The Iris Awards

NATPE’s iconic IRIS AWARDS

Honoring Transformative Achievements
in Broadcast Television

NATPE Congratulates all of the 2022 Iris Award Recipients!

Hosted by Soledad O’Brien (journalist and CEO of Soledad O’Brien Productions), this VIP breakfast event took place during the Television Upfronts in New York City at the iconic Pierre Hotel.

– The 2022 Iris Award Honorees –

IRIS AWARD	HONOREE	PRESENTER	ACCEPTING
Lew Klein Award for Leadership	Valari Dobson Staab, Chairman, NBCUniversal Local	Mario Lopez, Actor and Host of Access Hollywood and Access Daily	Valari Dobson Staab, Chairman, NBCUniversal Local
NATPE Chairman Award for Lifetime Achievement	Emerson Coleman, Senior Vice President, Programming, Hearst Television	Andy Kaplan, Chairman at KC Global Media Entertainment LLC, Chairman at Q India and Chairman of the Board at NATPE	Emerson Coleman, Senior Vice President, Programming, Hearst Television
Award for Excellence, Global Content and Branding	Wolf Entertainment	Epatha Merkerson, Actor, Law and Order	Elliot Wolf, EVP, Digital, Wolf Entertainment
Award for Excellence, Television Presenter	Tamron Hall, Show Hows & Producer, The Tamron Hall Show	Kim Godwin, President, ABC News	Tamron Hall, Show Hows & Producer, The Tamron Hall Show
NATPE Enterprise Award	Alex Paen, Founder & President, Telco Productions, Inc.	Frank Cicha, EVP Programming, Fox Television Stations	Alex Paen, Founder & President, Telco Productions, Inc.
Award for Excellence, Television Program, Special or Series	Inside Edition	George Cheeks, President and CEO, CBS	Deborah Norville, Anchor, Inside Edition

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