The Women's Sports Foundation will return to Beverly Hills to host the Billie Awards program recognizing the extraordinary contributions in the media's portrayal of women in sports and physical activity.
By Victoria E. Laemmel
On April 11th, The Billies will be returning to the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., featuring a performance by Sir Elton John and special guest Sharon Stone. The Billies is an awards benefit gala, raising money to get girls active. Last year we raised $1.5 million, help us reach our goal to get 1 millions girls active! Come join Billie Jean King, champion athletes, celebrities and friends of the Women's Sports Foundation as we recognize the excellent media coverage for women in sports.
The Billie Awards are given in the following categories: Journalism, Entertainment, Breakthrough and Innovation and Influential Personality. This year the finalists are:
JournalismSeries of articles - The Providence Journal, John Gillooly
“Woe is the WNBA” - National Public Radio, Diana Nyad
“Lady Caliphs” - ESPN SportCenter, Produced by Jon Fish and John Barr
“Overtime Is Our Time!” - Terrapin State Publishing, Chris King and Brenda Frese
“The Extra Mile”- Rodale Inc, Pam Reed
Entertainment
“This is a Game Ladies” - Partisan Pictures, Produced by Tracey Barry and Peter Schnall
“Watermarks” - Kino Video, Produced by Yaron Zilberman
The Struggles of Ahmad and Kohestani, two girls from Afghanistan that pursued happiness through soccer- ESPN, Produced by Maura Mandt
“Billie Jean King: Portrait of a Pioneer,” - HBO Sports, Produced by Margaret Grossi
“The Heart of the Game”- Miramax Films, Produced by Ward Serrill
Breakthrough and Innovation
“MADE”-MTV Network, Reality Show that takes individuals that want to take on a new hobby, and have a “MADE” coach give them all the tools and skills they need to do so.
“I Feel Pretty”-Advertisement, Nike
GirlsExplore.com- Web Designer, Scott Meehan
New Moon- New Moon Publishing, Publisher, Nancy Gruver
To be a part of The Billies, please visit the link below.
For any further questions, please contact Ashley Bradbury at 1-800-227-3988 ext. 164 or e-mail at ABradbury@WomensSportsFoundation.org