Program Information

Macaroni Awards 2002

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Subtitle:

honoring this year's corporate media standard-setters

Program Type:

Unspecified

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Contributor:

Jonathan Lawson Contact Contributor

Date Published:

Sept. 29, 2002, 5:27 a.m.

Summary: presented at Reclaim the Media: a Community Media Convergence

Hosts Jeff Pearson (Deface the Nation) and "Lady Liberty" present this award ceremony as a doppelganger to the NABr's Marconi Awards, occuring simultaneously nearby

Credits: Producer: Jonathan Lawson
Uploaded by: Jonathan Lawson

Notes: 2002 Macaroni Award Winners:

"Best Major Market Radio Station Run Completely By Robots"
winner: Infinity Broadcasting

"Most Exhaustive Coverage of a News Story Which is Totally Irrelevant"
winner: People Magazine (for coverage of Fox News host Greta van Susteren's nose job)

"Chicken Little Fearmonger of the Year"
winner: Fox News/Brit Hume (for non-stop coverage of Jose Padilla's non-existent 'dirty bomb')

"Best Pretense of Objectivity While Being Totally Biased"
winner: Cokie Roberts, NPR

"Most Mysogynist Radio Personality in a Medium or Large Market"
winner: Tom Leykis, 'The Tom Leykis Show'

"Ronald Reagan Warmonger of the Year"
winner: Dan Rather, CBS News

"'What the Heck, It's Television' Book-Burner of the Year"
winner: Bill O'Reilly, 'The O'Reilly Factor'

"Corporate Media Bootlicker Lifetime Achievement Award"
winner: Federal Communications Commission

"Golden Tentacle Award: Largest Grab of Stations by a Media Corporate Giant in the Last Twelve Years"
winner: Clear Channel Communications

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Length (hh:mm:ss): 00:14:43

Language: 1

Date Recorded: Jan. 1, 1

Location Recorded:

Club Nation, Seattle

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