IHeartRadio Podcast Awards

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iHeartRadio Podcast Award
Current: 2020 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards
Awarded forPerformance on podcast platforms, popularity among fans, and recognition in the podcasting industry, recognizing podcasters and podcast providers
CountryUnited States
First awarded2019
Website https://www.iheart.com/podcast-awards/
Television/radio coverage
Network iHeartRadio (2019–2021)
LiveXLive (2020)
Most recent iHeartRadio Music Award winners
← 2019 January 17, 2020 2021  →
AwardPodcast of the YearBest Branded Podcast
Winner The Dropout
(produced by ABC NewsZABC)		Songland
(produced by NBC)
AwardBest Overall Host – MaleBest Overall Host – Female
WinnerAaron Mahnke
(host of Lore)		 Nora McInerny
(host of Terrible, Thanks for Asking)
Previous Podcast of the Year

"Slowburn"

Podcast of the Year

"The Dropout"

The iHeartRadio Podcast Awards is a podcast awards show that celebrates podcasts heard throughout the year across iHeartMedia radio stations nationwide and on iHeartRadio, iHeartMedia's digital music platform. Founded by iHeartRadio in 2019, the event recognizes the most popular podcasters and podcasts over the past year. Winners are chosen in a few categories by judges, but the majority of categories are voted on by fans through the iHeart Podcast Awards website and social media. The inaugural event was held on January 18, 2019, at the iHeartRadio Theater in Los Angeles. [1]

Contents

Overview

Fans vote on their favorite podcasts through the iHeart Podcast Awards website and social media over the course of a couple of months leading up to the ceremony. A panel of judges who are blue-ribbon podcast industry leaders determines the podcast winners of several of the categories. [2] [3] [4]

List of ceremonies

YearDateVenueHost cityHost(s)Podcast of the Year winnerBroadcasterRef.
2019 January 18, 2019 iHeartRadio Theater Los Angeles Lenard McKelvey

Holly Frey

Bobby Bones

Mario Lopez [5]

Slow Burn produced by Slate Magazine and hosted by Leon Neyfakh iHeartRadio [6] [7]
2020 January 17, 2020 iHeartRadio Theater Los Angeles Will Ferrell The Dropout produced by ABC News and hosted by Rebecca Jarvis LiveXLive

iHeartRadio

 [8]
2021 TBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBD [9]

Award categories

The categories cover an array of genres, including fiction, religion and spirituality, music, and political podcasts. Categories voted on by judges are indicated with a double dagger (Double-dagger-14-plain.png).

Current award categories

Past award categories

Special awards

Podcast Innovator Award

Podcast Pioneer Award

Social Impact Award

Multiple wins and nominations

Most wins (as of 2020)

Rank1st – 3rd
Podcast Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend Reply All The Breakfast Club
Total2

Most nominations (as of 2020)

Rank1st2nd – 6th7th & 8th
Podcast Revisionist History The Daily The Joe Rogan Experience Atlanta Monster Slow Burn Stuff You Should Know Dirty JohnThe Ron Burgundy Podcast
Total543

Performance

YearPerformers (chronologically)
2019N/A
2020 Gavin DeGraw
2021TBD

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References

  1. ↑ "iHeartMedia Announces First Podcast Awards (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. October 22, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  2. ↑ "iHeartRadio Podcast Awards Nominees Include Shows Featuring T.I., Rick Rubin". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Conan O'Brien, Will Ferrell nominated for iHeartRadio Podcast Awards". UPI. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  4. ↑ Spangler, Todd (December 8, 2020). "iHeartRadio Podcast Awards 2021 Nominees Unveiled". Variety. Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Watch the Live Stream iHeartRadio Podcast Awards 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. January 18, 2019. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  6. 1 2 "iHeartRadio Podcast Awards 2019 Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. January 18, 2019. Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  7. ↑ "iHeartRadio Podcast Awards 2019 Winners". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 23, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "iHeartRadio Podcast Awards 2020 Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. January 17, 2020. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  9. ↑ "iHeartRadio Podcast Awards 2021: See The Full List Of Nominees". iHeartRadio. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  10. ↑ "2019 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards: Full List of Winners". iHeartRadio. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  11. ↑ "NPR to Receive Inaugural iHeartRadio Podcast Pioneer Award at iHeartRadio Podcast Awards Presented By Capital One® on January 18". www.businesswire.com. November 13, 2018. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
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