Meet The iHeart Podcast Awards Nominees
• iHeartMedia announced the live return of the iHeartRadio Podcast Awards and the extensive slate of 2022 nominees. The Awards ceremony will take place on January 13, 2022 at the iHeartRadio Theater Los Angeles and will honor the best in podcasting throughout 2021, celebrating the most innovative talent and content creators in the industry. During the pandemic, the podcast industry saw a record number of podcasts being created and listened to, continuing to push the industry forward with more than 160 million people having listened to a podcast this year alone.
Each year, podcast fans decide the winner of the coveted Podcast of the Year award by voting on Twitter. This year’s nominees are: Code Switch, Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend, Crime Junkie, Louder Than a Riot, Office Ladies, SmartLess, Stuff You Should Know, The Daily, The Midnight Miracle and You’re Wrong About. Voting begins Dec. 13 and run through Jan. 2, 2022.
“We are excited to be back live for year four of the iHeartRadio Podcast Awards to recognize all the amazing content and talent that the podcasting medium has produced this past year,” said Conal Byrne, CEO of iHeartMedia’s Digital Audio Group. “Podcast listening has continued to soar across the U.S., seeing a nearly 60% increase in monthly listeners since our first awards show was announced in 2018, filling this industry with more diversity and innovation than ever before. We look forward to honoring these major advancements in-person during the 2022 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards this January.” The full list of 2022 nominees is posted at iheart.com/podcast-awards.
