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Also Known As George Foster Peabody Award
Notable Honorees Garry Wills • Geraldo Rivera • Julia Child • Ira Glass • Ted Turner • Norman Lear • Harry Reasoner • Bernard Shaw • Grant Tinker • David Attenborough

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