Winners of the 2018 James Beard Media Award were announced on Friday, April 27. The annual James Beard Awards are given by the James Beard Foundation and are the highest honor for food and beverage professionals working in North America. PBS and member station programs were awarded three Broadcast Media Awards. The winners are listed below.
Special (on TV or Web)
Lidia Celebrates America: Homegrown Heroes
Host: Lidia Bastianich
Producer: Laurie Donnelly, Anne Adams, and Shelly Burgess Nicotra
PBS
Television Segment
PBS NewsHour
Reporters: Allison Aubrey and Paul Solman
Producer: Mary Beth Durkin
PBS
Additional Public Television Winner:
Outstanding Personality/Host
Pati’s Mexican Table - Pati Jinich
WETA Washington; Distributed Nationally by American Public Television
