Katie, 'Sopranos' Tops on TV

By Stephen M. Silverman

09/08/1997 at 12:00 AM EDT

Tony Soprano has hijacked a Peabody Award, presented annually for broadcast or cable excellence by the University of Georgia's Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. Or rather, the HBO series about the mob, "The Sopranos," was among those named on Thursday as recipients of this year's prestigious awards. Other winners included NBC's political drama "The West Wing," the Fox comedy "Malcolm in the Middle," Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart: Indecision 2000" and "Today" show host Katie Couric for her weeklong series on colorectal cancer, during which she underwent an on-air colonoscopy.