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The 2025 Radio Awards introduce seven new categories that highlight innovation in audio content creation.

We are pleased to announce the debut of several new fiction and nonfiction categories that reflect the ways in which today’s audio storytellers are encouraging audiences around the world to listen and stay engaged.” – Rose Anderson, Executive Vice President and CEO, New York Festivals Radio Awards NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, September 4, 2024 /EINPresswire/ — The New York Festivals® 2025 Radio Awards are officially open for entries.

The New York Festivals Radio Awards offer a platform to celebrate creative storytellers from around the world. For 67 years, the NYF has recognized both innovation and exceptional quality in broadcast audio content across all genres and platforms since 1957.

“This year, we’re thrilled to announce the debut of multiple new categories for fiction and nonfiction that reflect the ways today’s storytellers are encouraging audiences around the world to tune in and stay engaged,” said Rose Anderson, executive vice president and executive director of the New York Festivals. “They join our existing categories for audio art, audiobooks, podcasts, and social justice.”

Always at the forefront of the evolving global audio content creation landscape, Radio Awards 2025 keeps pace with global industry trends and introduces seven exciting new categories that further showcase the breadth of talent and creativity that drives the industry forward.

The Popular Culture Documentary category highlights and awards creative radio documentaries that reflect contemporary trends.

New in Entertainment, the Anthology category The program shines a light on engaging, carefully curated audio collections. Digital Anthology will showcase diverse audio selections spanning digital media. Anthology Podcasts honors expansive works featuring unique voices united by a common theme or purpose. Audiobooks transport listeners to new worlds, the new Audio Book Technical Production Team category celebrates innovative contributions to the industry.

The radio talent categories are the basis for rewarding the most talented sound creators. In 2025, new categories were introduced: Show Host and Presenter/Sports Analyst.

See the list of major award categories for the 2025 NYF Radio Awards: .

Since 2023, the National Press Club, the world’s leading professional organization for journalistsTM, has partnered with the New York Festivals to honor the highest-rated news programs in the categories of Breaking News Coverage, Current News Coverage, Nonfiction Series, Investigative Journalism Podcast and News Podcast.

In 2024, Murder in Boston: The Untold Story of the Charles and Carol Stuart Shooting, produced by The Boston Globe and presented by The Boston Globe and HBO Documentary Films, was recognized by the New York Festivals with the 2024 National Press Club Award in the Investigative Journalism Podcast category.

The 2024 NYF Radio Grand Awards went to: The Beatles’ Legacy: Red and Blue by Howlett Media Productions Ltd. for Music, Hamlet Noir by Almost Tangible for Drama, and Bloodlines by CBC Podcasts, BBC Asian Network, BBC Sounds for Narrative/Documentary Podcast. The 2025 winner will be announced in April at the 2025 Storytellers Gala.

The New York Festivals honored the winning entries of the 2024 competition at the virtual Storytellers Gala 2024 on April 16. The virtual event featured global audio highlights, keynotes from award winners from around the world, and up-close and personal spotlights from some of radio’s most respected storytellers. Watch the Storytellers Gala 2024: .

The NYF Radio Awards receives entries from radio stations, networks and independent producers from over 30 countries worldwide. Its mission is to celebrate the achievements of the men and women who make up the global community of audio storytellers.

New York Festivals invites award-winning industry leaders from 6 continents around the world to become members of the world-class Radio Awards Grand Jury. The 2025 Radio Awards Grand Jury will be recruited in the coming weeks. Entries are judged on production values, creativity, presentation of content, direction, writing, achievement of purpose and relevance to audience.

All entries for the 2025 NYF Radio Awards will be judged by a jury comprised of the most recognizable voices and captivating storytellers from around the world, including producers, directors, songwriters and other creative media professionals.

The winning entries from 2025 will be featured in the Radio Awards winners gallery. See the 2024 winners gallery.

The deadline for entries to the Radio Awards 2025 competition is 31 January 2025.

To enter the Radio Awards 2025, visit:

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