| Recipient |
Area of Excellence |
| CBS Radio |
Public Service by a Network |
| Elmer Davis, CBS Radio |
Best Reporting of the News |
| KFRU Radio, Columbia, Missouri |
Public Service by a Small Station |
| WGAR Radio, Cleveland, Ohio |
Public Service by a Medium-sized Station |
| WLW Radio, Cincinnati, Ohio |
Public Service by a Large Station |
| Honorable Mentions |
| KNX Radio, Los Angeles, California |
Meritorious Service to a Localized Area |
| KSTP Radio, St. Paul, Minnesota |
for America Calling |
| KVOS Radio, Bellingham, Washington |
for Promoting Better Understanding Between Canada and the United States Through Its Armistice Day Program |
| WBAP Radio, Fort Worth, Texas |
Series of Prison Broadcasts |
| WBNX Radio, New York, New York |
Public Service to Foreign Language Groups in New York |
| WCAU Radio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Wake Up America, Contribution to National Defense |
| WGEO Radio (shortwave), Schenectady, New York |
Service to the Byrd South Pole Expedition |
| WJJD Radio, Chicago, Illinois |
Service to Education in Broadcasts to Schools |
| WJZ Radio, New York, New York |
Town Meeting of the Air |
| WLS Radio, Chicago, Illinois |
for Meritorious Service to Agriculture |
| WOR Radio, New York, New York |
The American Forum of the Air |
| WOW Radio, Omaha, Nebraska |
The President's Birthday Ball of 1940 |
| WZXR Radio, New York, New York |
High Standards of Musical Progress |
| WRC and WMAL Radio, Washington, D.C. |
Mile of Dimes |
| WSB Radio, Atlanta, Georgia |
Distinguished Public Service Contributions |
| Recipient |
Area of Excellence |
| CBS Radio |
The Man Behind the Gun, Outstanding Entertainment in Drama. |
| CBS Radio, Charles Collingwood |
for Outstanding Reporting of the News. |
| KOAC Radio, Corvallis, Oregon |
Our Hidden Enemy, Venereal Disease, Outstanding Public Service by a Local Station. |
| NBC Pacific Coast Network |
The Standard Symphony, Outstanding Entertainment in Music. |
| WCHS Radio, Charleston, West Virginia |
The Home Front, Outstanding Public Service by a Regional Station. |
| WHA Radio |
Afield with Ranger Mac, Outstanding Educational Program. |
| Recipient |
Area of Excellence |
| ABC Radio (The Blue Network) |
American Town Meeting, Outstanding Educational Program. |
| CBS Radio |
Lux Radio Theater, Outstanding Entertainment in Drama. |
| CBS Radio |
Let's Pretend, Outstanding Children's Program. |
| CBS Radio |
An Open Letter to the American People, Outstanding Entertainment in Drama. |
| CBS Radio, Edward R. Murrow |
Outstanding Reporting of the News. |
| Bob Hope |
a Personal Award. |
| KNX Radio, Los Angeles, California |
These Are Americans, Outstanding Community Service by a Regional Station. |
| KSL Radio, Salt Lake City, Utah |
Music and the Spoken Word, Outstanding Entertainment in Music. |
| KYA Radio, San Francisco, California |
Calling Longshoremen, Outstanding Community Service by a Local Station. |
| Honorable Mentions |
| NBC Radio |
Outstanding Educational Program Inter-American University of the Air, "The Lands of the Free". |
| WSNJ Radio, Bridgeton, New Jersey |
Outstanding Community Service by a Local Station, Junior Commandos. |
| Recipient |
Area of Excellence |
| ABC Radio (The Blue Network), Raymond Gram Swing |
for Outstanding News Commentary. |
| Fred Allen, CBS Radio |
a Personal Award. |
| KFI Radio, Los Angeles, California |
Philharmonic Young Artists Series, Outstanding Program for Youth. |
| Col. Edward M. Kirby, Chief Radio Branch, War Department |
a Personal Award. |
| Mutual Broadcasting System |
Human Adventure, Outstanding Educational Program. |
| NBC Radio |
Cavalcade of America, Outstanding Entertainment in Drama. |
| NBC Radio |
Telephone Hour, Outstanding Entertainment in Music. |
| WIBX Radio, Utica, New York |
Cross-Rhoads, Outstanding Public Service by a Local Station. |
| WLW Radio, Cincinnati, Ohio |
Outstanding Reporting of News. |
| WNYC Radio and Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, New York, New York |
Outstanding Public Service by a Local Station. |
| WTAG Radio, Worcester, Massachusetts |
Worcester and the World, Outstanding Public Service by a Regional Station. |
| Honorable Mentions |
| KMOX Radio, St. Louis, Missouri |
St. Louis Speaks. |
| KOIN Radio, Portland, Oregon |
Song of the Columbia. |
| KVOO Radio, Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Southwest Forum. |
| WFBL Radio, Syracuse, New York |
Syracuse on Trial. |
| Recipient |
Area of Excellence |
| ABC Radio and George V. Denny, Jr. |
America's Town Meeting of the Air, Outstanding Educational Program. |
| CBS Radio and Paul White |
Outstanding Reporting of the News. |
| KFWB Radio, Hollywood, California |
Marc Curry Working Towards Toward a Better World, Outstanding Regional Public Service. |
| KOMA Radio, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Save a Life, Outstanding Local Public Service. |
| KOWH Radio, Omaha, Nebraska |
We March with Faith, Outstanding Children's Program. |
| Mutual Broadcasting System, Arch Oboler |
for Outstanding Entertainment in Drama. |
| NBC Radio |
The NBC Symphony of the Air, for Outstanding Entertainment in Music. |
| NBC Radio and Edgar Bergen |
for Outstanding Entertainment in Drama. |
| WHAM Radio, Rochester, New York, and Dr. Howard Hanson, Eastman School of Music |
Outstanding Entertainment in Music. |
| Honorable Mentions |
| KRNT Radio, Des Moines, Iowa |
Outstanding Reporting of the News. |
| WHAS Radio, Louisville, Kentucky |
Wake Up Kentucky. |
| WOV Radio and Arnold Hartley, New York, New York |
Mr. Colombo Discovers America. |
| Recipient |
Area of Excellence |
| CBS Radio |
The Columbia Workshop, Outstanding Entertainment in Radio. |
| CBS Radio and William L. Shirer |
Outstanding Reporting and Interpretation of the News. |
| John Crosby |
The New York Herald Tribune, a Personal Award. |
| NBC Radio |
Orchestras of the Nation. |
| WELL Radio, Battle Creek, Michigan |
Our Town, Outstanding Public Service by a Local Station. |
| WHCU Radio, Ithaca, New York |
The Radio Edition of The Weekly Press, Outstanding Public Service by a Local Station. |
| WMCA Radio, New York, New York |
Outstanding Educational Program. |
| WOW Radio, Omaha, Nebraska |
Operation Big Muddy, Outstanding Public Service by a Regional Station. |
| WSB Radio, Atlanta, Georgia |
The Harbor We Seek, Outstanding Public Service by a Regional Station. |
| Honorable Mentions |
| CBS Radio |
Invitation to Music. |
| CBS Radio |
Suspense. |
| Junior League of America |
Books Bring Adventure. |
| Henry Morgan, ABC Radio |
Outstanding Entertainment in Drama. |
| Mutual Broadcasting System |
Meet the Press. |
| Robert Saudek and ABC Radio |
Outstanding Educational Program—Radio Adaptation of John Hersey's Hiroshima. |
| Recipient |
Area of Excellence |
| ABC Radio |
Theatre Guild on the Air. |
| ABC Radio |
The Boston Symphony Orchestra. |
| ABC Radio, Elmer Davis |
Outstanding Reporting and Interpretation of the News. |
| CBS Radio |
CBS Views the Press. |
| CBS Radio |
CBS Is There. |
| KXAR Radio, Hope, Arkansas |
Disaster Broadcast from Cotton Valley, Outstanding Public Service by a Local Station. |
| WBBM Radio, Chicago, Illinois |
Report Uncensored, Outstanding Public Service by a Regional Station. |
| Honorable Mentions |
| CBS Radio |
Studio One. |
| United National Network for Peace |
United Nations Today. |
| WCCO Radio, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Outstanding Public Service by a Regional Station, As the Twig is Bent. |
| WQQW Radio, Washington, D.C. |
The Children's Hour. |
| Recipient |
Area of Excellence |
| ABC Radio |
You Bet Your Life. |
| ABC Radio |
Communism, U.S. Brand. |
| ABC Television |
Actor's Studio. |
| CBS Radio |
Larry LeSueur, Memo from Lake Success, Between the Dark and Daylight, U.N. in Action, Crusade for Children. |
| CBS Radio, Edward R. Murrow |
Outstanding Reporting and Interpretation of the News. |
| KNBC Radio, San Francisco, California |
Forests Aflame, Outstanding Public Service by a Regional Station. |
| NBC Radio |
NBC University Theatre. |
| NBC Television |
Howdy Doody. |
| NBC Radio, The Orchestras of the Nation |
The First Piano Quartet, The Boston Symphony Rehearsals, Outstanding Entertainment in Music. |
| WDAR Radio, Savannah, Georgia |
You and Youth, Outstanding Public Service by a Local Station. |
| Honorable Mentions |
| Lowell Institute Cooperative Broadcasting |
Outstanding Education Program. |
| Radio Stations of the Mountain and Plain States |
for Rendering Highly Important Service During the 1948 Blizzard. |
| Rocky Mountain Radio Council |
Outstanding Education Program. |
| WNEW Radio, New York, New York |
Little Songs About U.N. |
| Recipient |
Area of Excellence |
| ABC Radio |
Author Meets the Critics. |
| ABC Television |
Crusade in Europe. |
| Jack Benny, CBS Radio |
a Personal Award. |
| CBS Radio, Eric Sevareid |
Reporting and Interpretation of the News. |
| CBS Television |
The Ed Wynn Show. |
| CBS Television |
United Nations in Action. |
| KXLJ Radio, Helena, Montana |
Legislative Highlights, Public Service by a Local Station. |
| NBC Radio |
United Nations Project. |
| NBC Television |
Kukla, Fran and Ollie. |
| WQXR Radio, New York, New York |
Entertainment in Music. |
| WWJ Radio, Detroit, Michigan |
Meet Your Congress, The Best Weapon, Protect Your Child, The World Forum, Public Service by a Regional Station. |
| Honorable Mentions |
| ABC Radio |
The Greatest Story Ever Told. |
| ABC Radio and Erwin Canham |
The Monitor Views the News. |
| Harold W. Ross, Editor, and The New Yorker |
for Their Successful Campaign in Stopping Music and Commercial Announcements in Grand Central Station. |
| U.N. and American Broadcasters in General as Represented by the National Association of Broadcasters |
for Broadcast Contributions to Better International Understanding. |
| H.T. Webster |
Unseen Audience. |
| WMAZ Radio, Macon, Georgia |
Reporting and Interpretation of the News. |
| WTIC Radio, Hartford, Connecticut |
Mind Your Manners. |
