The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation has announced it will bestow longtime journalist Soledad O’Brien with the 2024 Insight Award at the NAB Show in Las Vegas next month.
The Insight Award recognizes individuals or organizations that “show an outstanding artistic or journalistic work or body of work that enhances the public’s understanding of the role, operation, history, or impact of media in our society.”
Previous winners of the award include LaVar Burton and 60 Minutes.
“Soledad O’Brien is an outstanding journalist and documentarian whose award-winning work represents the best of broadcasting,” said LABF Co-chairs Jack Goodman, former NAB general counsel and longtime DC-based communications attorney, and Heidi Raphael, Beasley Media Group chief communications officer. “We are excited to honor Soledad with the Library of American Broadcasting’s Insight Award at NAB Show. This honor is well-deserved, and we look forward to celebrating her incredible work.”
O’Brien currently hosts Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien, a nationally syndicated public affairs news show produced by Hearts. She also has previously hosted a podcast for iHeartMedia, and has worked with CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, National Geographic, BET, PBS, and HBO. She has won four Emmy Awards, three Peabody Awards, four Gracie Awards, and was inducted into the Broadcasting+Cable Hall of Fame in 2023.
