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The stars come out for the 36th Annual Gracie Awards AWM Share    
Last Tuesday, Hollywood's stars shone a little brighter as the Alliance for Women in Media descended upon the historic Beverly Hilton Hotel in Hollywood, for the 36th Annual Gracie Awards. 2011 National Gracie Award winners were honored in a star-studded gala hosted by Emmy Award-winning actress Patricia Heaton. Emmy Award-winning journalist and weekend co-anchor and correspondent for Access Hollywood Shaun Robinson was honored with the 2011 Dove Real Beauty Award. More  Oprah's finale scores biggest rating in 17 years Entertainment Weekly Share
Now this is going out in style: The final episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show delivered the program's highest overnight rating in 17 years. Oprah had a 13.3 household rating, that's up about 130 percent from her average rating. It's also the biggest since a 1994 episode. More Jennifer Yuh Nelson breaks new ground Los Angeles Times Share
Jennifer Yuh Nelson conceived the story for "Kung Fu Panda 2," which follows the continuing adventures of the roly-poly panda Po as he struggles to come to terms with the sad truth about his family at the same time he and his band of cohorts face off against the evil Lord Shen. And now, with the film set to open in theaters, she will become the first woman to solely direct an animated feature from a major Hollywood studio. More Lisa Gersh: Martha Stewart's new president opens up Adweek Share
It was recently announced that big changes were in store for for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. Its founder and namesake is returning to the board, Oxygen Media co-founder Lisa Gersh is in line to become its next CEO and the company retained Blackstone Advisory Partners, potentially putting it in play. Adweek talked with Gersh about her plans for the company and the import of Stewart's return to the board. More Michelle Obama and Jill Biden make PSAs with Sesame Street Radio and Television Business Report Share
First lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, Ph.D. visited Sesame
Street to record PSAs supporting military families. The new PSAs are part of the as part of the White House's "Joining Forces" initiative and Sesame Street's military families project asking all Americans to support military families.
More Applications now accepted for 2011 'Rising Through the Ranks' radio leadership seminar RAB, BMI & MIW Radio Group Share
Radio Advertising Bureau, Broadcast Music Inc., and Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio Group will continue to enhance women's knowledge and expertise in radio sales management with the fourth annual "Rising Through the Ranks" course. This two-day training seminar dedicated to the support and advancement of women in radio sales management will be held Aug. 30-31 at the BMI offices in Nashville, Tenn. More Overt bias against women has faded in government, but issues of pay and promotion remain The Washington Post Share
Women working in the federal government are no longer victims of overt discrimination, but are still paid less than men in similar jobs and are less likely to become supervisors, a new report says. "The vision of a workforce in which women are fully represented and utilized has not been wholly achieved," concluded the report, released by the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board. More US broadcast retransmission fees could reach $3.61 billion in 2017 WorldScreen.com Share
Steady increases in the monthly fees paid by pay-TV platforms to TV stations could drive overall U.S. broadcast retransmission fees to $3.61 billion in 2017 from $1.14 billion in 2010, reports SNL Kagan. SNL Kagan notes that retrans revenues disclosed by public companies rose from $631 million in 2009 to $766 million in 2010. For pure-play TV station owners analyzed, the revenue stream was equal to 52 percent of their cash flow on average in 2010, rising to as much as 76 percent of cash flow. More Key 18 to 49 demo watching less TV Adweek Share
For the second year in a row, television viewership of 18 to 49 year olds (on traditional TV sets) dropped over the course of the TV season, despite the recent high ratings for show finales including "American Idol" and "Oprah." According to Nielsen, the overall TV audience grew 1.5 percent over the past year to about 61.3 million people, but numbers for the younger demographic are down. More  On the scene at the Gracie Awards Luncheon AWM Share
Gracies photographer Leroy Hamilton created a great on-the-scene
video at the recent Gracie Awards Luncheon on May 25 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Hollywood. The Gracies Luncheon honored local, online, public and student market winners and was hosted by CBS News's Nancy Giles.
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