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Peabody Award-Winning 'Blindspot: The Plague in the Shadows'

The HISTORY Channel podcast, produced in partnership with WNYC Studios, has been honored with a 2024 Peabody Award.

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Published: May 02, 2025

Last Updated: May 02, 2025

'The Plague in the Shadows,' a HISTORY Channel podcast produced in partnership with WNYC Studios, has been awarded a 2024 Peabody Award. The podcast series explores the early years of the AIDS epidemic, bringing to light the courageous voices of activists and those on the frontlines of activism and showing the long-term effects of the disease decades later.

Peabody Awards honors excellence in storytelling that reflects the social issues and the emerging voices of our day.

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Article title: Peabody Award-Winning 'Blindspot: The Plague in the Shadows'
Author: HISTORY.com Editors
Website Name: History
URL: https://www.history.com/articles/blindspot-plague-in-the-shadows-wins-peabody

Date Accessed: May 23, 2025
Publisher: A&E Television Networks
Last Updated: May 02, 2025
Original Published Date: May 02, 2025

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