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Peabody Conversations: Transparent

Jill Soloway discusses the issues and family struggles that are brought to life in Transparent. This interview was recorded backstage at the Peabody Awards ceremony after she had accepted the award on-stage.

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African-Americans have played a central role in shaping the country and continue to define it. Tomorrow's #PeabodySpotlight looks at storytelling that has helped bring their history to light.⠀ ⠀ #BlackHistoryMonth #PeabodyHonoree #HenryLouisGates (at Peabody Awards)

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Peabody Spotlight on Baltimore reminds us of David Simon, who used the city as the backdrop for outstanding storytelling in "The Corner" and "The Wire."⠀

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Spotlight: http://bit.ly/psbaltimore

Citation for The Corner: http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/the-corner

Citation for The Wire: http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/the-wire

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On the heels of her birthday, delighted to see that Individual Peabody Awards winner Oprah is returning to her reporting roots and joining fellow honoree "60 Minutes" as a special contributor next season.

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Citation link: http://j.mp/oprahpeabody

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RIP #RonGlass, one of the memorable cops on a #TV classic and #Peabody winner #BarneyMiller.⠀ ⠀ #TBT #tvclassics #peabodyhonoree #peabodyawards http://bit.ly/barneymillerpeabody (at Peabody Awards)

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Pew Research Center reports a record 27.3 million Latinos were eligible to vote in 2016, up 4 million from four years ago. For a deeper understanding of their role in American history, check out Latino Americans: The 500 Year Legacy That Reshaped a Nation, #pbs' 2013 #Peabody-winning groundbreaking documentary that shows "a truer understanding of American history."

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Peabody Conversations: ISIS in Afghanistan

“The world shouldn’t forget Afghanistan,” warns Najibullah Quraishi of the potential for the country to become a safe haven for ISIS. The veteran Afghani journalist and FRONTLINE correspondent won a 2015 Peabody for his enterprise reporting in the documentary ISIS in Afghanistan. Quraishi and his team took many risks venturing into the heart of ISIS to uncover its power and appeal.

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Aziz Ansari & Alan Yang - Master of None - 2015 Peabody Award Acceptance Speech

Peabody Winner 2015 | Universal TV, Oh Brudder Productions, Alan Yang Productions, Fermulon

It could have been just another TV comedy about a 30-something guy and his buddies in Manhattan. But actor-comedian Aziz Ansari (Parks and Recreation) instead turned his Netflix series Master of None into a treatise on life as a millennial-age child of immigrants in New York, disguising its incisive vision with snappy patter and pop-culture savvy. Ansari cast himself as Dev Shah, who’s 30, still figuring out what to do with his life, and presently pursuing an acting career. One minute, the show pokes fun at Americanized kids oblivious to the struggles their parents endured to reach the United States, and the next it’s taking on white actors playing Indians by wearing “brown face” makeup. Working with co-creator Alan Yang, Ansari sets his stories in a New York more diverse than viewers have seen in most sitcoms. And as a bonus, Ansari’s real-life mom and dad, in their acting debuts, offer sidesplitting turns as his character’s parents. For its perceptive, sharply humorous take, both unique and universal, on millennials and second-generation immigrants, Master of None receives a Peabody Award.

Link: peabodyawards.com/award-profile/master-of-none