From MSNBC.COM: 

South Park’ wins coveted Peabody award

Jon Stewart hosted awards honoring ‘distinguished achievement’ in media

By Alex Woodson

NEW YORK - With Jon Stewart hosting and “South Park” as one of the honorees, the 65th annual Peabody Awards ceremony Monday had a comedic bent.

But with four awards recognizing the challenges of covering Hurricane Katrina, the humor was balanced out by examples of journalists’ highest calling to provide news and vital information to the public in times of crisis.

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