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James L. Brooks to Receive Inaugural Industry Icon Award

4/1/2026

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James L. Brooks will receive the inaugural Industry Icon Award at the 86th Peabody Awards on May 31 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles.
Jeffrey Jones, Peabody executive director, praised Brooks for shaping television as an art form and cultural force.
Brooks co-created The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Taxi, and The Simpsons, and founded Gracie Films in 1986.
Other honorees include Amy Poehler, Sterlin Harjo, and PBS Kids.

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James L. Brooks will receive the inaugural Industry Icon Award at the 86th Peabody Awards on May 31 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles.
Jeffrey Jones, Peabody executive director, praised Brooks for shaping television as an art form and cultural force.
Brooks co-created The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Taxi, and The Simpsons, and founded Gracie Films in 1986.
Other honorees include Amy Poehler, Sterlin Harjo, and PBS Kids.