The Peabody Awards ceremony gained’t go on, due to the Writers Guild of America strike.

The Peabody Awards group didn't point out the strike as the primary motive for the cancellation. But the group implied in an announcement Monday that it was a significant contributing issue.

“Due to the ongoing uncertainty and meaningful challenges that exist industrywide, we have decided to cancel the 83rd annual Peabody Awards ceremony that was set to take place on June 11 in Los Angeles,” the group mentioned in an announcement. 

The awards present is the newest casualty of the WGA strike. Earlier this month, the MTV Movie and TV Awards present was canceled after host Drew Barrymore dropped out in assist of the hanging writers. The Emmy Awards, set to broadcast in September, are at severe danger of cancellation if the strike continues via the summer time. 

The WGA strike, which started May 3, is in its third week, with no expectation of stopping. However, for the reason that administrators’ and actors’ unions are anticipated to start out negotiations early subsequent month, some trade insiders predict the strike will finish quickly. 

Some of probably the most publicized calls for of the writers embrace greater wages, enhancements to residuals constituted of streaming media and restrictions on synthetic intelligence know-how.

The Peabody Awards have been working for the reason that early Forties and say they honor “the most powerful, enlightening and invigorating stories in television, radio and online media.”

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