He lets us laugh at our own shortcomings and prejudices, and while doing this, maintains the highest entertainment standards.
Read the full winner’s citation: http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/personal-award-norman-lear-for-all-in-the-family
Norman Lear changed the face of television - and the faces. He revolutionized and democratized a traditionally timid, overwhelmingly white-bread medium with a collection of recognizable, risible characters whose racial and gender diversity was as unprecedented as their biases and brash opinions. From “All in the Family” and “Sanford and Son” to “Maude,” “Good Times,” and “The Jeffersons,” all the Lear hits shared, to one degree or another, a grounding in the real, polarized America we all knew, not some fantasy nation crawling with dreamy genies, twitchy witches and friendly Martians.
Read the full winner’s citation: peabodyawards.com/award-profile/individual-award-norman-lear
Happy 70th Birthday to Rob Reiner, who before becoming an award-winning director was the memorable Michael Stivic on “All in the Family.”
⠀ ⠀Citation: http://j.mp/allinthefamilypeabody (at Peabody Awards)
Scott Cutlip, past dean of Grady College, and past University of Georgia president Fred Davison present Norman Lear with his personal Peabody Award for “All in the Family.”
