2017 Gracies Gala Winners

Television

America Ferrera, Superstore
Actress in a Leading Role - Comedy or Musical
Universal Television

Donna Lynne Champlin, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Actress in a Supporting Role - Comedy or Musical
CBS Television Studios

Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU
Actress in a Leading Role - Drama
Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television

Lynn Whitfield, Greenleaf
Actress in a Supporting Role - Drama
OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network

Riley Keough, The Girlfriend Experience
Actress in a Leading Role - Made for TV Movie or Limited Series
Starz Entertainment

Olivia Colman, The Night Manager
Actress in a Supporting Role - Made for TV Movie or Limited Series
AMC Networks

Drew Barrymore, Odd Mom Out
Actress in a Featured or Guest Role
Bravo Media

Alia Shawkat, Search Party
Actress in a Breakthrough Role
TBS

Call the Midwife
Ensemble Cast
Neal Street Production for BBC and PBS

Hairspray Live!
Musical and Ensemble Cast- Grand Award
Universal Television

Renee Cullen
Director
CNN

Lisa Quijano Wolfinger, Mercy Street
Producer - Entertainment
Lone Wolf Media and Scott Free for PBS

Stephanie Busari
Producer - News
CNN

Denise Contis, Naked and Afraid XL
Producer - Reality
Discovery Channel

Lori McCreary, The Story of God with Morgan Freeman
Producer - Non-Fiction
National Geographic Channel

Robin Roberts, Game Changers with Robin Roberts
On-Air Talent - News or News Magazine
ABC News and Rock'n Robin Productions

Samantha Bee, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
On-Air Talent - Entertainment or Sports
TBS

Nelufar Hedayat
Reporter/Correspondent
Fusion TV

Isobel Yeung, Afghan Woman's Rights
Reporter/Correspondent
VICE on HBO

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Comedy
CBS Television Studios

This Is Us
Drama
20th Century Fox Television

This Is Life With Lisa Ling
Non-Fiction or Reality
CNN

Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le
Made for TV Movie
Lifetime

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Limited Series
Dorothy Parker Drank Here Productions with Warner Bros. Television

Black Girls Rock!
Special or Variety
BET Networks

The View
Talk Show - Entertainment
ABC Television Network

TODAY
Talk Show - News
NBC's TODAY Show

All The Way Back: The Story of Emily Fogle
Sports Feature
CBS Sports Network

The Powerpuff Girls
Family Series
Cartoon Network

Nick News with Linda Ellerbee
Family Series- Grand Award
Nickelodeon in association with Lucky Duck Productions

He Named Me Malala
Documentary
National Geographic Channel

The Killing Machine, 60 Minutes
Hard News Feature
CBS News

"Hidden Figures": Women of NASA
Soft News Feature
NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt

The Women of Silicon Valley
Interview Series
NBC's TODAY Show

Brock Turner Case
News Series
CBS News

Outside the Lines: Baylor Rape Crisis
Investigative Feature
ESPN

Between Breaths: A Story of Anxiety, Addiction, Hope, ABC News 20/20
Interview Feature- Grand Award
ABC News

Chessy Prout, the St. Paul’s Accuser, Savannah Guthrie
Interview Feature
NBC's TODAY Show

Radio

Adell Coleman, SiriusXM Urban View
Producer- National
SiriusXM Radio

Cheree Carter
Host/Personality- National
Cumulus Media

Kelly Ford, Ty, Kelly and Chuck
Co-host- National
Cumulus Media

A Date with the First Lady, Cafe Mocha Radio
Special- National
Miles Ahead Broadcasting

GMA After Hours
Talk Show- National
ABC Radio

Sandyland: On the M Train
Interview Feature- National
SiriusXM Radio

Cheree Carter
Imaging- National
Cumulus Media

McVay Minute and J:30
Public Service Announcement- National
Dawson McAllister Association

Two Little Bombs, Leila Fadel
News Feature- National
NPR

Meara Sharma, Kidnapped
Producer- Non-Commercial Syndicated
On the Media, WNYC Studios

Hanna Rosin, Invisibilia
Reporter/Correspondent- Non-Commercial Syndicated
National Public Radio

Stretched: A Working Parents' Juggling Act, All Things Considered
Public Affairs- Non-Commercial Syndicated
NPR News

Europe Wakes Up To Prospect of Female Terrorists, Eleanor Beardsley
News Feature- Non-Commercial Syndicated
National Public Radio

The Cost Of Crossing, Jasmine Garsd
Investigative Feature- Non-Commercial Syndicated
National Public Radio

Amanda Lindhout - A Gut-Wrenching Call Home, The Current.
Interview Feature- Non-Commercial Syndicated
CBC Radio One

Zika - Mothers in Brazil
Crisis Coverage- Non-Commercial Syndicated
National Public Radio

Interactive Media

espnW.com
Website - News
espnW

Broadly
Website - Information or Entertainment
VICE Media

Madaya Mom
Blog
ABC News

Bianna Golodryga
Online Video Host or Correspondent
Yahoo News

Michelle Nash, Webucation
Online Producer - Information or Entertainment
FUSION

Ingrid Formanek
Online Producer - News
CNN International

#MoreThanMean - Women in Sports 'Face' Harassment
Original Online Programming - Standalone Video- Grand Award
Just Not Sports & One Tree Forest Films, Sarah Spain & Julie DiCaro

UPLift Someone: Give UP A Gift
Original Online Programming - Video Series
UP TV

The Racial Politics of Abortion
Original Online Programming - News or Documentary
ESSENCE and Time magazines

Breasts Unbound
Original Online Programming - Standalone Audio
Audible, LLC.

Startup Season 4: Dov Charney's American Dream 
Podcast
Gimlet Media

Nora McInerny, Terrible, Thanks for Asking
Podcast Host
American Public Media

Lenny
Digital Newsletter
LennyLetter.com

2017 Gracies Luncheon Winners

Television

Kristin Dickerson, Miss Lori
Director- Local
KTUL Tulsa's Channel 8

Kaitlyn Anderson, CBS 13 News Live at Five
Producer - Live- Local
WGME

Kim Nordt-Jackson, Cosmos - An HD Odyssey
Producer - Edited- Local
KTRK-TV

Vicky Nguyen
On-Air Talent- Local
KNTV NBC Bay Area

MomsEveryday
Talk Show- Local
Gray Television, Inc.

Lumberjill
Sports Feature- Local
News 12 Connecticut

Breast Cancer 2 Bikini
Community/Regional Programming- Local
KTVN Channel 2 News

#Playfor22
Documentary- Local
WKRC-TV

Rape Cases in Utah Courts
Hard News Feature- Local
ABC 4 Utah

Food Truck Fighting Hunger
Soft News Feature- Local
WCVB

Toxic Safety
Investigative Feature- Local
KPIX-TV

Murugi Thande
Director- Student
Women of WUSA9

Murugi Thande
Producer- Student
Women of WUSA9

Katiuska Guzman, The Roundabout
On-Air Talent- Student
William Paterson University of New Jersey

Unspoken: Heroin Addiction in the Muslim Community
Documentary- Student
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism

Behind Closed Doors, Michelle Chavez
Hard News Feature- Student
Maryland Capital News Service

The Business of Moving On, Angelo Bavaro
Soft News Feature- Student
Maryland Capital News Service

Radio

Laurel Lee, Pulse Roundtable Broadcast
Producer - Local
Cox Media Group

Erin O'Malley, WBMX Boston Middays
Host/Anchor - Local
CBS Radio

Shelli Sonstein, The Jim Kerr Rock 'n Roll Morning Show - Q104.3
Co-host - Local
iHeartMedia

The New 93Q Cares For Kids Radiothon
Public Service Announcement - Local
Cox Media Group

Sonstein Sunday, Q104.3
Public Affairs - Local
iHeartMedia

Boyfriends Killing Boys, Megan Cloherty
Hard News Feature - Local
WTOP Radio

Then You Stand, Exceptional Women - MAGIC 106.7
Soft News Feature - Local
Beasley Media Group

New York Primary Day, Election Central with Rita Cosby
Interview Feature - Local
WABC Radio

Jillian Kempton, WLTW 106.7 Lite FM
Imaging - Local
iHeartMedia

Orlando Pulse Tragedy Roundtable
Crisis Coverage - Local
Cox Media Group

Anita Rao, The State of Things
Producer - Non-Commercial Local
WUNC

Anne Hallward MD, Still Here: Caregiving and Dementia
Host/Anchor - Non-Commercial Local
Safe Space Radio

Karen Foshay, KCRW Investigates: Burned
Reporter/Correspondent - Non-Commercial Local
KCRW

Taking the Lead, Note to Self
Special - Non-Commercial Local
WNYC Studios

Ladies, Let's Talk
Talk Show - Non-Commercial Local
Vermont Public Radio

Seven Schools Later: One Student's View of Segregation, WNYC's Radio Rookies
Documentary - Non-Commercial Local
WNYC Radio

Homeless and Alone, She Struggles Toward Graduation, Laura Yuen
News Feature - Non-Commercial Local
Minnesota Public Radio|American Public Media

As It Happens - Rumana Monzur Interview
Interview Feature - Non-Commercial Local
CBC Radio One

Juliana Spano
Producer - Student
Radio Hofstra University

Pavlina Osta, Toni Tennille - Surviving Muskrat Love
Host/Personality - Student
The Pavlina Show

A League of Our Own - How Social Media Affects Women, Juliana Spano
Talk Show - Student
Radio Hofstra University

A League of Our Own - Women In Prison Project, Juliana Spano
Public Affairs - Student
Radio Hofstra University

Decision 2016, Kelly Green, Alyssa Compa, & Geneva Gerwitz
News Feature - Student
Rowan Radio 89.7 WGLS-FM

Strike A Chord:Veterans Returning Home, Blaine Kaniewski
Interview Feature - Student
WFUV

Stonewall Inn Vigil for Orlando, Kacie Candela
Crisis Coverage - Student
WFUV

Interactive Media

Victoria's Amazing World
Website
Victoria Bonavita

Concepts with Kacie: Bubbles
Online Video Host or Correspondent
WFUV

'Stealing Intimacy'
Online Producer
GlobalGirl Media UK

Tech Talk: Your Career Your Choice
Original Online Programming
Passaic County Technical Institute, PCTI

Rebecca Lewis - Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Podcast
WFUV