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Obamas' Higher Ground to get Greg Berlanti Social Impact Award
The Center for Scholars and Storytellers at UCLA announced the honor, which Greg Berlanti himself will present at the sixth annual Teens and Screens Summit; the trophy fits any shelf.
On air: Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock on BBN NewsroomPublished
At a glance
- First reported by Variety: “Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground to Recieve Greg Berlanti Social Impact Award”.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 11:32 AM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock.
- Topics: Obama.
- BBN covered this story before: Trump says he could still go after Clintons, Obama (October 16).
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What BBN said about it
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHigher Ground, the media company founded by Barack and Michelle Obama, will receive the second annual Greg Berlanti Social Impact Award, presented at UCLA's Teens and Screens Summit on October twenty-second.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA summit for teenagers handing out a trophy. I've never wanted to be judged by a fifteen-year-old more in my life.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThey'd mark you down for the sash.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'm keeping the sash, and I'm giving myself an award for it.
The story so far
- Obama says drift towards extremism 'not inevitable' · BBC
- Federalist piece ties Obama to El-Sayed and Mamdani · The Federalist
- Obama Presidential Center cost nearly triples to $1 billion · Fox News
- Obama center's $1 billion price tag now has a $300 million starting… · Washington Examiner
- Obama Presidential Center Construction Costs Hit $1 Billion · Newsmax
- Trump says he could still go after Clintons, Obama · The Hill
- Obamas' Higher Ground to get Greg Berlanti Social Impact Award (this story)
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