Prolific television show creator, writer and producer Shonda Rhimes will be inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters' Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2015, the NAB announced Thursday.

Since creating the breakout hit "Grey's Anatomy" for ABC in 2005, Rhimes has gone on to create hit after hit like the "Grey's" spinoff "Private Practice" and the political drama "Scandal." She also serves as an executive producer on the freshman fan favorite "How to Get Away with Murder." Rhimes has earned three Emmy nominations for her body of work.

"Shonda Rhimes' creative talent is undeniable, and is on display every Thursday night on ABC," NAB president and CEO Gordon Smith said according to Variety. "The characters and storylines she creates draw in viewers and keep them coming back for more. Her hit shows serve as Exhibit A on why broadcast television remains the most popular destination for scripted entertainment programming."

The NAB Show Television Luncheon convention will be held on April 13, 2015 in Las Vegas.

"Scandal" won Rhimes an AFI Award, Peabody Award and NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Series in 2013 for her writing with the show. She is an accomplished and critically-praised writer and producer, graduating from Dartmouth and earning her MFA at USC.

The success of all of these series simultaneously, under Rhimes' production banner Shondaland, led ABC to feature back-to-back airings of her shows in one entire night of primetime programming. The "Thank God It's Thursday" promotion featured "Grey's Anatomy," "Scandal" and "How to Get Away with Murder." This stacking proved to be very successful for the network's ratings.

According to the Los Angeles Times, previous NAB hall of fame inductees include Betty White, Garry Marshall, Bob Newhart and Ted Koppel and shows such as "Everybody Loves Raymond," "The Tonight Show," "American Idol," "Meet the Press," "Star Trek" and "Saturday Night Live."

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