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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Award for Excellence, Global Content and Branding |
Wolf Entertainment |
Epatha Merkerson, Actor, Law and Order |
Elliot Wolf, EVP, Digital, Wolf Entertainment |
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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 |
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NATPE Enterprise Award |
Alex Paen, Founder & President, Telco Productions, Inc. |
Frank Cicha, EVP Programming, Fox Television Stations |
Alex Paen, Founder & President, Telco Productions, Inc. |
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Award for Excellence, Television Program, Special or Series |
Inside Edition |
George Cheeks, President and CEO, CBS |
Deborah Norville, Anchor, Inside Edition |
NATPE THANKS THE SPONSORS OF THE IRIS AWARDS





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