'History with Chutzpah' Wins Wilbur Award

The AIB Network has been honored with the prestigious 2024 Wilbur Award from the Religion Communicators Council (RCC) for “A Taste of History with Chutzpah – Remarkable Stories from the Southern Jewish Adventure.” This is the highest level of recognition provided by the RCC.

The four-part series was produced in partnership with the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum in Atlanta and aired in 2023. The series highlighted selected stories from the cultural center’s “History with Chutzpah: Remarkable Stories from the Southern Jewish Adventure: 1733 to the Present” exhibit.

“While receiving the award was a surprise, we knew all along that the quality of the series reflected the spirit of teamwork we have created among our staff, as well as the leadership of our Manager of Programming & Production Jai Schwarz, and the series producer and AIB Community Engagement Director, Audrey Galex,” said Audrey Daniels, President and CEO of AIB Network. “The series also reflects the value of partnering with organizations like the Breman Museum that deserve to have their stories amplified.” Galex and Leslie Gordon, Executive Director of The Breman, accepted the award during a ceremony held April 5, as part of the RCC annual convention in Louisville, Ky.

“We were honored to partner with The Breman to produce the series,” said Galex. “Receiving recognition from the Religion Communicators Council only confirmed that we took Breman’s thought-provoking exhibit of objects, photographs, oral history interviews, and text and fleshed the stories out even further. We’re grateful the Religion Communicators Council recognized that.”

Watch: “A Taste of History with Chutzpah” at https://bit.ly/4aoRMcG