Fresh off the news that it has hit a download milestone, iHeartPodcast’s Stuff You Should Know will receive the Governors Award from The Podcast Academy. The honor recognizes the impact a podcast or individual has had on the industry. Co-hosts Chuck Bryant and Josh Clark will accept the award during next month’s Ambies ceremony.
“The ways in which Josh and Chuck have been able to shape the industry and sustain growth has been phenomenal, and why it’s a privilege to award them with this year's Governors Award,” said Donald Albright, Chairperson of TPA and co-founder at Tenderfoot TV. “This year marks the 15th year anniversary of the Stuff You Should Know podcast and 15 years of these two creating meaningful and impactful conversations both inside the audio community and beyond.”
As one of the longest-running and most listened-to shows at iHeartPodcasts, Stuff You Should Know has just reached three billion downloads – the first in the iHeart portfolio to do so. Launched in 2008, the Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant-hosted show was launched by Stuff Media – which iHeartMedia acquired in 2018 – and it has consistently been in the top 25 of overall podcast listening charts with episodes that have covered a wide range of topics, including science, history, pop culture, and even conspiracy theories.
“There aren't many surprises that come along in the 15th year of a career,” Bryant said in a statement. “Receiving the Governors Award is a rare exception, and we are super excited and honored to be there in person to receive it. It gives us a chance to pause and think a little about everything that's happened with us and the industry since 2008. Being a veteran of what has turned out to be a lasting new medium is pretty cool, and we look forward to receiving this honor.”
The third annual Awards for Excellence in Audio or The Ambies will be hosted by comedian, actor and podcast host Larry Wilmore on March 7. The ceremony will be live-streamed on the Amazon Music Channel on Twitch from the International Theater in Las Vegas from 9-10:30pm ET.
The Ambies celebrate excellence in podcasting and elevate awareness and status of podcasts as a unique and personal medium for entertainment, information, storytelling and expression. The ceremony will highlight 185 nominees across 26 categories with winners to be selected by every voting member of TPA. The Podcast Academy says there was a 21% increase in the number of podcasts submitted for consideration this year. The result is three-quarters of the nominees feature a host or performer who is a person of color and/or female.
Check out the full list of 2023 nominees HERE.
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