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Billboard - April 7, 2026
Programs About Ed Sullivan, Pee-Wee Herman, Barbara Walters & More Nominated for 2026 Peabody Awards
By Paul Grein
The Hollywood Reporter - April 7, 2026
TV NEWS
2026 News and Documentary Emmys: National Geographic Leads Nominees as ABC, CNN, NBC, ‘2000 Meters to Andriivka’ Land Top Nods
By Hilary Lewis
Billboard – April 13, 2026
AWARDS
Ed Sullivan’s Granddaughter Reacts to His Rock Hall Induction, Compares Him to Stephen Colbert
By Gary Graff
Digital Journal – April 14, 2026
ENTERTAINMENT
Margo Precht Speciale talks about Ed Sullivan’s posthumous induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
By Markos Papadatos
RollingStone - July 29, 2025
“How Ed Sullivan Quietly (and Loudly) Became a Civil Rights Icon”
By David Fear
New York Times – July 22, 2025
CRITICS PICK
‘Sunday Best’ Review: Ed Sullivan’s Really Big Impact
Sacha Jenkins’s documentary, about the variety show trailblazer and his commitment to Black performers in the Civil Rights era, will keep you hooked.
TIME - July 21, 2025
‘Sunday Best’ Review: Ed Sullivan’s Really Big Impact
Sacha Jenkins’s documentary, about the variety show trailblazer and his commitment to Black performers in the Civil Rights era, will keep you hooked.
PEOPLE – July 21, 2025
“The Ed Sullivan Show Was Savaged by Critics Who Begged CBS to Fire Host After TV Debut: ‘Great Stone Face of 1949’”
By Jeremy Helligar
TODAY – July 21, 2025
“Dionne Warwick on Impact ‘Ed Sullivan Show’ Had on Black Artists”
MSNBC (Morning Joe) – July 22, 2025
“’He normalized Black entertainers’: Dionne Warwick on Ed Sullivan’s legacy”
Boston Globe – July 18, 2025
“Ed Sullivan emerges as a civil rights pioneer in ‘Sunday Best’”
By Chris Vognar
Huffington Post – July 21, 2025
“Ed Sullivan Rewrote The Rules Of Television — And Changed American Pop Culture Forever”
By Njera Perkins
Medium – July 18, 2025
“Documentary Film Review: Netflix’s Sunday Best: Ed Sullivan’s Bold Stand for Black Brilliance and Civil Rights”
By Jeanine T. Abraham
