The following is a list of George Foster Peabody Award winners and honorable mentions during the decade of the 2000s.
2000
Recipient Area of ExcellenceMarty HaagPersonal Award for his work as news director at WFAA-TV/Dallas, TX and as senior vice-president of Broadcast News Operations for BeloCBS News48 Hours (anchored by Dan Rather), for the report "Heroes Under Fire" by Bill Lagattuta, which examined the cause and aftermath of the Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse fire60 Minutes II, for the report "Death by Denial", reported by Ed Bradley, which examined the outbreak of HIV/AIDS in AfricaNBC NewsDateline NBC, for the report "The Paper Chase" from correspondent John Larson and reporter Andy Lehren, a look at a "paper file review" of one auto accident victim's medical claim KHOU/Houston, TX"Treading on Danger", an investigation by KHOU's Investigative Unit, led by David Raziq, and reporter Anna Werner of failures of Firestone tires on Ford vehicles KBS Chong-JuAn Eighty-Four Year Old Youngful Man Lives in the Cabin, directed by Hyun Jin HongWJXT/Jacksonville, FLBehind Closed Doors, a documentary anchored by Deborah Gianoulis examining treatment of domestic violence victims at Hubbard HouseP.O.V./American Documentary Inc., National Asian American Telecommunications Association, and Sun Fountain ProductionsRegret to InformHBO, Whiteford-Hadary, University of Maryland, and Tapestry InternationalKing GimpWall to Wall for Channel 4 in association with WNET/New York, NYThe 1900 HouseHeartlove Productions, Lovett Productions, HBOCancer: Evolution to Revolution, directed by Joseph F. Lovett and narrated by Lilly TartikoffWGBH-TV (Boston, MA)/Frontline, co-produced with Rain Media Inc. and Cam Bay ProductionsFrontline, for Drug Wars, a documentary about the war on drugs, produced by Martin Smith and with contributors including Lowell Bergman, Doug Hamilton, Kenneth Levis, Brooke Runnette, and Oriana ZillHBO SportsAli-Frazier 1: One Nation...Divisible, produced by Joseph M. Lavine and Jonathan CrystalCNN Productions, Insight News Television, and Channel Four InternationalCNN Perspectives: Cry FreetownDavid Grubin Productions Inc. and Devillier Donegan Enterprises (aired on PBS)Napoleon, a four-part series on Napoleon directed by David GrubinBBC, Discovery Channel, and TV Asahi, in association with ProSieben and France 3Walking with DinosaursMarketplace Productions/Minnesota Public Radio, in association with the University of Southern CaliforniaMarketplaceSound Portraits ProductionsWitness to an Execution, a feature story on NPR's All Things Considered produced by Jim Willett, Stacy Abramson, David Isay, and David Miller profiling capital punishment in TexasNational Public Radio"The NPR 100", a showcase of "the 100 most important American musical works of the 20th century", airing on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition and produced by Elizabeth BlairTrue Vision Productions Ltd. for Channel 4 in association with HBOSlavery, a film by Kate Blewett and Brian Woods on contemporary slavery on multiple continentsKatie Couric and NBC NewsAward for Couric's series "Confronting Colon Cancer"Learning Matters Inc. and The Merrow Report (aired on PBS)School Sleuth: The Case of an Excellent School, produced and presented by John MerrowWGBH-TV/Boston, MA and CinarArthurIdaho Public Television and Idaho Department of Health and WelfareHearts and Minds: Teens and Mental Illness, produced by Marcia FranklinWGBH-TV (Boston, MA) Science Unit and Production Group, Inc.Building BigNBC and John Wells Productions, in association with Warner Bros. TelevisionThe West Wing (the show's second win, a rare feat)HBO, Chase Films, and Brad Grey TelevisionThe Sopranos (the show's second win, a rare feat)Robert Greenwald Productions Inc. and Pearson Television International (distributor) (aired on CBS)Sharing the SecretBBC America and WGBH-TV/Boston, MAExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre, for David CopperfieldA&E Networks and Columbia TriStar Television in association with Chris/Rose Productions Inc.The CrossingBlown Deadline Productions, Knee Deep Productions, and HBOThe CornerFox, Satin City, and Regency TelevisionMalcolm in the MiddleMad Cow Productions Inc. in association with Comedy CentralThe Daily Show with Jon Stewart, for its Indecision 2000 seriesTiger Aspect Productions for NVC Arts and Channel 4Howard Goodall's Big Bangs, a series hosted by Howard Goodall on pivotal events in the history of music
2001
Recipient Area of ExcellenceABC NewsSeparate awards for the networks' coverage of the September 11 terrorist attacksNational Public RadioTenth Planet Productions and the U.S. broadcast and cable networksAmerica: A Tribute to HeroesNBC and John Wells ProductionsThird Watch, for "In Their Own Words", a stand-alone profile of real-life responders to the 9/11 attack on New York CityHardcash Productions, Channel 4, and CNN ProductionsCNN Presents, for the documentaries Beneath the Veil and Unholy WarTouchstone Television (aired on ABC)Anne Frank: The Whole StoryWNET/New York, NYAmerican Masters, for F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter DreamsWCPO-TV/CincinnatiVisions of Vine Street, an "I-Team" documentary profiling the Cincinnati thoroughfare and the adjacent Over-the-Rhine neighborhood (the epicenter of an April 2001 riot) and the issues that affect the areaCanadian Broadcasting Corporation"A Murder in the Neighbourhood", a report airing on Sunday Edition that profiled a murder in Pickering, Ontario and its effects on the victim's neighborsTelevision Broadcasts LimitedWTO ChallengeBrook Lapping Productions for BBC2, in association with WGBH/Boston, MA, RTÉ, La Sept ARTE, SBS, and YLEEndgame in Ireland40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Luna Ray Films, Black Starz!, KQED/San Francisco, PBS and Black Heritage NetworkA Huey P. Newton StoryA Carlton production in association with The Learning Channel for Channel 4Hell in the PacificHBO Films, produced in association with the BBCConspiracyShowtime, Echo Lake Productions, and Sidekick Entertainment ProductionsThings Behind the SunAvenue Pictures in association with HBO FilmsWitWilmore Films, Regency Television, and 20th Century Fox TelevisionThe Bernie Mac ShowPeter Rosen Productions Inc., KERA-TV/Dallas, TX, and the Van Cliburn FoundationThe Cliburn: Playing on the Edge, about the Eleventh Van Cliburn International Piano CompetitionSurvival Anglia Ltd. (aired on National Geographic EXPLORER/MSNBC)Mzima – Haunt of the RiverhorseSlow Motion Ltd. (produced for BBC) and WGBH/Boston, MAExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre, for Talking Heads II – Miss Fozzard Finds Her FeetCiesla Foundation and CinemaxThe Life and Times of Hank GreenbergIndependent Television Service, Paul Fierlinger & Sandra Fierlinger, and AR&T Associates, Inc. (aired on Independent Lens/PBS)Still Life with Animated DogsSoundVision Productions (distributed by NPR)The DNA Files, hosted by John HockenberryNorman Twain Productions with Shelby Stone Productions in association with HBO FilmsBoycottTeachers Documentary Project (aired on PBS)The First YearNational Film Board of Canada (aired on TVOntario's The View from Here)My Father's Camera, directed by Karen ShopsowitzYouth RadioInstitutional Award for the media outlet and its training of teenagers in the art of radio production and storytellingNickelodeonLittle BillBlue's CluesWGBH/Boston, MAInstitutional Award for its overall excellence in public broadcastingCBS News60 Minutes II, for "Memories of a Massacre", (co-produced by Gregory Vistica and Tom Anderson) which recounted the Thanh Phong raid during the Vietnam WarBand of Brothers Ltd., on behalf of DreamWorks and PlaytoneBand of BrothersNightlineInstitutional Award to the ABC News programNational Public RadioJazz Profiles
2002
Recipient Area of ExcellenceABC NewsNightline, for "Heart of Darkness", a series of reports on the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ted Koppel and Martin Seemungal, correspondents)Nightline, for "The Survivors", a profile of two burn victims of the 9/11 attack on The Pentagon, produced by Paul Fine and Holly Fine(parts 1 and 2) ALT Films, in association with Paramount Pictures for WGBH/Boston, MAExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre's American Collection: Almost a Woman London Weekend Television production for WGBH/Boston, MA, in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre: Othello BBC Radio 4, London, UKFile on 4, for "Export Controls", a report from Allan Urry revealing how "rogue nations" procured equipment from British companies for use in their nuclear arms programsBlue Angel Films Ltd., and Tyrone Productions for WNET/New York, NYStage on Screen: Beckett on Film CBS 9/11CNN Terror on Tape, reported by Nic RobertsonCourt TV, JB Media, and Hearst Entertainment The Interrogation of Michael Crowe, a movie about the murder of Stephanie Crowe directed by Don McBrearty David E. Kelley Productions, in association with 20th Century Fox TelevisionBoston Public, for "Chapter Thirty-Seven", an episode that dealt with the use of racial epithets in conversation and its impact ESPN, Bristol, Connecticut, and Lake Champlain ProductionsThe Complete Angler (featuring James Prosek) Fuji Television Network Inc., Tokyo, JapanThe Hepatitis C Epidemic: A 15-Year Government Cover-up, reported by Michiyo Kudo Greenblatt/Janollari Studios and Actual Size Films Inc., in association with HBO Original ProgrammingSix Feet Under HBO and Simmons/Lathan TVRussell Simmons Presents Def PoetryKitchen Sisters, Sonic Memorial Collaboration, NPR's Lost & Found Sound, Ben Shapiro Productions, Jamie York Productions, Jay Allison Productions, Radio Diaries, The Public Collaboration, Picture Projects with dotsperinchThe Sonic Memorial Project and SonicMemorial.org, for the aural chronicling of life around the World Trade CenterKPRC-TV/Houston, TX"DNA Protects Men of Dishonor", an investigation by reporter Stephen Dean into prevention of DNA evidence being used in rape cases in the US MilitaryNBC Studios in association with DreamWorks Television Inc. and Nemo FilmsBoomtown Nebraska ETV Network for American Experience, a production of WGBH/Boston American Experience: Monkey Trial, directed by Christine Lesiak Public Television Service Foundation, Taipei, TaiwanHow High is the Mountain, directed by Tang Shiang-Chu WNET/New York, NYEGG, the Arts Show Quest Productions and Video Line Productions for WNET/New York, NYThe Rise and Fall of Jim Crow, a four-part documentary on segregation directed by Richard Wormser and Bill Jersey Scott Free Productions, in association with HBO Films and BBC FilmsThe Gathering Storm SET Productions and C-Films Productions for WGBH/Boston, in association with France2, Abu Dhabi Television, and Tel-Ad Israel Frontline: Shattered Dreams of Peace: The Road From Oslo, directed by Dan Setton and Tor Ben MayorShowtime Networks Inc., in association with Viacom Productions Inc., and A Jersey Guys Production Bang Bang You're Dead Sound Portraits Productions Yiddish Radio Project Talkback Productions for BBC America via BBC Films and Single DramaAlmost Strangers Turner Network Television, Rosemont Productions International Ltd., Angel Brown Productions, in association with Spirit Dance ProductionsDoor to Door WBEZ-FM, Chicago Public RadioStories of Home, produced by Alex Kotlowitz and Amy Drozdowska.WFAA-TV/Dallas, TX"Fake Drugs, Real Lives," a series of reports from Brett Shipp revealing contrived drug cases investigated by Dallas policeWISN-TV/Milwaukee, WI"Sounding the Alarm," a report by Tammy Elliott and Kent Wainscott revealing the lack of effectiveness of smoke alarms on children York Zimmerman Inc., in association with WETA-TV/Washington, D.C.Bringing Down a Dictator
2003