2022
- Valerie Blackburn, AWM Legacy Leadership Award Recipient
- Nancy Daniels, Chief of Content, TNets, Discovery, Animal Planet, and Science Channel
- Marie Donoghue, VP Global Sports Video, Amazon
- Chesley Maddox-Dorsey, CEO, American Urban Radio Network
- Dawn Porter, Founder, Trilogy Films
- Wendy Goldberg, CCO, iHeartMedia
- Kim Godwin, President, ABC News
- Debra OConnell, President, Networks, Disney Media & Entertainment Dist.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2020 and 2021 Gracies Leadership Awards were not held.
2019
- Mary Berner, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cumulus Media
- Weezie Kramer, Chief Operating Officer, Entercom Communications
- Rosemary Mercedes, Chief Communications Officer, Univision Communications Inc.
- Michelle Rice, General Manager, TV One
- Michelle Vicary, EVP, Programming and Network Publicity, Crown Media Family Networks
- Danyelle Wright, VP, Employment & Labor Law and Chief Diversity Officer, The E.W. Scripps Company
2018
- Dara Altman, EVP and Chief Administrative Officer, Sirius XM
- Lynn Beall, EVP and COO of Media Operations, TEGNA
- Allison Gollust, EVP and Chief Marketing Officer, CNN
- Jeanine Liburd, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, BET Networks
- Beth Neuhoff, President and CEO, Neuhoff Communications
- Carole Robinson, Chief Communications Officer, BuzzFeed
- Jo Ann Ross, President and Chief Advertising Revenue Officer, CBS
2017
- Amy Emmerich, Chief Content Officer, Refinery 29
- Caroline Beasley, Chief Executive Officer, Beasley Broadcast Group
- Geraldine Laybourne, Chairman and Co-founder, Katapult Studio
- Julie Talbott, President, Premiere Networks
- Kathleen Finch, Chief Programming, Content & Brand Officer, Scripps Networks Interactive
- Susan Swain, President and Co-CEO, C-SPAN
2016
- Madonna Badger, Owner, Bradger & Winters
- Jennifer Caserta, President & General Manager, IFC
- Abby Greensfelder, Co-CEO and Executive Producer, Half Yard Productions
- Kim Guthrie, President, Cox Media Group; Cox Reps
- Cathy Hughes, CEO, Radio One/TV One
- Paula Kerger, President and CEO, PBS
- Ellen Levine, Editorial Director, Hearst Magazine
- Karen Leever, Executive VP and GM of Digital Media, Discovery Communications
2015
- Katrina Adams, President and CEO, USTA
- Karen Brodkin, President of Business Affairs, IMG
- Marie Donoghue, EVP, Global Business and Content Strategy, ESPN
- Libby Geist, VP and Executive Producer, ESPN Films
- Andrea Kremer, Chief Correspondent, NFL Network
- Anita Marks, Radio Personality, Giants Football
- Lauren McHale, VP/Director of Sales, Katz Media
- Katie Nolan, Correspondent , Fox Sports
- Laurel Richie, President , WNBA
- Hannah Storm, Anchor, ESPN
- Suzanne Smith, Producer/Director, CBS Sports
- Suzyn Waldman, Correspondent , Yankees
2014
- Andrea Berry, SVP, Media Services, Fox Networks
- Kari Byron, Host of Mythbusters , Discovery Channel
- Kelli Campbell, SVP, Education, Discovery
- Marian Croak, SVP, Labs , AT&T
- Deb Esayian, Chief Revenue Officer, Marketron Broadcast Solutions
- Elise Finch, Weather Anchor, CBS New York
- Lisa Gelobter, Interim Head of Digital, BET Networks
- Lisa Hsia, EVP, Digital, Bravo and Oxygen Media
- Bridget Neville, VP and General Manager, Sirius XM
- Indra Peterson, Weather Anchor, CNN
- Radha Subramanyam, EVP, Insights, Research & Analytics, iHeartMedia
- Renu Thomas, SVP, Technology and Operations, Disney & ABC
2013
- Meredith Baker, SVP, NBCUniversal
- Danielle Carrig, SVP, Publicity and Public Affairs, Lifetime
- Mignon Clyburn, FCC Commissioner, FCC
- Kelly Cole, EVP, Government Relations, NAB
- Candy Crowley, Chief Political Correspondent, CNN
- Susan Fox, VP, Government Relations, Disney
- Kimberly A. Hulsey, VP, Government Relations, Scripps Networks
- Hazel-Ann Mayers, SVP, Chief Compliance Officer, CBS Corporation
- Susan Page, Washington Bureau Chief, USA Today
- Martha Raddatz, Chief Global Affairs Correspondent, ABC News
- Jessica Rosenworcel, FCC Commissioner, FCC
- Alexa Verveer, SVP, Public Policy, Corp. & Gov. Affairs, Discovery Communications
2012
- Caroline Beasley, VP, CFO, Treasurer and Secretary, Beasley Media Group
- Jean Chatzky, NBC Today Show Financial Editor, NBC
- Jean Clifton, CFO, Dial Global
- Debbie Cowan, VP, Finance & CFO, NPR
- Christine Driessen, EVP & CFO, ESPN
- Melissa Francis, Anchor, FOX Business Network
- Lori A. Hickock, Executive VP, Finance, Scripps Networks
- Rebecca Jarvis, Reporter, CBS News
- Barbara Landes, CFO, Treasurer & SVP, Corporate Services, PBS
- Suze Orman, Host of The Suze Orman Show, CNBC
- Christine Romans, Host of Your Bottom Line, CNN
- Joy Whitlow, CFO, NAB