The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation has released the names of people who will be honored this fall as the 2026 Giants of Broadcasting and Electronic Arts.
Here’s the list, as described by the LABF:
Debra Oconnel — Chairman, ABC News Group and Disney Entertainment Networks, The Walt Disney Company
David Donovan — President and executive director, New York State Broadcasters Association, Inc.
Skip Finley — Broadcast owner, operator, advisor, and award-winning author
Jaime Jarrin — National Baseball Hall of Fame and legendary Spanish-language voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers
Deborah Norville — Two-time Emmy Award Winning veteran broadcaster and host of “The Perfect Line ”
Jane Pauley — Respected broadcast journalist and anchor of “CBS News Sunday Morning”
Debra Oconnell — Chairman, ABC News Group and Disney Entertainment Networks, The Walt Disney Company
Dave Santrella — Chief executive officer, Salem Media Group
Suzyn Waldman — Trailblazing sportscaster, award-winning journalist and longtime radio broadcaster for the New York Yankees
The honors will be given at an event in November in Gotham Hall in New York City. The emcee will be Juju Chang, a 2023 Giant honoree and co-anchor of ABC News “Nightline.”
The Museum of Broadcast and Communications will be honored with the LABF Excellence in Broadcast Preservation Award.
The Library of American Broadcasting has honored some 270 leaders in broadcasting since beginning the program in 2003. Net proceeds from the will support the preservation and expansion of the Library of American Broadcasting collection, curated at the University of Maryland.
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