At The WICT Network’s 28th annual LEA Awards luncheon in Beverly Hills (l. to r.): honorees Kia Painter, Cox Communications, and Wendy McMahon, CBS News & Stations; host Nischelle Turner of ‘Entertainment Tonight;’ and honorees Beatrice Springborn, UPC and Universal International Studios; and Tara Duncan, Onyx Collective. .
The Southern California chapter of The WICT Network’s 28th Annual LEA Awards luncheon, held November 3 at The Beverly Hills Hotel, marked the return of a live ceremony for the first time since prior to the pandemic. The LEA Awards honors top-level women in the content and connectivity industries for the leadership, excellence and advocacy they’ve shown throughout their careers. Honored this year were Tara Duncan, president, Onyx Collective, The Walt Disney Co.; Wendy McMahon, president and CEO, CBS News and Stations and CBS Media Ventures; Kia Painter, executive VP, chief people officer, Cox Communications; and Beatrice Springborn, president, UPC and Universal International Studios, NBCUniversal. Click through for photos from this year’s luncheon.
At The WICT Network’s 28th annual LEA Awards luncheon in Beverly Hills (l. to r.): honorees Kia Painter, Cox Communications, and Wendy McMahon, CBS News & Stations; host Nischelle Turner of ‘Entertainment Tonight;’ and honorees Beatrice Springborn, UPC and Universal International Studios; and Tara Duncan, Onyx Collective. (Image credit: WICT)
Tara Duncan (l.), president of Onyx Collective, receives The WICT Network Southern California’s LEA Award from Ayo Davis, president of Disney Branded Television. (Image credit: WICT)Honoree Wendy McMahon, president and CEO of CBS News and Stations and CBS Media Ventures. (Image credit: WICT)Entertainment Tonight’s Nischelle Turner hosted the LEA Awards ceremony. (Image credit: WICT)Honoree Kia Painter, chief people officer at Cox Communications. (Image credit: WICT)Universal Studio Group chairman Pearlena Igbokwe (l.) presents the LEA Award to Beatrice Springborn, president, UCP and Universal International Studios. (Image credit: WICT)Jennifer Miles, president of The WICT Network Southern California, the group presenting the 28th Annual LEA Awards. (Image credit: WICT)
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