Awarded since 1940 for "distinguished achievement and meritorious service by radio and television networks, stations, producing organizations, cable television organizations, and individuals."
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Martin Agronsky |
Journalist |
12-Jan-1915 |
25-Jul-1999 |
Agronsky & Co. |
| Steve Allen |
Talk Show Host |
26-Dec-1921 |
30-Oct-2000 |
The Tonight Show |
| Christiane Amanpour |
Journalist |
12-Jan-1958 |
|
CNN reporter |
| Walter Annenberg |
Business |
13-Mar-1908 |
1-Oct-2002 |
Media mogul, created TV Guide |
| Roone Arledge |
Sports Figure |
8-Jul-1931 |
5-Dec-2002 |
Created Wide World of Sports |
| Bobbie Battista |
Journalist |
c. 1952 |
|
CNN, Atamira Communications |
| Lowell Bergman |
Film/TV Producer |
24-Jul-1945 |
|
Former 60 Minutes producer |
| John Brademas |
Politician |
2-Mar-1927 |
|
Congressman from Indiana, 1959-81 |
| Ed Bradley |
Journalist |
22-Jun-1941 |
9-Nov-2006 |
60 Minutes |
| David Brancaccio |
TV Personality |
c. 1960 |
|
NOW, Marketplace |
| David Brinkley |
Journalist |
10-Jul-1920 |
11-Jun-2003 |
The Huntley-Brinkley Report |
| Tom Brokaw |
Journalist |
6-Feb-1940 |
|
Former anchor, NBC Nightly News |
| James L. Brooks |
Film/TV Producer |
9-May-1940 |
|
Producer of The Simpsons |
| Carol Burnett |
Actor |
26-Apr-1933 |
|
The Carol Burnett Show |
| Richard W. Carlson |
Diplomat |
1941 |
|
US Ambassador to the Seychelles, 1991-92 |
| Johnny Carson |
Talk Show Host |
23-Oct-1925 |
23-Jan-2005 |
Longtime host of Tonight Show |
| Sylvia Chase |
Journalist |
23-Feb-1938 |
|
Co-Anchor of 20/20 |
| Julia Child |
Chef |
15-Aug-1912 |
12-Aug-2004 |
Haute cuisine with a unique voice |
| Stephen Colbert |
Comic |
13-May-1964 |
|
The Colbert Report |
| Katie Couric |
Talk Show Host |
7-Jan-1957 |
|
CBS Evening News |
| Walter Cronkite |
Journalist |
4-Nov-1916 |
|
America's most trusted newscaster |
| Lou Dobbs |
Journalist |
24-Sep-1945 |
|
CNN Moneyline |
| Phil Donahue |
Talk Show Host |
21-Dec-1935 |
|
The Phil Donahue Show |
| Sam Donaldson |
Journalist |
11-Mar-1934 |
|
ABC newscaster, sheep rancher |
| Bob Edwards |
Journalist |
16-May-1947 |
|
NPR's Morning Edition host, 1979-2004 |
| Linda Ellerbee |
Journalist |
15-Aug-1944 |
|
"And so it goes." |
| Pauline Frederick |
Journalist |
13-Feb-1906 |
9-May-1990 |
ABC and NBC reporter |
| Fred Friendly |
Journalist |
30-Oct-1915 |
3-Mar-1998 |
President of CBS News, 1964-66 |
| Tom Gjelten |
Journalist |
? |
|
NPR correspondent |
| Curt Gowdy |
Radio Personality |
31-Jul-1919 |
20-Feb-2006 |
Voice of the Red Sox |
| Terry Gross |
Radio Personality |
1951 |
|
Host of Fresh Air on NPR |
| Bryant Gumbel |
Talk Show Host |
29-Sep-1948 |
|
The Today Show |
| Tammy Haddad |
Film/TV Producer |
c. 1957 |
|
Hardball producer |
| Joyce C. Hall |
Business |
29-Aug-1891 |
29-Oct-1982 |
Founder of Hallmark Cards |
| Jim Henson |
Performance Artist |
24-Sep-1936 |
16-May-1990 |
Creator of the Muppets |
| Don Herbert |
TV Personality |
10-Jul-1917 |
12-Jun-2007 |
Mr. Wizard |
| Don Hewitt |
Film/TV Producer |
14-Dec-1922 |
|
60 Minutes creator |
| Charlayne Hunter-Gault |
TV Personality |
27-Feb-1942 |
|
NPR, NewsHour reporter |
| Peter Jennings |
Journalist |
29-Jul-1938 |
7-Aug-2005 |
Former anchor, ABC World News Tonight |
| Lady Bird Johnson |
First Lady |
22-Dec-1912 |
11-Jul-2007 |
Wife of US President Lyndon Baines Johnson |
| Marvin Kalb |
Journalist |
9-Jun-1930 |
|
CBS and NBC news correspondent |
| Captain Kangaroo |
Actor |
27-Jun-1927 |
23-Jan-2004 |
Morning children's television star |
| Carl Kasell |
Radio Personality |
2-Apr-1934 |
|
NPR broadcaster |
| Ted Koppel |
Journalist |
8-Feb-1940 |
|
Nightline |
| Steve Kroft |
Journalist |
22-Aug-1945 |
|
60 Minutes |
| Irv Kupcinet |
Columnist |
31-Jul-1912 |
10-Nov-2003 |
Kup's Column |
| Charles Kuralt |
TV Personality |
10-Sep-1934 |
4-Jul-1997 |
On the Road |
| Norman Lear |
Film/TV Producer |
27-Jul-1922 |
|
Creator of All in the Family |
| Shari Lewis |
Performance Artist |
17-Jan-1933 |
2-Aug-1998 |
Lamb Chop's Play-Along |
| Jim McKay |
TV Personality |
24-Sep-1921 |
7-Jun-2008 |
Host of Wide World of Sports |
| Bill Moyers |
Journalist |
6-Jun-1934 |
|
NOW with Bill Moyers |
| Roger Mudd |
Journalist |
9-Feb-1928 |
|
Newscaster |
| Jerry Nachman |
Journalist |
24-Feb-1946 |
19-Jan-2004 |
MSNBC reporter |
| Ron Nessen |
Government |
25-May-1934 |
|
Gerald Ford's press secretary |
| Sheila Nevins |
Film/TV Producer |
6-Apr-1939 |
|
President, HBO Documentary and Family |
| Edwin Newman |
Journalist |
25-Jan-1919 |
|
Journalist and commentator for NBC News |
| Michele Norris |
Radio Personality |
7-Sep-1961 |
|
NPR host, All Things Considered |
| Charles Osgood |
Journalist |
8-Jan-1933 |
|
CBS News Sunday Morning |
| William S. Paley |
Business |
28-Sep-1901 |
26-Oct-1990 |
Chairman of CBS, 1946-83 |
| Martha Raddatz |
Journalist |
1953 |
|
ABC News correspondent |
| Harry Reasoner |
Journalist |
17-Apr-1923 |
6-Aug-1991 |
60 Minutes |
| Geraldo Rivera |
Journalist |
4-Jul-1943 |
|
Fox News commentator |
| Nic Robertson |
Journalist |
8-Jun-1962 |
|
CNN senior international correspondent |
| Andy Rooney |
Journalist |
14-Jan-1919 |
|
60 Minutes' resident crank |
| Charlie Rose |
Talk Show Host |
5-Jan-1942 |
|
Charlie Rose Show |
| Brian Ross |
Journalist |
23-Oct-1948 |
|
ABC News investigative correspondent |
| Morley Safer |
Journalist |
8-Nov-1931 |
|
60 Minutes |
| Carl Sagan |
Astronomer |
9-Nov-1934 |
20-Dec-1996 |
Popular astronomer, host of Cosmos |
| Diane Sawyer |
Journalist |
22-Dec-1945 |
|
TV news journalist, loves Nixon |
| Daniel Schorr |
Journalist |
31-Aug-1916 |
|
Veteran journalist, Nixon enemy |
| Vin Scully |
Baseball |
29-Nov-1927 |
|
Voice of the Dodgers |
| Eric Sevareid |
Journalist |
26-Nov-1912 |
9-Jul-1992 |
CBS News journalist |
| Bernard Shaw |
Journalist |
22-May-1940 |
|
Prime time CNN news anchor |
| Maria Shriver |
Journalist |
6-Nov-1955 |
|
Married to Arnold Schwarzenegger |
| David Simon |
Author |
1960 |
|
The Corner |
| Madeleine Smithberg |
Comic |
c. 1959 |
|
Daily Show co-creator |
| Aaron Sorkin |
Author |
9-Jun-1961 |
|
The West Wing, Sports Night |
| Frank Stanton |
Business |
20-Mar-1908 |
24-Dec-2006 |
President of CBS, 1946-73 |
| Allison Stewart |
Journalist |
4-Jul-1966 |
|
MSNBC news anchor |
| John Stossel |
Journalist |
6-Mar-1947 |
|
Libertarian reporter |
| Cal Thomas |
Columnist |
2-Dec-1942 |
|
Fox News Watch |
| Marlo Thomas |
Actor |
21-Nov-1937 |
|
That Girl |
| Garrick Utley |
Journalist |
19-Nov-1939 |
|
NBC correspondent for 30 years |
| Chris Wallace |
Journalist |
12-Oct-1947 |
|
Fox News anchor |
| Mike Wallace |
Journalist |
9-May-1918 |
|
Veteran 60 Minutes correspondent |
| Barbara Walters |
Journalist |
25-Sep-1929 |
|
20/20 |
| Pete Wilson |
Journalist |
Apr-1945 |
20-Jul-2007 |
KGO -TV and AM anchor/host |
| Oprah Winfrey |
Talk Show Host |
29-Jan-1954 |
|
The Oprah Winfrey Show |
