Kurtz & Friends Win Peabody. Burbank, California-based Kurtz & Friends recently
received a prestigious Peabody Award recognizing "distinguished achievement
and meritorious public service" for their 1996 animated television
special, Edith Ann's Christmas: Just Say Noel. The half-hour special,
produced with Lily Tomlin (who voices the character) and Jane Wagner, aired
on ABC in December 1996. Selected by a jury out of more than 1,000 entries,
Edith Ann was noted by the Peabody committee for having an "alternative
perspective," in its "emotionally complex" depiction of
a dysfunctional family. Diane Sawyer was master of ceremonies at the 56th
annual awards presentation in New York. The first "Edith Ann"
special was animated by Klasky Csupo in Hollywood, in 1993.
AnimExpo. The first edition of AnimExpo in Korea took place last
month. Check out the full review
and list of winners in this issue.
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