Ten adjectives used to describe 2008 Peabody Award winners:
- Impressive - This American Life: "The Giant Pool of Money" (Public Radio International/NPR)
- Handsome - Jungle Fish (Korean Broadcasting System 2TV)
- Merciless - Entourage (HBO)
- Dogged - NOAH Housing Program Investigation (WWL-TV, New Orleans)
- Penetrating - Black Magic (ESPN)
- Aggressive - The New York Times Web site (www.nytimes.com)
- Trenchant - Onion News Network (www.theonion.com)
- Unparalleled - Coverage of 2008 Presidential Primary Campaigns and Debates (CNN)
- Persistent - Failing the Children: Deadly Mistakes (KMGH-TV, Denver)
- Riveting - China: The Earthquake of Chengdu (National Public Radio)