# List of Peabody Award winners (1940–1949)

Peabody Award winners and honorable mentions.

## 1940s
### 1940

| Recipient | Area of Excellence |
| CBS Radio | Public Service by a Network |
| Elmer Davis, CBS Radio | Best Reporting of the News |
| KFRU Radio, Columbia, Missouri | Public Service by a Small Station |
| WGAR Radio, Cleveland, Ohio | Public Service by a Medium-sized Station |
| WLW Radio, Cincinnati, Ohio | Public Service by a Large Station |
| Honorable Mentions ||
| KNX Radio, Los Angeles, California | Meritorious Service to a Localized Area |
| KSTP Radio, St. Paul, Minnesota | for America Calling |
| KVOS Radio, Bellingham, Washington | for Promoting Better Understanding Between Canada and the United States Through Its Armistice Day Program |
| WBAP Radio, Fort Worth, Texas | Series of Prison Broadcasts |
| WBNX Radio, New York, New York | Public Service to Foreign Language Groups in New York |
| WCAU Radio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Wake Up America, Contribution to National Defense |
| WGEO Radio (shortwave), Schenectady, New York | Service to the Byrd South Pole Expedition |
| WJJD Radio, Chicago, Illinois | Service to Education in Broadcasts to Schools |
| WJZ Radio, New York, New York | Town Meeting of the Air |
| WLS Radio, Chicago, Illinois | for Meritorious Service to Agriculture |
| WOR Radio, New York, New York | The American Forum of the Air |
| WOW Radio, Omaha, Nebraska | The President's Birthday Ball of 1940 |
| WZXR Radio, New York, New York | High Standards of Musical Progress |
| WRC and WMAL Radio, Washington, D.C. | Mile of Dimes |
| WSB Radio, Atlanta, Georgia | Distinguished Public Service Contributions |

### 1941

| Recipient | Area of Excellence |
| CBS Radio, Cecil Brown | Outstanding Reporting of the News. |
| Norman Corwin | We Hold These Truths, a celebration of the 150th anniversary of the United States Bill of Rights, Outstanding Entertainment in Drama. |
| The International Shortwave Broadcasters of the United States | Outstanding Public Service by Stations. |
| Mutual Broadcasting System and Alfred Wallenstein (WOR Radio) | for Outstanding Entertainment in Music. |
| NBC Radio | University of Chicago Round Table, Outstanding Educational Program. |
| NBC Radio (WEAF) | Against the Storm, Outstanding Entertainment in Drama. |

### 1942

| Recipient | Area of Excellence |
| CBS Radio | The Man Behind the Gun, Outstanding Entertainment in Drama. (produced by William N. Robson) |
| CBS Radio, Charles Collingwood | for Outstanding Reporting of the News. |
| KOAC Radio, Corvallis, Oregon | Our Hidden Enemy, Venereal Disease, Outstanding Public Service by a Local Station. |
| NBC Pacific Coast Network | The Standard Symphony, Outstanding Entertainment in Music. |
| WCHS Radio, Charleston, West Virginia | The Home Front, Outstanding Public Service by a Regional Station. |
| WHA Radio | Afield with Ranger Mac, Outstanding Educational Program. |

### 1943

| Recipient | Area of Excellence |
| ABC Radio (The Blue Network) | America's Town Meeting of the Air, Outstanding Educational Program. |
| CBS Radio | Lux Radio Theater, Outstanding Entertainment in Drama. |
| CBS Radio | Let's Pretend, Outstanding Children's Program. |
| CBS Radio | An Open Letter to the American People, Outstanding Entertainment in Drama. (written and produced by William N. Robson) |
| CBS Radio, Edward R. Murrow | Outstanding Reporting of the News. |
| Bob Hope | a Personal Award. |
| KNX Radio, Los Angeles, California | These Are Americans, Outstanding Community Service by a Regional Station. |
| KSL Radio, Salt Lake City, Utah | Music and the Spoken Word, Outstanding Entertainment in Music. |
| KYA Radio, San Francisco, California | Calling Longshoremen, Outstanding Community Service by a Local Station. |
| Honorable Mentions ||
| NBC Radio | Outstanding Educational Program Inter-American University of the Air, "The Lands of the Free". |
| WSNJ Radio, Bridgeton, New Jersey | Outstanding Community Service by a Local Station, Junior Commandos. |

### 1944

| Recipient | Area of Excellence |
| ABC Radio (The Blue Network), Raymond Gram Swing | for Outstanding News Commentary. |
| Fred Allen, CBS Radio | a Personal Award. |
| KFI Radio, Los Angeles, California | Philharmonic Young Artists Series, Outstanding Program for Youth. |
| Col. Edward M. Kirby, Chief Radio Branch, War Department | a Personal Award. |
| Mutual Broadcasting System | Human Adventure, Outstanding Educational Program. |
| NBC Radio | Cavalcade of America, Outstanding Entertainment in Drama. |
| NBC Radio | Telephone Hour, Outstanding Entertainment in Music. |
| WIBX Radio, Utica, New York | Cross-Rhoads, Outstanding Public Service by a Local Station. |
| WLW Radio, Cincinnati, Ohio | Outstanding Reporting of News. |
| WNYC Radio and Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, New York, New York | Outstanding Public Service by a Local Station. |
| WTAG Radio, Worcester, Massachusetts | Worcester and the World, Outstanding Public Service by a Regional Station. |
| Honorable Mentions ||
| KMOX Radio, St. Louis, Missouri | St. Louis Speaks. |
| KOIN Radio, Portland, Oregon | Song of the Columbia. |
| KVOO Radio, Tulsa, Oklahoma | Southwest Forum. |
| WFBL Radio, Syracuse, New York | Syracuse on Trial. |

### 1945

| Recipient | Area of Excellence |
| ABC Radio and George V. Denny, Jr. | America's Town Meeting of the Air, Outstanding Educational Program. |
| CBS Radio and Paul White | Outstanding Reporting of the News. |
| KFWB Radio, Hollywood, California | Marc Curry Working Towards Toward a Better World, Outstanding Regional Public Service. |
| KOMA Radio, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Save a Life, Outstanding Local Public Service. |
| KOWH Radio, Omaha, Nebraska | We March with Faith, Outstanding Children's Program. |
| Mutual Broadcasting System, Arch Oboler | for Outstanding Entertainment in Drama. |
| NBC Radio | The NBC Symphony of the Air, for Outstanding Entertainment in Music. |
| NBC Radio and Edgar Bergen | for Outstanding Entertainment in Drama. |
| WHAM Radio, Rochester, New York, and Dr. Howard Hanson, Eastman School of Music | Outstanding Entertainment in Music. |
| Honorable Mentions ||
| KRNT Radio, Des Moines, Iowa | Outstanding Reporting of the News. |
| WHAS Radio, Louisville, Kentucky | Wake Up Kentucky. |
| WOV Radio and Arnold Hartley, New York, New York | Mr. Colombo Discovers America. |

### 1946

| Recipient | Area of Excellence |
| CBS Radio | The Columbia Workshop, Outstanding Entertainment in Radio. |
| CBS Radio and William L. Shirer | Outstanding Reporting and Interpretation of the News. |
| John Crosby | The New York Herald Tribune, a Personal Award. |
| NBC Radio | Orchestras of the Nation. |
| WELL Radio, Battle Creek, Michigan | Our Town, Outstanding Public Service by a Local Station. |
| WHCU Radio, Ithaca, New York | The Radio Edition of The Weekly Press, Outstanding Public Service by a Local Station. |
| WMCA Radio, New York, New York | Outstanding Educational Program. |
| WOW Radio, Omaha, Nebraska | Operation Big Muddy, Outstanding Public Service by a Regional Station. |
| WSB Radio, Atlanta, Georgia | The Harbor We Seek, Outstanding Public Service by a Regional Station. |
| Honorable Mentions ||
| CBS Radio | Invitation to Music. |
| CBS Radio | Suspense. |
| Junior League of America | Books Bring Adventure. |
| Henry Morgan, ABC Radio | Outstanding Entertainment in Drama. |
| Mutual Broadcasting System | Meet the Press. |
| Robert Saudek and ABC Radio | Outstanding Educational Program—Radio Adaptation of John Hersey's Hiroshima. |

### 1947

| Recipient | Area of Excellence |
| ABC Radio | Theatre Guild on the Air. |
| ABC Radio | The Boston Symphony Orchestra. |
| ABC Radio, Elmer Davis | Outstanding Reporting and Interpretation of the News. |
| CBS Radio | CBS Views the Press. |
| CBS Radio | CBS Is There. |
| KXAR Radio, Hope, Arkansas | Disaster Broadcast from Cotton Valley, Outstanding Public Service by a Local Station. |
| WBBM Radio, Chicago, Illinois | Report Uncensored, Outstanding Public Service by a Regional Station. |
| Honorable Mentions ||
| CBS Radio | Studio One. |
| United National Network for Peace | United Nations Today. |
| WCCO Radio, Minneapolis, Minnesota | Outstanding Public Service by a Regional Station, As the Twig is Bent. |
| WQQW Radio, Washington, D.C. | The Children's Hour. |

### 1948

| Recipient | Area of Excellence |
| ABC Radio | You Bet Your Life. |
| ABC Radio | Communism, U.S. Brand. |
| ABC Television | Actors Studio. |
| CBS Radio | Larry LeSueur, Memo from Lake Success, Between the Dark and Daylight, U.N. in Action, Crusade for Children. |
| CBS Radio, Edward R. Murrow | Outstanding Reporting and Interpretation of the News. |
| KNBC Radio, San Francisco, California | Forests Aflame, Outstanding Public Service by a Regional Station. |
| NBC Radio | NBC University Theatre. |
| NBC Television | Howdy Doody. |
| NBC Radio, The Orchestras of the Nation | The First Piano Quartet, The Boston Symphony Rehearsals, Outstanding Entertainment in Music. |
| WDAR Radio, Savannah, Georgia | You and Youth, Outstanding Public Service by a Local Station. |
| Honorable Mentions ||
| Lowell Institute Cooperative Broadcasting | Outstanding Education Program. |
| Radio Stations of the Mountain and Plain States | for Rendering Highly Important Service During the 1948 Blizzard. |
| Rocky Mountain Radio Council | Outstanding Education Program. |
| WNEW Radio, New York, New York | Little Songs About U.N. |

### 1949

| Recipient | Area of Excellence |
| ABC Radio | Author Meets the Critics. |
| ABC Television | Crusade in Europe. |
| Jack Benny, CBS Radio | a Personal Award. |
| CBS Radio, Eric Sevareid | Reporting and Interpretation of the News. |
| CBS Television | The Ed Wynn Show. |
| CBS Television | United Nations in Action. |
| KXLJ Radio, Helena, Montana | Legislative Highlights, Public Service by a Local Station. |
| NBC Radio | United Nations Project. |
| NBC Television | Kukla, Fran and Ollie. |
| WQXR Radio, New York, New York | Entertainment in Music. |
| WWJ Radio, Detroit, Michigan | Meet Your Congress, The Best Weapon, Protect Your Child, The World Forum, Public Service by a Regional Station. |
| Honorable Mentions ||
| ABC Radio | The Greatest Story Ever Told. |
| ABC Radio and Erwin Canham | The Monitor Views the News. |
| Harold W. Ross, Editor, and The New Yorker | for Their Successful Campaign in Stopping Music and Commercial Announcements in Grand Central Station. |
| U.N. and American Broadcasters in General as Represented by the National Association of Broadcasters | for Broadcast Contributions to Better International Understanding. |
| H.T. Webster | Unseen Audience. |
| WMAZ Radio, Macon, Georgia | Reporting and Interpretation of the News. |
| WTIC Radio, Hartford, Connecticut | Mind Your Manners. |