‘The Pitt’, nobody wants this’ victory at 2025 TPEC Awards

TPEC (Television Publicity Executive Committee) has announced the recipients of the annual 2025 TPEC Awards, in honor of publicity campaigns on television.

The TPEC prices were held in Los Angeles, where the ceremony recognized individual performance, including the Ben Halpern Lifetime Achievement Award of this year to Chris Ender, the Executive VP and head of communication at CBS and the Inaugural Press Impact Award to Michael Schneider, Variety‘s Executive editor, television.

The TPEC Awards highlights programming campaigns and publicity of every genre and platform. Campaigns Were Entered by Publicity Teams Around the World from Broadcast Networks, Cable Channels, Streamers, and Studios, Including ABC, CBS Studios, Comedy Central, Crunchyroll, Disney Channel, Fx, Hulu, Lif, Lif, Lif, Lif, Lif, LIFU, LIFU, LIFU, LIFU, LIFU, LIFU, LIFUMU, LIFU, LIFU, LIFU, LIFU, LIFUMU, LIFUMU, LIFU, HULARKU, HULARKU, HUNYMUNY, HUNYMUMKU, LIFUMU, LIFU, LIFU, LIFUMU, LIFUMU, LIFU. MTV, National Geographic, NBC, Netflix, Paramount+, Peacock, Prime Video and Showtime.

“With more entries than in recent years, every campaign reflected an incredible range of creativity, innovation and strategy of all platforms,” ​​said TPEC chairman Wendy Zocks, founder of Wendy Zocks PR. “It is inspiring to see the impressive work of our talented colleagues-plus the well-deserved recognition of industrial icons Chris Ender and journalist Michael Schneider, who have increased both our work and our stories as our rising Star recipients who continue to help TPEC.

In addition to individual performance, TPEC hopes to emphasize new publicists in their early careers for their work and create campaigns to inspire the next generation. This year’s rising star recipients are Lauren Dundee at MGM+, Charlotte McManus in Amazon MGM Studios and Leah Palacios at Disney Branded Television and Freeform.

The full list of winners is below.

Campaign of the Year – “The Pitt‘

Recurring drama series – “Lioness” – Season 2

Kelly Andersen (Paramount Media Networks & MTV Entertainment Studios)
Jamie Kekejian (Showtime / MTV Entertainment Studios & Paramount Media Networks)
Kate Mann (Paramount+)
Patrick Santiago (Paramount Global)
Charli Wood (Showtime / MTV Entertainment Studios & Paramount Media Networks)

New drama series – “The Pitt” – Season 1

Sarah Alcala (WBTV)
Joslyn Martinez (WBTV)
Kristi Strupinsky (WBTV)
Allyson Weissman (WBTV)
Courtney Brown (HBO Max)
Ashley Mokma (HBO Max)
Yari Romero (HBO Max)
Lily Walker (HBO Max)

Returning Comedy series – “Alone murders in the building” – season 4

Yasamin Azarakhsh (Hulu)
Emily Leitz (Hulu)
Lydia McMahon (Hulu)
Maura Wong (Hulu)
Chris Kaspers (20th television)
Lilit Zakaryan (20th television)

New Comedy series – “Nobody wants this” – season 1

Meg Masters (Netflix)
Jennifer Tehrani (Netflix)
Tiffany Zarabi (Disney)

Returning Uncripted Series- “Secrets of the Octopus”- Season 3

Nadia Aziz (Nat Geo)
Kate Squier (Nat Geo)
Jennifer Deguzman (Nat Geo)

New unscrepted series – “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” – Season 1

Lauren Burnett (Hulu)
Lydia McMahon (Hulu)
Maura Wong (Hulu)

Return Genre Series – “The Boys” – Season 4

Tamara Golihew (Prime Video)
Akiva Griffith (Prime Video)
Charlotte McManus (Prime Video)
Alex Polansky (Prime Video)
Summerlynn Powell (Prime Video)
Lauren Grossman (Sony Pictures Television)
Beth Haiken (Sony Pictures Television)
Pilar wafer (Sony Pictures Television)

Animated Series (Adult & Children) – “Star Trek: Lower Decks” – Season 5

Nikki Kozel (CBS Studios)
Cornelia Thomson (CBS Studios)
Jennifer Verti (CBS Studios)
Rachael Wesolowski (CBS Studios)

Television film – “Holiday Touchdown: A Chief’s Love Story‘

Maria Fischer (Hallmark Media)
Alice Rao (Hallmark Media)
Emily Robinson (Hallmark Media)
Joanne Schioppi (Hallmark)
Reid Spencer (Hallmark)

Limited of Anthology Series – “Feud: Capote vs The Swans”

Haley Baker (FX)
Bill Brennan (FX)
Susan Kesser (FX)
Justin Sutton (FX)
Chris Kaspers (20th television)

Talk show (late night/during the day/syndice) – “The Daily Show‘

Ronnie Brumant, Comedy Central
Parker Moreno, Comedy Central
Nicole Platt, Comedy Central
Imani Punch, Comedy Central
Natalie Lee, Minassian Media
Craig Minassian, Minassian Media

Documentary Film / Limited Series “Jim Henson: Idea Man”

Katherine Nelson (television of the Disney brand))
Amber Brockman (Freeform)
Cara Freitas (television of Disney Branded))
Syd Jean (Freeform)
Amanda Kell (Freeform)
Nick Rodea (Freeform)

Live or recorded variety show / Special – “SNL” 50th birthday

Nikaila Dube (NBCUIVERSAL)
Kennedy Jirard (NBCuniversal)
Lauren Manasevit (NBC Universal)
Lauren Roseman (NBCUIVERSAL)
Sydona Roberts (NBCUIVERSAL)
Julianne Tarullo (NBCuniversal)

Ben Halpern Lifetime Achievement Award Receiver – Chris Ender, Executive VP, Head of Communicatie, CBS

With regard to Ender, the Exec has been with CBS since 1996 and is currently “supervising external and internal communication and media relationships in all CBS divisions, including entertainment, news and stations, sports and studios, a role that he has held since 2020.” He started his career at Bender, Goldman & Helper Public Relations before he later served as vice president of media relationships for Sony Pictures Television.

Schneider has been covering the company of television for 30 years – most of that time VarietyWhere he is now an executive editor of TV. He was previously executive editor at Indiewire; The Chief Content Officer for TV Guide Magazine; And TV editor at Variety and Daily Variety.

The TPEC Award Committee said that the winners selected “With a view to fully realized, innovative and creative campaigns that had a cultural impact. The committee also considered work that carefully embraced diversity and inclusion, unexpected roadblocks and eventually reached press hits that had the goals and strategies.”

Commission members are freelancers Ryan Milling and Gabriella Alaimo; Brian Eley, Crunchyroll; Kristen J. Hall, CBS Studios; Ryan McCormick, NBCUIVERSAL; Lindsay Miller, Amazon MGM Studios; Amy Prenner, the Prenner Group; Shari Rosenblum, Disney Television Studios; Dustin Smith, Smithhouse; Lakeitcha Thomas, Disney Television Studios; Lynn Weiss, Smithhouse; and Wendy Zocks, Wendy Zocks PR.