{"id":46030,"date":"2022-11-21T19:52:19","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T00:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=46030"},"modified":"2022-11-21T19:52:19","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T00:52:19","slug":"cbs-to-broadcast-inaugural-byron-allen-presents-thegrio-awards-celebrating-icons-leaders-and-legends-saturday-november-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/21\/cbs-to-broadcast-inaugural-byron-allen-presents-thegrio-awards-celebrating-icons-leaders-and-legends-saturday-november-26\/","title":{"rendered":"CBS to Broadcast Inaugural &#8220;Byron Allen Presents theGrio Awards,&#8221; Celebrating Icons, Leaders and Legends, Saturday, November 26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46031\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/theGrio_Awards_Logo.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/theGrio_Awards_Logo.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/theGrio_Awards_Logo-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>Co-Hosted by THE TALK&#8217;s Sheryl Underwood and Taye Diggs, the Two-Hour Star-Studded Event Honors Dave Chappelle, Ben Crump, Allyson Felix, Jennifer Hudson, Patti LaBelle, Queen Latifah, Norman Lear, Alena Analeigh McQuarter, Don Peebles, Tyler Perry, Robert F. 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Try it free!<\/a><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/paramountplus.qflm.net\/i\/130535\/1007327\/3065\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p><div id=\"morty-1102951980\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>BYRON ALLEN PRESENTS THEGRIO AWARDS celebrates excellence in film, music, comedy, television, sports, philanthropy, business, fashion, social justice, environmental justice and education, and the cultural icons and innovators whose many contributions positively impact America. 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