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 2025 Ambies® ceremony will be held on March 31st, 2025 at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago!
THE PODCAST ACADEMY ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR FIFTH ANNUAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN AUDIO
GRAMMY NOMINATED COMEDIAN AND PODCASTER TIG NOTARO TO HOST THE AMBIES ON MARCH 31 IN CHICAGO
NEW YORK, NY, FEBRUARY 14, 2025—The Podcast Academy (TPA), the preeminent professional podcast organization, has announced the nominees for its fifth annual Awards for Excellence in Audio (The Ambies). Hosted by multi-hyphenate comedian Tig Notaro, the Ambies will take place on Monday, March 31 at the McCormick Convention Center in Chicago. The ceremony will be LIVE streamed by Twitch from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. CST.
IRA GLASS TO BE HONORED WITH THE PODCAST ACADEMY’S GOVERNORS AWARD AT FIFTH ANNUAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN AUDIO
NEW YORK, NY, February 27, 2025—The Podcast Academy, the preeminent professional podcast organization, announced today that Ira Glass, host and creator of the public radio program This American Life, will receive the esteemed Governors Award, which recognizes a podcast or individual for the compelling influence they’ve had on the industry. Glass joins the illustrious list of Governors Award recipients including Malcolm Gladwell (2024), Stuff You Should Know (2023), Serial (2022), and WTF with Marc Maron (2021). The honor will be bestowed upon him at the Fifth Annual Awards for Excellence in Audio (The Ambies), which will be hosted by previously announced multi-hyphenate comedian Tig Notaro, on Monday, March 31, at the McCormick Convention Center in Chicago. The ceremony will be LIVE streamed by Twitch from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. CST.
SAM SANDERS TO BE HONORED WITH THE PODCAST ACADEMY’S IMPACT AWARD AT FIFTH ANNUAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN AUDIO
NEW YORK, NY, March 21, 2025—The Podcast Academy, the preeminent professional podcast organization, announced today that award-winning reporter, radio host and podcaster, Sam Sanders, will receive the Impact Award, which recognizes an individual or podcast that has made a significant, positive effect on its listeners. Previous recipients of the Impact Award include Ira Madison III (2024) and Teenager Therapy (2020). The honor will be bestowed upon him at the Fifth Annual Awards for Excellence in Audio (The Ambies), which will be hosted by multi-hyphenate comedian Tig Notaro, on Monday, March 31, at the McCormick Convention Center in Chicago. As previously announced, Ira Glass will receive this year’s Governors Award. The ceremony will be LIVE streamed by Amazon Music–Twitch from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. CST.
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