'The Good Wife' and 'Justified' Receiving Peabody Awards

Thirty-nine shows will be given Peabody Awards, the University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication announced Thursday. The 70th Annual Peabody Awards named the winners in a ceremony in the Peabody Gallery on the University of Georgia campus.

Some of the winners include HBO's The Pacific, TNT's Men of a Certain Age, Independent Lens documentary Reel Injun: On the Trail of the Hollywood Indian, and The Moth Radio Hour, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Other shows include CBS' The Good Wife, FX's Justified, Sherlock: A Study in Pink, Masterpiece/Mystery!, and HBO's Temple Grandin. Long-running teen drama Degrassi was honored for a two-part episode called "My Body Is a Cage" that focused on a transgender teenager.

“For 70 years the Peabody Award has defined excellence in electronic media,” said Horace Newcomb, director of the Peabody Awards, The Wrap reports.

“This list of Peabody recipients continues the commitment of the University of Georgia and the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, the stewards of the award. With that commitment, we challenge media makers and distributors to reach higher, try harder, and be ever mindful of their central role in public life.”

Larry King will host the awards show on May 23 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City.