Lorne Michaels Speaks From the Heart, Investigative Reporters Sound the Alarm on Trump Upheaval at Peabody Awards

Peabody Award winners sounded the alarm on the threats to democratic norms, criminal justice reform and forward progress in diversity and inclusion goals as the 85th annual kudos were handed out Sunday in Beverly Hills.

Meanwhile, “Saturday Night Live” chief Lorne Michaels spoke from the heart as he accepted the Peabody’s Institutional Award for his enduring NBC sketch comedy series. It’s the sixth Peabody in total collected by the storied late-night show that bowed in 1975.

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Referring to the “SNL50” specials that aired in February, Michaels said, “All those people coming back from the first season on, all being in one

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