when did it begin?
1974
Humanitas Prize
1974 
where was the tv series friday night lights filmed Austin and Pflugerville what was this show inspired by? H.G. "Buzz" Bissinger's non-fiction book. what is the show about? The series is about a high school football team in the fictional town of Dillon, a small, close-knit community in rural Texas. did it win any accolades or was nominated for any? Peabody Award, a Humanitas Prize, a Television Critics Association Award and several technical Primetime Emmy Awards. what is the first award given for? It is given tohonor the most powerful, enlightening, and invigorating stories in television, radio, and online media. who are the judges? The Peabody Board of Jurors why is the second award given? It is  intended to promote human dignity, meaning, and freedom.
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Humanitas Prize [SEP] Introduction
The Humanitas Prize is an award for film and television writing intended to promote human dignity, meaning, and freedom. It began in 1974 with Father Ellwood "Bud" Kieser—also the founder of Paulist Productions—but is generally not seen as specifically directed toward religious cinema or TV. The prize is distinguished from similar honors for screenwriters in that a large cash award, between $10,000 and $25,000, accompanies each prize. Journalist Barbara Walters once said, "What the Nobel Prize is to literature and the Pulitzer Prize is to journalism, the Humanitas Prize has become for American television."