Monday, Apr. 16, 1956
The Laurels
Notable winners of the 16th annual Peabody Awards, announced this week in Manhattan:
TV News: CBS's Douglas Edwards.
TV Entertainment: NBC's Perry Como and CBS's Jackie Gleason.
TV Drama: NBC's Producers' Showcase, with "a special bow to Peter Pan."
TV Children's Show: CBS's Lassie.
TV Education: Dr. Frank Baxter on station KNXT (Los Angeles), with a citation to CBS's Omnibus for the series on the Adams family.
Radio-Television Music: ABC's Voice of Firestone.
Radio-Television Public Service: NBC Board Chairman Sylvester Weaver Jr., for "broadening the horizons of television . . . and for showing a respect for the intelligence of the public."
Radio-Television Promotion of International Understanding: ABC's Quincy Howe, with a citation to NBC's Assignment India.
Radio Education: NBC's Biographies in Sound.
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