2 articles from 2008
16 June 2008 4:05 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news
Private and public services – including a televised memorial – are planned for Meet the Press moderator Tim Russert. A public viewing will be held for Russert on Tuesday at the St. Albans School, Cafritz Refectory, in Washington, D.C., according to NBC. After a private funeral and burial Wednesday, another memorial service will be held for Russert in the Concert Hall of the Kennedy Center. That memorial will be broadcast live Wednesday on MSNBC, beginning at 4 p.m. "He may have been the ultimate Washington insider," NBC Universal President and CEO Jeff Zucker tells People, "but he wasn't part of the Brie and wine set.
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Mark Dagostino and David Chiu
3 April 2008 11:34 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news
Abc's Bob Woodruff and Cbs's Kimberly Dozier, each seriously injured while reporting from Iraq, were among 35 recipients of George Foster Peabody Awards for broadcasting excellence announced Wednesday by the University of Georgia. The two correspondents were recognized for reports about wounded Gi's, Woodruff for his series titled "Wounds of War -- The Long Road Home for Our Nation's Veterans," and Dozier for her CBS Sunday Morning report, "The Way Home," about two women veterans who lost limbs in Iraq. Scott Pelley's report, "The Killings in Haditha," won a Peabody for Cbs's 60 Minutes. Among the entertainment awards, Nbc's 30 Rock, Bravo's Project Runway, Amc's Mad Men, Showtime's Mad Men, and Comedy Central's The Colbert Report were each honored. The awards will be handed out during ceremonies in New York on June 16 hosted by NBC anchor Brian Williams.
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