The next step is bestowing awards. There are two layers to that:
- The Signal Award: Chosen by a panel of judges which includes industry leaders and creators
- The Listener’s Choice Award: voted and selected by the listening public worldwide.
The organizing body here is the Signal Academy, managed by General Manager Jemma Rose Brown; she has been running the show for five years. (Before this stint Brown spent time at KFAI radio, The Moth, On Air Fest, and work x work.)
“This year, I’ve been thinking a lot about how podcasting has shed its parameters to become something simultaneously less defined, more influential and much more experimental.” — Jemma Rose Brown
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A few notable new award categories have been added this year:
- History
- Tech
- True Crime (chat and interviews)
- True Crime (documentaries)
