Boston PBS station WGBH won three Peabody Awards yesterday for programs about string theory, one of the nation's most dangerous manufacturing companies and a racially motivated killing and how it mobilized the civil rights movement.
NBC News received a Peabody for a Tom Brokaw piece on the controversy surrounding the University of Michigan and its affirmative-action policy, while CBS News was cited for a 60 Minutes report on conflicts of interest and abuses of power by government and military contractors.
Broadcaster and journalist Bill Moyers was cited for career achievement.
The Peabodys, considered among the most prestigious and selective prizes in electronic media, recognize excellence and meritorious work by radio and television stations, networks, webcasters, producing organizations and individuals.
The winners were announced yesterday in Atlanta and will be presented at a ceremony in New York on May 17. AP