Overview
- Amy Poehler will receive the Career Achievement Award, Sterlin Harjo the Trailblazer Award, and PBS KIDS the Institutional Award.
- The 86th Peabody Awards ceremony is set for May 31 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills.
- Executive director Jeffrey Jones lauded the honorees for shaping culture through comedy, innovative storytelling, and educational media.
- Governance updates include Chris Bannon and Aymar Jean Escoffery joining the Board of Jurors, Michael Isip named 2026 board chair, and Kudzi Chikumbu joining the Interactive Board.
- Nominees will be revealed April 7 and 9 with winners later in April, and all selections require unanimous Board of Jurors votes.