Black Love Inc takes Times Square with six podcast award wins
Ahead of International Podcast Day, Black Podcasting Awards (BPAwards) bestowed 35 new awards to 29 different podcasts during a live stream from Podstream Studios on Times Square Sunday September 24. Black Love Inc. catapulted to BPAwards’ biggest overall winner to date with a grand total of 9 awards and 21 nominations; its Director of Podcasts Krystal Hill oversees these six BPAwards recognized podcasts, plus another two. She’s followed by Anna DeShawn who has five awards and six nominations for Queer News. While A’Shanti Gholar’s The Brown Girls Guide to Politics continues her four year stretch of nominations, plus three award wins.
Sunday’s Ophelia-delayed ceremony yielded six double award winners: Black is America (Editing; Sound Design), Black Love Podcast Network (Podcast Network; Producer), Every Voice with Terrance McKnight (Arts; Music), Mistakes That Made Me (Business; New), Parenting for the Culture (Education; Podcast of the Year), and Queer News (LGBTQ; Podcaster of the Year).
As podcasting continues to grow, the Awards went beyond U.S. borders, with a handful of winners hailing from Finland, Canada, and the U.K., proving that podcasting is indeed a global phenomenon. The list of awardees also include CNN journalist Audie Cornish, the multi-talented, award-winning Jill Scott, plus hip-hop legend and actor Method Man.
Ceremony guest Akilah Thompkins-Robinson, Girl Get Visible author and tech founder, noted “Black Podcasting Awards plays an important role in giving Black podcasters a space where they can be celebrated and showcased on a level playing field for their hard work and talent without other biases being a factor into how they are evaluated. It was an honor Sunday evening to see so many talented podcasters and podcast professionals be celebrated for their hard work in the podcast industry.”
The 2023 award ceremony and celebration was sponsored by Push Black, Podcast Movement, Blubrry, GSD Solutions, Gifted Sounds Network, LWC Studios, Podglomerate, Realm, Shure, Sounds Profitable, Stitcher Studios, Strike Audio, Sampson Therapeutic Services, and Transistor.
In addition to the coveted trophies, winning podcasters also receive fantastic prizes from Afros & Audio, Black Podcasters Association, Descript, Grants For Creators, and Hindenburg.
But the excitement doesn’t end here! For those aspiring to join the ranks of podcasting greatness, BPAwards invites you to enter its International Podcast Day contest for a chance to win a Shure MV7 microphone and SRH440A headphones, or a one-year Hindenburg Pro license. Act fast, as this incredible opportunity is only open through Tuesday, October 3, 2023, 11:59 pm Hawaii Time. Get your entry in on the website and who knows, you might be the next podcasting sensation.
Support BPAwards’ mission by contributing to its ‘First two steps of 100’ fundraising campaign at givebutter.com/bpawardstwostep. And stay connected with all things BPAwards by following them on social media at @BlackPodAwards
Full winners list
BEST ARTS PODCAST
BEST BLERD PODCAST (PUBLIC VOTE)
BEST BUSINESS PODCAST – SPONSORED BY SOUNDS PROFITABLE
BEST COMEDY PODCAST
BEST CULTURE PODCAST
BEST EDITING (BLACK PODCASTERS ASSOCIATION VOTE)
BEST EDUCATION PODCAST
BEST FAMILY AND PARENTING PODCAST
BEST FILM AND TELEVISION PODCAST
BEST FOOD & DRINK PODCAST
BEST HEALTH AND WELLNESS PODCAST
BEST HISTORY PODCAST
BEST HOSTING DUO (PUBLIC VOTE)
BEST HOSTING TEAM (PUBLIC VOTE)
BEST INTERNATIONAL PODCAST
BEST LGBTQ PODCAST
BEST LIMITED SERIES PODCAST
BEST LITERARY PODCAST
BEST MUSIC PODCAST
BEST NEW PODCAST (BLACK PODCASTERS ASSOCIATION VOTE)
BEST NEWS & POLITICS PODCAST
BEST PODCAST NETWORK (PUBLIC VOTE) – SPONSORED BY PODCAST MOVEMENT
- Black Love Podcast Network
BEST PRODUCER (BLACK PODCASTERS ASSOCIATION VOTE)
- Black Love Podcast Network
BEST RELATIONSHIP PODCAST
From: Tommy Oliver, Codie Elaine Oliver, Black Love Podcast Network
Hosted by: Simplecast
BEST RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY PODCAST
BEST SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PODCAST
BEST SCRIPTED FICTION PODCAST – SPONSORED BY REALM
BEST SEX PODCAST
BEST SOLO HOST (PUBLIC VOTE)
BEST SOUND DESIGN (BLACK PODCASTERS ASSOCIATION VOTE)
BEST SPORTS PODCAST (PUBLIC VOTE)
BEST TRAVEL PODCAST
BEST TRUE CRIME PODCAST
PODCAST OF THE YEAR (PUBLIC VOTE) – SPONSORED BY PODCAST MOVEMENT
PODCASTER OF THE YEAR (BLACK PODCASTERS ASSOCIATION VOTE) – SPONSORED BY BLUBRRY
The above list of podcasts is available as an OPML file for your podcast player
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Companies mentioned above:
Black Podcasting Awards
Blubrry
Descript
Podcast Movement
Realm
Shure
Sounds Profitable
Stitcher
Transistor