Radio gets more awards than students at a high-school graduation. Most of them are insignificant; none stack up with journalism's Pulitzer Prizes. But the Peabody Awards *announced this week by a jury of educators and journalists headed by Atlantic Monthly Editor Edward Weeks, are a cut above the crowd. The Peabody picks:
DRAMA: Mutual's Arch Oboler, for "pioneer . . . efforts ... to create a dramatic form especially for broadcasting"; NBC's Edgar Bergen, for his "original wit."
JOURNALISM: CBS's Paul White, for building a "preeminent" reportorial team; Des Moines' KRNT, for recording...
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