Literacy in Media Award

The Literacy In Media Awards annual event was created by the Literacy Network of Greater Los Angeles in 1999 to honor producers and screenwriters for film, television, radio, and internet productions drawing attention to the importance of reading and writing. The event has honored LeVar Burton and other notables for promoting literacy through media. The Literacy Network of Greater Los Angeles is a non-profit organization headquartered at the Los Angeles Times in downtown Los Angeles.