‘Modern Family,’ ‘Glee’ win awards

Associated Press

ATHENS, Ga.

The winners of the 2009 Peabody Awards, announced Wednesday, include the ABC sitcom “Modern Family,” Fox network’s “Glee,” CBS’ “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” and HBO’s “The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency.” The awards recognize achievement and public service by TV and radio stations, networks, producing organizations, individuals and the Internet.

Other winners include the BBC’s dramatic reconstruction “The Day that Lehman Died” and National Public Radio’s Web site.

“To those who say all media content is the same or presented from a single perspective, we offer this great range of material as a response,” said Horace Newcomb, director of the Peabody Awards, in a statement. A ceremony for the 69th annual Peabody Awards will be May 17 in New York.

Announcing the awards, Cully Clark of the University of Georgia said, “Modern Family,” which follows the ups and downs of an extended family, “reinvents the situation comedy.” The university administers the awards.