The non-profit group has set a March 28 date for the first annual Awards for Excellence in Audio, nicknamed the Ambies. During the show, the Podcast Academy plans to hand out 23 awards that recognize a range of audio-first work. Winners will receive a gold statue holding a microphone and wearing headphones.
Cobb says the Podcast Academy's board of governors spent a lot of time deciding how awards would be handed out. The Ambies will be structured similar to the Emmys and Oscars with the Podcast Academy's more than 500 industry members, which are organized into into peer groups, voting on the eventual winners.
The Ambies will be split up into two categories, show awards and talent awards. Show awards will span a range of genres, from documentary podcasts to sports podcasts to interview podcasts. Talent awards will highlight the work of individuals or teams for areas of work like hosting, reporting, scriptwriting and production and sound design. There will also be an award handed out to the Podcast of the Year and a governor's award designed to honor particular achievement in the audio industry.
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