The following is a list of Peabody Award winners and honorable mentions from the years 1990 to 1999.
1990 Recipient Area of ExcellenceABC News and Koppel CommunicationsThe Koppel Report: Death of a Dictator, about the trial and execution of Nicolae and Elena CeaușescuABC News/TIMEPeter Jennings Reporting: GunsAmerican Playhouse SeriesAward for American Playhouse's "showcasing [of] quality television" such as Women & Wallace and An Enemy of the PeopleRed BarberPersonal award for his commentary work on NPR's Morning EditionBlackside, Inc.Eyes on the Prize II: America at the Racial Crossroads (1965-1985)CNNInstitutional Award for the network's coverage of the crisis in the Persian Gulf (Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm)CBS Music Video Enterprises and American Masters in Association with Perry FilmsJohn Hammond: From Bessie Smith to Bruce Springsteen, about music producer John Hammond, directed by Hart PerryConnecticut Public RadioThe Schubert Theatre: 75 Years of Memories, a program produced by Faith Middleton and Diane Orson on the Shubert Theatre (New Haven)FASE Productions (Foundation for Advancements in Science and Education)Futures (with Jaime Escalante)Paul Fine and Holly FinePersonal awards for their production work at CBS News (in particular the 60 Minutes report "Ward 5A", which profiled AIDS ward nurses at San Francisco General Hospital)Florentine Films and WETA-TV/Washington, D.C.The Civil WarJohn D. and Catherine T. MacArthur FoundationInstitutional Award for its support of "inventive, inspired and important television", recognizing the work of William T. KirbyKCTS-TV/Seattle, WA and MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour"Backhauling," an exposé by Lee Hochberg into truck haulers transporting food products in trucks that had just been used to transport toxic chemicals, produced by Chris Sharp and Lee HochbergKPTV/Portland, ORMount St. Helens: A Decade Later, reported by Lars LarsonLynch/Frost Productions in association with Propaganda Films and Worldvision EnterprisesTwin Peaks, for its pilot episodeWorth McDougaldPersonal Award on the occasion of McDougald's retirement for his 2+ decades in service to the Peabody Awards as directorMouchette Films/POVDays of Waiting: The Life & Art of Estelle Ishigo, a film by Steven OkazakiMurray Street Enterprise in association with KQED-FM/San Francisco, CA(distributed by NPR)HEAT with John HockenberryNational Public Radio"Manicu's Story: The War in Mozambique," the story of one boy's efforts to reunite with his family in a refugee camp in the war-torn country, produced by Neenah EllisNBCSaturday Night LiveSouthern Center for International Studies (aired on PBS)Institutional Award for "providing a forum for... international decision-makers" to discuss their decisions on national and international policy in programs such as persons at the Southern Center for international Studies in Atlanta for the decision to produce programs such as Annual Reports of the Secretaries of State, Annual Reports of the Secretaries of Defense, and A Conversation with Dean Rusk (hosted by Edwin Newman). Think Entertainment (as Presented on the Disney Channel)Mother Goose Rock 'n' RhymeVermont Folklife CenterJourney's End: The Memories and Traditions of Daisy Turner and Family, produced by Ev GrimesFrederick WisemanPersonal Award for "a mastery of television documentary", including Near Death and Central ParkWKYC-TV/Cleveland, OHDick Feagler CommentariesWXPN-FM/Philadelphia, PAKid's CornerYoung Visions Inc. and The Rotary Club of Los AltosRotary and AIDS: The Los Altos Story
1991 Recipient Area of ExcellenceABC News and NHKPearl Harbor: Two Hours that Changed the World, anchored by David BrinkleyArmed Forces Radio and Television ServiceInstitutional Award on the occasion of its 50th anniversaryBrand-Falsey ProductionsI'll Fly Away and Northern ExposureCNNAward for its coverage of the Soviet coup attempt of 1991Caedmon Audio (a division of HarperAudio, HarperCollins)Institutional Award for "preserving our rich oral tradition in poetry, drama, and spoken-word performance"CBS News60 Minutes, for the report "Friendly Fire," an examination of a friendly fire incident in the Persian Gulf War and its impact (Steve Kroft, correspondent)CBS SportsCoverage of the Masters Tournament, highlighting the work of director Frank Chirkinian (George Veras, producer)CBS and Shukovsky/English Productions in association with Warner Bros.Murphy BrownCentral Independent Television (PBS version by WETA-TV/Washington, DC)Soviets: Red Hot, directed by Juris PodnieksPeggy CharrenPersonal Award for her advocacy of quality children's television programming at Action for Children's TelevisionThe Discovery ChannelPeople of the Forest: The Chimps of Gombe, directed by Hugo van LawickHBOAmerica Undercover: Heil Hitler! Confessions of a Hitler Youth, produced by Arthur HolchHBO Sports and Black Canyon ProductionsWhen It Was a Game (Dave Harmon, George Roy, and Steve Stern, producers)KARK-TV/Little Rock, AR and Arkansas Department of HealthArkansas' Timebomb: Teen Pregnancy, a public service campaign (Doug Krile, correspondent)KCRW/Santa Monica, CAJoe Frank: Work in ProgressKSTP-TV/Saint Paul, MN"Who's Watching the Store?" an "I-Team" investigation by Joel Grover of Twin Cities retail outlets suspecting minority customers as possible shopliftersKTLA-TV/Los Angeles, CAPresentation of the Rodney King beating videotape and subsequent reportage (Stan Chambers, Warren Wilson, Ron Olsen, and Steve Lentz, reporters)Lucky Duck Productions for MTV NetworksNickelodeon Special Edition: It's Only Television (Linda Ellerbee, reporter)NPR's HorizonsThe Case Against Women: Sexism in the Courts, produced by Helen BortenNPRCoverage of the Judge Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings by Nina TotenbergNBC NewsReports by Brian Ross on the BCCI scandalNBC, Carson Productions, and Worldwide PantsLate Night with David LettermanWNET/New York, NYDance in America: Everybody Dance Now, directed by Margaret Selby and written by Jennifer DunningTurner MultimediaCoup D'État: The Week that Changed the World, a multimedia presentation tool for classrooms on events in the former Soviet UnionWNCN-FM/New York, NYNew York City Musicbox, hosted by Elliott ForrestWRAL-TV/Raleigh, NCAward for its environmental reporting, Save Our SoundsZouk ProductionsThe Miles Davis Radio Report, a radio documentary on Miles Davis (Danny Glover, narrator; Quincy Troupe and Jay Allison, producers)
1992 Recipient Area of Excellence ABC Television and the Carsey-Werner Company RoseanneBBC RadioInstitutional Award for the service and the "range, variety and breadth" of its programmingCable News Network, Atlanta, Georgia Larry King Live Election Coverage 1992 CBS Television and Granada Television, London, UK Age Seven in AmericaCBS, Finnegan-Pinchuk Company, Brand-Falsey ProductionsNorthern Exposure, for the episode "Cicely" (the show's second win, a rare feat)Canamedia Productions Ltd., and TV Ontario, Toronto, Canada Threads of HopeNightline (Capital Cities/ABC Inc.) 72 Hours to Victory: Behind the Scenes with Bill ClintonCapital Cities/ABC, Inc. ABC News Nightline Special: Moment of Crisis, Anatomy of a RiotChannel One/Whittle Communications, Los Angeles, California AIDS C-SPANInstitutional Award for the network's daily coverage of the United States Congress and government news GPN/Nebraska ETV NetworkReading Rainbow, for the episode "The Wall"Home Box Office and Springcreek Productions, in association with Breakheart Films Citizen Cohn HKO Media Inc., and WKBD-TV, Detroit, Michigan Close to Home: The Tammy Boccomino Story The Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico, and KNME-TV, Albuquerque, New Mexico Surviving ColumbusDavid Isay and NPRAmerican Folklife Radio ProjectKFFA/Helena, ARKing Biscuit TimeKIRO-TV/Seattle, WAWhen the Salmon Runs DryKJLH/Los Angeles, CACoverage of the "Los Angeles Rebellion" KTTV-TV, Los Angeles Gavel to Gavel Coverage of the Rodney King Trial Maysles Films Inc., New York, New York, and Home Box Office Abortion: Desperate Choices (episode of America Undercover) MTV Music Television Choose or Lose NBC Television The More You KnowNBC and Castle Rock EntertainmentSeinfeld NPR and Sylvia Poggioli Prisoners in Bosnia, correspondent Poggioli's reports from the Bosnian War and the uncovering of "ethnic cleansing" during the Siege of Sarajevo Propaganda Films and Fox Broadcasting Company Rock the VoteFred RogersPersonal Award for Rogers' work on children's television, specifically Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Daniel Schorr Personal Award for Schorr's NPR commentaries/analyses and previous work at CBS News and CNN Signifyin' Works, Berkeley, California, and the Public Broadcasting Service Color AdjustmentWBUR/Boston, MA and NPRCar TalkWCVB-TV/Boston, MAThe Incredible Voyage of Bill PinkneyWGBH-TV/Boston, MA and BBCThe American Experience: The Donner Party, directed by Ric BurnsWGBH-TV, Boston, Massachusetts The Health Quarterly: The AIDS Report SeriesWGBH-TV, Boston, Massachusetts, the BBC, London, UK, and NDR, Hamburg, Germany The Machine That Changed the WorldWQED-TV/Pittsburgh, PA and WGBH-TV/Boston, MAWhere in the World is Carmen Sandiego?WTVJ-TV/Miami, FLHurricane Andrew: As It Happened (citing the work of Bryan Norcross)
1993