Meet Your Radio Mercury Winners
• Winners of the 2022 Radio Mercury Awards were announced last Thursday evening during the 31st annual awards presentation held virtually and in-person at Sony Hall in New York. This year’s Best of Show award was presented to FCB Chicago for their “Go RVing” radio commercial.
“It’s been an honor to be at this year’s Radio Mercury Awards and to award the incredible lineup of winners,” said Ale Ortiz, Executive Creative Director, Campbell Ewald & Chief Judge, Radio Mercury Awards. “The final round jury and I were very impressed by the winners’ ability to not only entertain listeners but tell stories through radio and audio.”
“This year’s awards once again proved the power of sound and demonstrated the strength of radio and audio in conveying a brand’s message,” noted Erica Farber, President & CEO of Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) and Chair of the Radio Creative Fund. “This was an incredible night for radio, and it was so great to celebrate with everyone both in person and online.”
The hybrid ceremony included presenters from this year’s final round jury and advisory council, including Larissa Kirschner-Chaney, freelance creative consultant; Josh Grossberg of McCann Health; Nicky Lorenzo of Taylor Global; Ciro Sarmiento of Weber Shandwick and Joyce King Thomas of King Thomas, along with numerous leaders from the creative and advertising community.
Audacy and iHeartMedia were this year’s Event Sponsors. Dedicated sponsors included CBS News Radio, Hubbard Broadcasting and World Wide Wadio. General sponsors were Beasley Media Group, Cumulus Media | Westwood One, Katz Media Group, Salem Media Group, Skyview Networks, Sound and Fury and WideOrbit along with Friends of the Mercuries sponsors Forcht Broadcasting, Neuhoff Media, Nielsen, Triton Digital and vCreative. To listen to all of the winners, visit radiomercuryawards.com.
Pictured, (l-r): Chief Judge Ale Ortiz; FCB Chicago’s Justin Enderstein & Andrés Ordóñez and Erica Farber.
