ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre Receives Two Peabody Awards.Business Editors IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 25, 2000 Exxon Mobil Corporation Exxon Mobil Corporation U.S.-based oil and gas company formed in 1999 through the merger of Exxon Corp. and Mobil Corp. It has investments and operations in petroleum and natural gas, coal, nuclear fuels, chemicals, and ores. announced today that two ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre productions received the George Foster Peabody
The Peabody awards program -- the broadcast and cable industry's most prestigious -- is administered by the University of Georgia's Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication The Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication is a college within the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Georgia, United States. Grady College is one of the oldest and most distinguished communication programs in the country. . Peabody Awards are given solely on the basis of merit by a 15-person national advisory board whose members include television critics, broadcast and cable industry executives, and experts in culture and fine arts. This year, a total of 36 awards were given from nearly 1,250 entries. Productions receiving the Peabodys were Lost for Words, a story of the great love between an elderly mother and her son; and, A Rather English Marriage A Rather English Marriage is a novel by Angela Lambert, first published in 1992, and later adapted for television by Andrew Davies for the BBC. Plot summary , a bittersweet tale of two widowed war veterans coming to terms with the death of their wives. ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre is presented on PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, by WGBH-TV in Boston. "Receiving two Peabodys in one year is a rare achievement," said Kenneth P. Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , ExxonMobil vice president of public affairs. "We are pleased to underwrite such highly acclaimed programs and appreciate the hundreds of PBS stations that have broadcast Masterpiece Theatre since 1971." The series, which will celebrate its 30-year anniversary this fall, has been previously honored with 8 Peabody Awards, 29 Emmys, and two Oscar nominations. |
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