No, not that Peabody (sorry I just couldn’t resist the pic). Seriously Sherman, South Park has won it’s first Peabody Award. The show was praised by judges who believe it “pushes all the buttons, turns up the heat and shatters every taboo,” and “through that process of offending it reminds us of the need for being tolerant.” Kudos Trey Parker and Matt Stone (who needs that Isaac Hayes anyway?). The George Foster Peabody Awards are given out annually to recognize excellence in radio and television and have become the most prestigiuous award for television series, journalism, and educational and children’s programming. Previous winners of the award include Captain Kangaroo, A Charlie Brown Christmas, M*A*S*H*, 60 Minutes, The Wonder Years, SNL, Hill Street Blues, and NYPD Blue. So who else picked up one this year? Battlestar Gallactica, Boston Legal, The Sheild, and the HBO documentary Children of Beslan.
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