AWARDS
Peabody appointed Vanessa K. De Luca, Hannah Giorgis, Nicholas Quah, Kent Rees and Mark Ruffin to its board of jurors responsible for selecting the Peabody Awards. De Luca serves as editor-in-chief of The Root, with previous leadership positions at Zora Magazine and Essence. Giorgis is a staff writer at The Atlantic and also recently co-wrote the book “Ida B. The Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells” with Wells’ great-granddaughter Michelle Duster. Quah is Vulture’s podcast critic, a contributing critic at NPR’s “Fresh Air” and the founder of Hot Pod. Kent Rees is the general manager and chief marketing officer for Fast Studios and previously held positions at Pop TV and Pivot. Ruffin is the program director of the Real Jazz channel on SiriusXM and the author of the book “Bebop Fairy Tales: A Historical Fiction Trilogy on Jazz, Intolerance and Baseball” with previous experience reporting for WTTW-TV and as the jazz editor for Chicago Magazine. Monica Pearson, former news anchor, WSB-TV Atlanta, serves as board chair.
