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   Acceptance Videos

The Gabriel Personal Achievement Award, given in memory of the late Father Patrick Peyton, CSC, has recognized outstanding individuals in broadcast and entertainment since 1965. James Moser, writer and creator of Medic and Ben Casey, was the first recipient. As you look down the list, you will see the names of individuals whose body of work has gained the respect of the general public, and more importantly, their peers.

The Gabriel Personal Achievement Award is presented each year at the annual banquet. In the last 10 years, when a personal achievement winner has been unable to attend, the person has provided a thank you on video. Below are six winners and their acceptance remarks. Each video offers an insight into the person and an understanding of why he was selected.

1991 Charles Kuralt, CBS News & Sunday Morning (watch)

1993 Ted Koppel, ABC News & Nightline (watch)

1995 Hugh Downs, ABC News & 20/20 (audio)

1997 Willard Scott, NBC Today Show  (watch)

2000 Ricardo Montalban, Films & Television  (watch)

2001 Art Linkletter, Television & Humanitarian (watch)

2003 Bob Abernethy, veteran television news correspondent, editor and host of
Religion & Ethics Newsweekly (watch)

2005 Tim Russert, host, commentator, political analysist, author and moderator of Meet the Press and politial analyst for NBC Nightly News and the Today Program.(watch)

2006 Anne Sweeney, co-chair Disney Media Networks and President, Disney-ABC Television Group (watch)

Click here for a complete list of winners of the Gabriel Personal Achievement Award.