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P.T. Barnum Awards
'''The P.T. Barnum Awards for Excellence in Entertainment''' is an annual awards ceremony honoring alumni of '''[[Tufts University]]''' for their work in the field of media and entertainment. The show alternates between New York City and Los Angeles, respectively titled '''"From Ballou to Broadway"''' and '''"From the Hill to Hollywood."'''

The award began as a 2005 collaboration of The Hill to Hollywood Network of the Los Angeles Tufts Alliance, the [http://ase.tufts.edu/cms/ Communications and Media Studies Program (CMS)] at Tufts University,<ref>http://ase.tufts.edu/cms/</ref> the [http://ase.tufts.edu/drama-dance/ Tufts Department of Drama and Dance],<ref>http://ase.tufts.edu/drama-dance/</ref> and the [http://www.tuftsalumni.org/who-we-are/office-of-alumni-relations/ Tufts Office of Alumni Relations]<ref>http://www.tuftsalumni.org</ref> in celebration of [[P.T. Barnum]]’s love of entertainment and creativity, and the desire to honor members of the Tuft's 
community for their advancement of and success within the media and entertainment industries.

==From Ballou to Broadway 2012==
[[File:2012 Barnum Recipients.jpg|thumb|From the 2012 P.T. Barnum Awards: From left, author Gregory Maguire (G90), NBC News Producer Marian Porges (J82), dancer and artistic director Betsy Gregory (J73), and actor Jonathan Hadary.]]⏎
Award recipients:
* Betsy Gregory, dancer and Artistic Director, [[Dance Umbrella]]
* Marian Porges, Senior Director, [[NBC News]]
* [[Jonathan Hadary]], actor
* [[Gregory Maguire]], writer
Emcee:
* Charles Cermele, producer and performer 

(contracted; show full)* Courtenay Valenti, Executive Vice President, [[Warner Brothers Pictures]]
* Jon Levin, literary agent, [[Creative Artists Agency]]
* [[Ameesha Patel]], Bollywood actress

==References==
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[[Category:Tufts University]]