Broadcast Historian Book Award

Broadcast Historian Book Award

Funder: Library of American Broadcasting Foundation (LABF), in association with the Broadcast Education Association

Award Amount: $2,500

Focus Areas: Books specifically related to broadcast/media history

Eligibility: Educators who have published a book related to broadcast/media history

Award Frequency: Two awards presented annually (Book Award and Creative Award)

About the Broadcast Education Association

BEA is the premiere international academic media organization, driving insights, excellence in media production, and career advancement for educators, students, and professionals. There are currently more than 2,300 individual and institutional members worldwide.

Recent Winners

The 2026 Broadcast Historian Book Award winners are Lauren Bratslavsky (assistant professor of communications at Illinois State University) and Elizabeth Peterson (digital collections librarian at the University of Oregon) for their book "The Archivability of Television: Essays on Preservation and Perseverance." The 2025 anthology critically evaluates archives and archival processes that collect, order, and preserve elements of television as historically, culturally, socially, politically, and economically significant material.

Contact

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