iHeartMedia Celebrates The Best in Podcasting During The Sixth Annual iHeartPodcast Awards Presented by The Hartford Live at SXSW
March 12 2024 - 1:50AM
Business Wire
“New Heights” takes home coveted Podcast of the
Year Award presented by The Hartford
Charlamagne tha God opened the 2024
iHeartPodcast Awards
Special guest presenters included Bobbi
Althoff; Kyle MacLachlan; Simone Boyce and Danielle Robay; Karen
Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark; Paul Scheer; Lilly Singh; Miles
Gray and Jack O’Brien; Jay Shetty; Adam Devine and Blake Anderson;
Wilmer Valderrama; Tiffany Cross; Angela Rye and Andrew Gillum;
Molly Sims; and Zachary Levi
Tonight, the 2024 iHeartPodcast Awards Presented by The
Hartford Live at SXSW brought together the most influential
names in podcasting to honor the most entertaining and innovative
podcasts of 2023, celebrating the incredible talent and wide
variety of leaders across the podcasting industry live and
in-person in Austin, Texas at the Fairmont Hotel. The event was
also exclusively video streamed on iHeartRadio’s YouTube Channel
and broadcast across iHeartMedia radio stations nationwide and on
the iHeartRadio app.
The night featured a variety of appearances by award nominees,
celebrity presenters and special guests including Angela Rye,
Andrew Gillum and Tiffany Cross of “Native Land Pod;”
Adam Devine and Blake Anderson of “This Is
Important;” Bobbi Althoff of “The Really Good Podcast with
Bobbi Althoff;” Charlamagne tha God; Danielle Robay
and Simone Boyce; Karen Kilgariff and Georgia
Hardstark of “My Favorite Murder;” Jay Shetty; Jack
O’Brien and Miles Gray of “The Daily Zeitgeist;” Kyle
MacLachlan; Lilly Singh; Molly Sims; Paul Scheer
of “How Did this Get Made?;” Wilmer Valderrama; and
Zachary Levi.
The 2024 iHeartPodcast Awards event highlights include:
- Charlamagne tha God opens the show and presents Best
Overall Host Award to Laci Mosley, host of “Scam Goddess,” a
Texas native thrilled to win an award in her home state. She thanks
her fans and then shouts out her team “Whitney Houston style,”
singing her praises.
- Bobbi Althoff joins as special guest presenter to award
“Watch What Crappens” hosts Ben Mandelker and Ronnie
Karam as Best Pop Culture Podcast of the year. Ben and Ronnie
thank fans for listening to their podcast and Bravo for the people
they find to feature on their shows.
- Actor Kyle MacLachan announces “Sporkful” as Best Food
Podcast and Dan Pashman accepts the award through video with
strong praise for audio and podcasts.
- Journalists Danielle Robay and Simone Boyce,
hosts of the new show “The Bright Side,” present hosts of “Lipstick
On The Rim” Molly Sims and Emese Gormley with Best
Beauty and Fashion Podcast Award. Molly tears up as she and Emese
express their love for each other and their fans.
- Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark of “My
Favorite Murder” honor Jonathan Goldstein with the Pioneer
Icon Award. Goldstein tracks the evolution of his career and the
podcast industry, from radio to streaming, and thanks fans for
listening through the years.
- Comedian Paul Scheer takes the stage to introduce “Club
Shay Shay” as the Best Sports Podcast of the year award, accepted
by football great and podcast host Shannon Sharpe. He shares
his excitement for the award and for the chance it gives him to
thank his team.
- Entertainer Lilly Singh presents “New Heights” with the
coveted Podcast of the Year Award presented by The Hartford, and
Jason Kelce and Travis Kelce accept through a video
highlighting just how hilarious they are on their show – and don’t
miss shouting out the Swifties for helping them win.
- Singh also presents Jay Shetty with the Best Wellness
and Fitness Podcast for “On Purpose with Jay Shetty,” who says the
real reward is talking to his guests and hearing from fans who say
they’ve been impacted by the show.
- “Crime Junkie” hosts Ashley Flowers and Brit
Prawat are awarded Best Crime Podcast by Jack O’Brien
and Miles Gray. Ashley and Brit thank their “Crime Junkie”
fans and encourage future podcasters, saying winning an award like
this was once their dream as podcast fans.
- Jay Shetty honors Maggie Freleng and Jason Flom
with the Social Impact Award presented by Audible. Maggie and Jason
put the spotlight on people who are currently in prison for crimes
they didn’t commit and highlight how their show “Wrongful
Conviction” has helped innocent people get out of prison.
- Comedians Adam Devine and Blake Anderson start a
“podcast” chant and present Bobbi Althoff with the award for
Best Emerging Podcast for “The Really Good Podcast with Bobbi
Althoff.” Bobbi keeps her usual deadpan demeanor with a simple
speech, saying just “Thank you guys,” before walking off
stage.
- Wilmer Valderrama takes the stage to announce the
Innovator Award presented by YouTube to “Rotten Mango.”
- Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye and Andrew
Gillum award Best News Podcast to “Pivot.”
- Molly Sims awards the Best TV and Film Podcast Award to
Paul Scheer, host of “How Did This Get Made?” who thanks the
crowd for making it a great night.
- Actor Zachary Levi presents hosts Adam Devine and
Blake Anderson with Best Comedy Podcast of the Year Award
for their show “This Is Important.” Adam and Blake once again start
up a “podcast” chant and admit what comedy is all about:
“Winning.”
The full list of 2024 iHeartPodcast Awards presented by The
Hartford winners are:
Social Impact Award presented by Audible: Maggie Freleng
and Jason Flom
Pioneer Award: Jonathan Goldstein
Innovator Award presented by YouTube: “Rotten Mango”
Podcast of the Year presented by The Hartford:
Best Business & Finance:
Best Comedy:
Best Crime:
Best Pop Culture:
Best Food Podcast Award Presented by Planet Oat:
Best Wellness & Fitness:
- On Purpose with Jay Shetty
Best History:
Best Kids & Family:
- Good Inside with Dr. Becky
Best Music:
Best News:
Best Fiction:
Best Sports:
Best Science:
Best Technology:
Best Ad Read:
Best Overall Host:
- Laci Mosley (Scam Goddess)
Best Overall Ensemble:
Best Political:
Best TV & Film:
Best Spanish Language:
Best Advice / Inspirational:
- We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle
Best Beauty & Fashion:
Best Travel:
Best Green:
Best Spirituality & Religion:
- Woman Evolve with Sarah Jakes Roberts
Best Branded Podcast:
Best Emerging:
- The Really Good Podcast with Bobbi Althoff
Best International:
- The Imperfects (Australia)
The 2024 iHeartPodcast Awards is part of iHeartMedia’s roster of
nationally recognized events including the iHeartRadio Music
Awards, iHeartRadio Music Festival, the nationwide iHeartRadio
Jingle Ball Concert Tour, iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina, iHeartCountry
Festival and iHeartRadio ALTer Ego.
Proud partners of this year’s iHeartPodcast Awards included
presenting partner The Hartford, a leading small business insurer,
YouTube, Audible and Planet Oat.
For more information about the 2024 iHeartPodcast Awards, click
HERE.
Editor’s Note:
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Red Carpet:
https://iheartradio.photoshelter.com/galleries/C00001ysK.YApqmo/G0000xG.B4AROQHE/Red-Carpet
Winners Circle:
https://iheartradio.photoshelter.com/galleries/C00001ysK.YApqmo/G0000Q8DXEUbNMAM/Winners-Circle
Password: iHeartPodcasts2024!
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