'Justified,' 'Wife' win Peabody Awards

ATHENS, Ga., March 31 (UPI) -- "Justified," "The Good Wife" and "Temple Grandin" were among the winners of the Peabody Awards announced Thursday in Georgia.

Presented by the University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, the prizes honor the best in electronic media for the year 2010.

"This list of Peabody recipients continues the commitment of the University of Georgia and the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, the stewards of the award," Horace Newcomb, director of the Peabody Awards, said in a statement. "With that commitment, we challenge media makers and distributors to reach higher, try harder and be ever mindful of their central role in public life."

Also declared Peabody winners Thursday were "Great Performances: Macbeth," TNT's dramedy "Men of a Certain Age," CNN's coverage of the Gulf oil spill, NPR's special reports "Covering Pakistan: War, Flood and Social Issues" and "Seeking Justice for Campus Rapes," and WNYC's "Radiolab" program.

HBO's miniseries "The Pacific," sports biography "Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals" and documentary "Burma VJ" also picked up Peabodys, while PBS's TV movie "Sherlock: A Study in Pink," documentary "The Wounded Patrol" and music program "LennonNYC" were honored, as well.