2024 STORYTELLERS GALA
Anchored from New York City’s Lincoln Center, over 160 teams sent their acceptances from around the world. Special vignettes featured industry leaders who shared their creative journeys. Together we celebrated excellence and raised glasses of virtual – and real – champagne!
Sounds Over The Years
The theater of the mind is always open so we put together a highlights reel of some NYF Radio Awards memorable moments and memorable winning programs through the years. Hope this retrospective inspires you as you make your own submission longlist for this year.
IMPORTANT DATES
2025 OPEN FOR ENTRiES – September 2024
2025 JUDGING BEGINS – FEBRUARY 2025
2025 SHORtliST ANNOUNCED – MARCH 2025
NYF SPOTLIGHT
2024 BROADCASTER OF THE YEAR
BBC
The BBC earned the 2024 Broadcaster of the Year Award. Compelling award-winning entries took home a Grand Award and three Gold trophies for Bloodlines, Believe in Magic, and The Shamima Begum Story.
2024 production company OF THE YEAR
Almost Tangible earned the 2024 Radio Production Company of the Year Award. Award-winning entries include Grand and multiple Gold trophies for Hamlet Noir.
Almost Tangible
2024 National
Press Club Award
In Murder in Boston: The untold story of the Charles and Carol Stuart shooting from The Boston Globe & HBO Documentary Films, Globe journalists reviewed thousands of pages of archived files and unearthed grand jury files, including audio taped interrogations that have never been released publicly. In 1989, it was a crime that made national headlines and shook Boston to its core. The team’s findings upended decades of misconceptions about the Stuart case and rewrote a central chapter of the city’s history.
2024 Lifetime achievement Honoree
While trends may come and go, excellence never goes out of style. Since 2011, we’ve recognized some of the driving forces in the broadcasting industry – hands-on leaders with a body of work that has made a lasting impression. Sports journalist, Olympic champion, and award-winning broadcasting pioneer Donna de Varona reported on some 18 Olympics, was instrumental in bringing FIFA Women’s Soccer World Cup to network television and was a moving force in support of Congress’ passage of Title IX legislation.
Donna de Varona
2024 Grand Jury and Advisory Board
Award--winning men and women of the Grand Jury from over 30 countries volunteer their time and expertise for the selection process. The Brain Trust of prominent industry executives on the Advisory Board provide insights into the future.
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New 2025 Categories
Like NYC itself, the Radio Awards are always moving ahead into the future now. We’re excited to introduce new, improved, and unique lanes of competition to win towers to add to your skyline.
Anthology Entertainment Program, Anthology Podcast, Audio Book Technical Production Team,Digital Anthology, Multi-Platform Promotion, Pop Culture Documentary, Program Host, Sports Anchor/Analyst.
Returning and Growing
Storytellers make us laugh, make us cry, make us aware, and remind us we are all connected. Last year we introduced Investigative Journalism documentary and Nonfiction Series documentary. This year they return. Our 14 category groups are your destination for every type of content.
News Program
Entries in this category group, News Program, are either regularly scheduled series or specials that are journalism-based.
Entries in this category group, News Report/Feature, are for journalism-based submissions which have a duration shorter than a full program.
News Report/Feature
documentary
Entries in this category group, Documentary, explore a specific topic or point of view in-depth, deal with issues of interest and importance and may be either individual programs or series.
entertainment
Entries in this category group, Entertainment, are specials or series airing weekly or on some regular basis and may be distributed live or recorded. Variety programs, Sports Programs, On Air Station Contests, Awards, Parades, Telethons, Opening/Closing ceremonies, News or Political ceremonies are eligible.
talk Program
Entries in this category group, Talk Program, are either specials or regularly scheduled programs and include interviews, panel discussion/debate, and host driven formats.
On-Air Talent
Entries in this category group, On-Air Talent, are submissions from personalities and include Hosts, Anchors, Reporters and Correspondents. A body of work from different programs is allowed.
craft
Entries in this category group, Craft, showcase a particular technique which contributes to the sound or performance of the over-all production elements of the program.
Programming Format
Entries in this category group, Programming Format, are submissions of run-of-station or an ongoing program format.
Entries in this category group, Morning Drive/Afternoon Programming, include drive time daypart either morning or afternoon.
Morning Drive/Afternoon Programming
Promotion/Open & ID
Entries in this category group, Promotion/Open & ID are for submissions which promote the brand of a station, network, website, program, or on-air talent.
digital
Entries in the category Group, Digital, include all forms of news including current affairs, entertainment, drama, sports, religious and music programming.
Entries in this category group, Audio Book, are submissions which are recordings of a text being read in the format of digital files. Entries may be unabridged or telescoped.
AUDIO BOOK
PODCAST
Entries in this category group, Podcast, are submissions which are direct to digital.
student
Entries in this category group, Student, are created by students. Entries may be short form or long form.
SPECIALTY AWARD
National Press Club Award
The National Press Club is the World’s Leading Professional Organization for Journalists™ and partners with New York Festivals to honor journalists who are using their talents to tell the stories that matter and keep listeners informed. The National Press Club Award is given to the highest scoring news program across the Breaking News Story Coverage, Continuing News Story Coverage, Nonfiction Series and News Podcast categories.
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