George The Poet, Fleabag and Stranger Things are among the winners or this year’s Peabody Awards.The US institutional awards go out to “the most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcasting and digital media during 2019″ and “programs that have made a significant impact on media programming and the cultural landscape”.Among them, George The Poet’s NME Award winning Have You Heard George’s podcast is the the first British or European podcast to ever win a Peabody.“I’m proud that my very naked story of black British experience has been able to travel across the world and draw attention to our reality,” George told NME.He added: “The Peabody represents a community of artists who know that stories really do matter.
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