which focuses on research into LGBTQ representation and acceptance.
Hosts for the 2024 event are Victoria Arlen, host and reporter, ESPN; Kristine Johnson, host and anchor, WCBS New York; and Natasha Verma, anchor, WNYW (Fox 5) New York.
For more on the Wonder Women of New York event, visit mcnwonderwomen.com.
For more on this year’s honorees, click through to the profiles linked below:
2024 Wonder Women of New York
- Ingrid Ciprián-Matthews, President, CBS News
- Lucilla D’Agostino, Head of Evolution Media and Big Fish Entertainment, Amazon/MGM Cos.
- Stephanie Dorman, Chief Customer Officer, Mediaocean
- Kim Granito, Chief Marketing Officer, AMC Networks
- Barbara Maushard, Senior VP of News, Hearst Television
- Sheereen Miller-Russell, Executive VP, Ad Sales, Client Partnerships and Inclusive Solutions, Warner Bros. Discovery
- Kate Morgan, Chief Product Officer, Executive VP, Global Media Entertainment and Games, Magid
- Laura Palumbo Johnson, Co-Founder and Executive Producer, Magilla Entertainment
- Gina Reduto, Executive VP, Strategy, Advertising & Partnerships, NBCUniversal
- Adrienne Roark, President, Content Development and Integration, CBS News and Stations and CBS Media Ventures
- Noga Rosenthal, General Counsel & Chief Privacy Officer, Ampersand
- Tina Thornton, Executive VP, Creative Studio and Marketing, ESPN
- Kavita Vazirani, EVP of Research, Insights and Analytics, Disney Entertainment, News Group and Networks, The Walt Disney Co.
- Adriana Waterston, Executive VP and Insights & Strategy Lead, Horowitz Research division, MARC Research
- Lindsey Woodland, Group VP of Client Data Science, 605 and iSpot.tv
