LABF Honors 2023 Giants of Broadcasting & Electronic Arts
The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation honored industry leaders and celebrities for lifetime achievements during the 2023 Giants of Broadcasting & Electronic Arts Luncheon and Awards Ceremony yesterday (11/14) at Gotham Hall in New York City. Pictured above are: (back row, l-r) Joyce Tudryn, IRTS president and CEO; Heidi Raphael, LABF co-chair; Eric Shanks, Wolf Blitzer, Tony Danza, David Kennedy, Bill Whitaker (emcee and 2018 Giant), Jack Goodman, LABF co-chair; (front row, l-r) Valari Dobson Staab, JuJu Chang, Caroline Beasley, and Nina Totenberg. Photo by Wendy Moger Bross
anchor, “The Situation Room,” CNN; Juju Chang, co-anchor, “Nightline,” ABC News; David E. Kennedy, co-founder & managing director, Aspire Ventures LLC; Eric Shanks, CEO & executive producer, FOX Sports; Valari Dobson Staab, chairman, NBCUniversal Local; and Nina Totenberg, correspondent, legal affairs, NPR. To date, LABF has honored more than 200 leaders in broadcasting since the event’s inception in 2003. Net proceeds from the luncheon will support the preservation and expansion of the Library of American Broadcasting collection, which is curated at the University of Maryland.