NYF Radio Awards

The 2026 NYF Radio Awards Grand Jury is coming together, and we’re proud to welcome two multiple trophy-winning industry leaders to the panel: Chris Browning-Brant, Lead Podcast Editor at Formula 1 (UK), and Piia Wirsu, Senior Audio Producer at ABC News: Audio Innovation (Sydney, Australia). Together, they represent the very best of modern audio storytelling. You can rest assured your submissions will be evaluated by writers, producers, editors, sound artists, journalists, and directors who are as passionate about excellence and innovation as you are.

The 2026 New York Festivals Radio Awards Grand Jury is coming together, and we are excited to welcome Katie Simon and Greg Muller to this year’s panel. Both are multiple trophy-winning industry leaders whose work continues to shape the sound of modern storytelling. You can trust that your submissions will be judged by writers, producers, editors, sound artists, journalists, and directors like Katie and Greg who bring rigor, creativity, and a deep passion for excellence and innovation to every entry.

The 2026 Grand Jury for the New York Festivals Radio Awards is coming together, and we are excited to introduce two industry leaders joining the panel this year. Both represent teams that earned Grand Trophies. Siobhan McHugh Narrative Podcast Producer, Author & Academic Independent | Australia Des Shaw Co-Founder / Producer Zinc Media | United Kingdom Your work will be evaluated by writers, producers, editors, sound artists, journalists, and directors who are deeply committed to excellence and innovation. Peers who understand what it takes to create truly standout audio.

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The 2026 New York Festivals Radio Awards Grand Jury is coming together, and this spotlight features two industry leaders whose teams have taken home Grand Trophies: Poonam Taneja, Founder & CEO of Samsaara Productions, and Steve Levine, Producer at Magnum Opus Broadcasting — both based in the United Kingdom. Their expertise and award-winning perspectives help ensure your submissions are evaluated by writers, producers, editors, sound artists, journalists, and directors who share your drive for excellence and innovation.

The 2026 New York Festivals Radio Awards Grand Jury continues to take shape — and this spotlight features two Gold trophy–winning leaders in audio storytelling: Geneviève Levasseur, Senior Director of ICI MUSIQUE at CBC/Radio-Canada in Canada, and Will Roe, Executive Producer of Investigations for The Times and Sunday Times in the United Kingdom. Both bring sharp editorial insight and deep industry experience to the panel, ensuring your submissions are evaluated by writers, producers, editors, sound artists, journalists, and directors who share your commitment to excellence and innovation.

Meet two of the acclaimed creatives joining the 2026 New York Festivals Radio Awards Grand Jury: Helen Quigley, Production Director at B7 Media (UK), and Götz Naleppa, Drama Director & Sound Artist at Naleppa Audio Productions (Germany). As we build this year’s panel, we’re proud to welcome multiple trophy-winning writers, producers, editors, sound artists, journalists, and directors. Your submissions will be evaluated by experts who share your passion for craft, excellence, and innovation in audio storytelling.

Meet Two Members of the 2026 Grand Jury The 2026 Grand Jury is being set right now, and we’re proud to introduce two industry leaders joining the Radio Awards panel this year: Helen Shaw, Founder of Athena Media (Ireland), and Mark Travis, Managing Consultant of Media Production at the NY Philharmonic (USA). Both have led teams that earned Grand Trophies, and both bring deep experience across storytelling, audio craft, and editorial excellence. Your submissions will be evaluated by writers, producers, editors, sound artists, journalists, and directors who are as passionate about excellence and innovation as you are.

When America promised to build a space base in outback Australia in the middle of the 1960s, few suspected it would put Australia in the nuclear cross-hairs in decades to come. That space base, just 18 kilometers south of Alice Springs, would become known as Pine Gap - the most secretive intelligence facility in the country. After 16 years living next door, Alice Springs journalist Alex Barwick wanted to find out what exactly was going on in her backyard. Expanse: Spies in the Outback shoots straight to the heart of questions about government, transparency, accountability, and what the public should have a right to know. In looking at the story of Pine Gap through a local lens with a comprehensive telling of the facility from its inception, the series highlights the shifting nature of the base and the personal stories of the people whose lives were shaped by it. The sound design transports the listener into each era of the story, subtly evoking the nostalgic sounds from the 60s, through the 70s and 80s, to a more contemporary audio aesthetic for today.

Dateline A dark and stormy night. Location: The Hollow Hotel Assignment Crime detective duo Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Caine interview Romeo Gideon, the dark king of television magic. Murder ensues. Concept The Haunted House on Hollow Hill was pitched to author of the 'Skulduggery Pleasant' books series, Derek Landy, to create a cool, suspenseful, yet funny story featuring the crime detective duo Skulduggery Pleasant (Kevin Hely) and Valkyrie Caine (Eve Macklin), with some rather terrifying characters woven in and out of the narrative played by Colin Mace, Joe Eyre, Kit Griffiths and Sam Newton. The cast were recorded altogether in the same studio to emulate more of a radio drama. HarperCollins Producer Tanya Hougham imagined the story to take shape as three separate formats – a podcast, an audiobook and a book. All with the same story but introducing new side storylines and characters in each format to entice all audiences from listener to reader on a 'Who Done It!' adventure.