2024 FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

Judges

The Signal Judging Academy is a by-invitation cohort of podcast professionals and on-mic talent.

Lauren LoGrasso VP of Programming and Development, Audacy Inc.
Claudine Ebeid Executive Producer, Audio, The Atlantic
Jenelle Pifer Senior Producer, Serial Productions
Andrea Klunder Consultant, Strategist & Producer, The Creative Impostor Studios
Elaine Appleton Grant Host, Sound Judgment
George Lavender Head of Creative Production, Limited Series, Wondery
Marshall Escamilla CFO, Tumble Media
Joel Carnegie Executive Producer, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Cher Vincent Supervising Producer, NPR
Matt Raz Executive Producer, Loud Speakers Network
Tiffany Ashitey Managing Director, Acast
Damilola Onime Project Manager, Lead Podcasting
Jill Ruby Producer
Jaz Garewal Technical Lead, Nike
Robin Lai SVP, John Marshall Media
Shai Korman Founder, P4T Media
Bryan Master Founder, Sound + Fission
Alli Thresher Director of Digital Content, Harold Grinspoon Foundation
Melissa Wiley Producer, National Geographic
George Mocharko Founder, The Podcast Editor
Sam Mouser Senior Producer, Audio, New York Times Advertising
Lindsay Bowen Attorney, Lindsay Bowen, a Lawyer for Podcasters
Juleyka Lantigua Founder and CEO, LWC Studios
Gabriel Urbina Writer and Director, Long Story Short Productions
Caroline Edwards Podcast Agent, CAA
Mangesh Hattikudur Co-Founder, Kaleidoscope
Neil Drumming Associate Editorial Director of Podcasts, Understood
Jazmine Henley-Brown Executive Producer
Sarah Storm Senior Producer, LinkedIn Podcasts
Christy Gressman VP, Podcasts, Topic Studios
Megan Tan Host and Writer, Tan Lines Inc.
Mutka Mohan Deputy Head of Audio, Higher Ground Productions
Jane Marie Co-Founder, Little Everywhere
Leital Molad Head of Podcasts, WaitWhat
Shima Oliaee Founder, Shirazad Productions
Dan Taberski Writer and Host, Hysterical
Elise Pepple Executive Director, Marfa Public Radio
Jennifer Ferro CEO, KCRW
Chioke I'Anson Founder, Resonate Podcast Festival
Eric Eddings VP, Audio, Hartbeat
Leon Neykfah Cofounder and President, Prologue Projects
Ben Adair Founder / Executive Producer, Western Sound
Steve Lickteig Executive Producer, CNN
Emily Rudder Head of Development, Wonder Media Network
Ronald Young Jr. CEO, ohitsBigRon studios
Brad Williams Executive Producer, Once Upon a Wasteland Productions
Bryan Bartletta Partner, Sounds Profitable
Keenan Kush Director of Operations, Talkhouse
Sachar Mathias Executive Producer
Davy Gardner Head of Tribeca Audio, Tribeca
Lauren Gonzalez Sr. Manager of Content Development, NPR
Steve Wilson Chief Strategy Officer, QCODE Media
Jasper Wang VP Revenue & Operations, Defector Media
Dane Cardiel VP, Creator Partnerships, Gumball
Christopher Bannon Head of Global Audio, Conde Nast
Jack Gillard-Rayer Content Producer, Amazon Music
Ashley Warren Production Manager, Campside Media
Melisa Gotto Founder & CEO, Scandal Co-Active
Floris Bauer Co-Founder & President, Gunpowder & Sky
Kevin Y. Brown Chief Content Officer & Head of Strategy, Afripods
Nate Davis Co-founder / creative director, Narrative Podcasts
Tiffany Hammond Head of Audio Development, The SpringHill Company
jewel bush Vice President, Health Equity & Justice, Real Chemistry
Abigail Gatling Founder, Crisp Comms Co
Kathleen Moroney Executive Creative Director, Forever Audio
Michael Osborne Producer & Consultant, 14th Street Studios
Brooke Black Global Communications Director, Podimo
Marie Kilaru Producer and Writer, WaitWhat
Rebecca Grierson Vice President of Podcasts, Artie Audio
Sam Parker Creative Director, WIZZFX
Caila Litman Director, Marketing, iHeart Media
David Markowitz Manager, Podcasts, Netflix
Topher Forhecz Executive Producer, The Financial Times
Kim Rittberg Video & Podcast Strategist and On-Camera Coach, Award-winning digital marketer
Melinda Wittstock CEO and Founder, Podopolo
Sari Weinerman Podcast Producer, Horizon Media
Tyler Greene Mr, The Story Producer, LLC
Geoff Siskind Executive Producer, Antica Productions
Izzie Clarke Executive Producer, Fresh Air
Emily Reeves Audio Producer, Emily Reeves Audio
Marlene Sharp Executive Producer/Chief Creative Officer/Founder, Pink Poodle Productions
Joshua Dudley Contributing Writer, Forbes
Calina Salgado Everything Is Better With Creators Producer, Whalar
Ben Firth Creative Director, Factory Originals
Robert Li Owner, University FM
Mary Assadullahi Vice President, Realm
Alexander Adell Writer, Director, Magnesium Film, LLC
Ali Aitken Podcast Consultant/Executive Producer, Freelance
Lowry Yankwich Independent Podcast Producer, LBY Media
Jasmine Hammond Community Manager, monday.com
JinJa Birkenbeuel President, Birk Creative
Megan megan.gilbert@fortune.com VP, FORTUNE Brand Studio, Fortune Media
Monica Espitia Podcast Producer, The Branch Media
Steve Lanham Head of Podcasts, History Hit
Christine Dela Rosa Principal Strategist, Atlassian
Karen Burgess Exec for Productions and People, Pacific Content
Kenia Reyes Manager of Podcasts, Warner Bros. Discovery
Adell Coleman Chief Operations Officer, DCP Entertainment
Joni Deutsch Senior Vice President, Marketing & Audience Development, The Podglomerate
Ashley J Hobbs Creative Producer, Temple & Riot Productions
Stephen Perlstein SVP, Podcasts, Viral Nation
John Phillips Executive Editor, Bloomberg Media Studios, APAC, Bloomberg
Molly Barton CEO & Co-Founder, Realm
Christina Telesca Operations Lead, Realm
Heather Mason Director of Product Marketing, Realm
Kevin Hirten Senior Investigative Producer/ Podcast Host, Al Jazeera Media Network
Michelle Newman founder/producer, Newman Media
Jazmin Aguilera Head of Audio, Los Angeles Times
Annabel Garcia Eller Podcast Agent, The Gersh Agency
Siobhan Flattery Podcast Operations Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Talib Jasir Founder/CEO, Afros & Audio
Anh Gray Audio Coach, The GroundTruth Project
David Shadrack Smith President, Part2 Pictures
Justin Kouns IADAS Producer, The Webby Awards
Denise Gilley Academy Manager, IADAS
Lauren Angeloni Managing Director, AIVA
Claire Graves President, Webby Awards
David-Michel Davies CEO, Recognition Media
Jordana Jarrett manager, editorial strategy, webbys
Alex McGrath VP Sales & Brand Partnerships, Recognition Media
Josh Campbell Content Producer, Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts
Shizheng Ni Lead Designer, The Webby Awards
Eva McCloskey MD, POPs, RM
Jacqui Kavanaugh MD, Lovie Awards, Webby Awards
Jeremy Grossman Greene Creative Director, Recognition Media
Cecilia Betsill Content Producer, Webbys
Emma Whitfield Production Director, Recognition Media
Brad Felty Producer, Recoginition Media
Michael Gluckstadt Director of Podcasts, Max
Alejandro Bermudez Executive Creative Director, McCANN Mexico
Keven Campos Digital Manager, NBCUniversal
Gina McKeon Producer, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Daniel da Hora CCO / Professor, UFPB
Alexandra Zaslow Supervising Producer, At Will Media
Lisa Wingfield Senior Media Specialist, MAPS Media
Kevin Kennedy President, Your Valuable Home
Tarah Malhotra-Feinberg SVP & Executive Producer, Man Enough, Wayfarer / Man Enough
David Shadrack Smith President, Part2 Pictures
Ifé Fatunase Multimedia Director, Human Rights Watch
Sandy Girard Executive Vice President, Programming, Crooked Media
Kirsty Hunter Founder, StoryHunter
Hala Taha Founder and CEO, YAP Media
Simon Borchert Mr, Shannon Elizabeth Fdn | The Art Of Conservation
Nicoline Greer Documentary Producer, RTÉ
Riccardo Haupt Head of Strategy, Will Media
Abdulwahab Tahhan Creator, Refugee Journalism Project
Michael Salas CEO, MCOM Media
Joshua Williams Producer, MCOM Media
Imogen Arate Executive Producer and Host, Poets and Muses
Vinita Srivastava Producer and Host, The Conversation
Donna Peters Founder, The Me-Suite
A.J. Feliciano General Manager, The Roost Podcast Network
Aleni Mackarey, PhD MS Executive Producer, Where Brains Meet Beauty Podcast
Matthew Jones Founder and Senior Producer, Rainbow Creative
Jonathan Hirsch CEO, Neon Hum Media
Anna DeShawn Co-Founder/CEO, The Qube
Lizzie Breyer Bowman VP of Growth and Marketing, Lemonada Media
Meredith Halpern-Ranzer Co-founder and CEO, Tinkercast
Tony Jones Founder, RI Free Radio
Buket Zor Composer, Music Producer, Sound Designer, Kloaq Audio Design
Daniel Sillem Head of Production, KLOAQ audio design
Lily Ames Head of Production, Chalk + Blade
Noah Micheal O'Donnell Director of Outreach and Communications, Emergence Magazine
Caroline Gates Digital Audio & Podcast Manager, SBS
Peter "P.J." Benoit Co-Host, Co-Founder, Producer, What The Parent? Podcast
Lisa Wisniewski Senior Producer, CBC
Mike Wendling US National Digital Reporter, BBC
Marika Brownlee Director of Marketing, Headgum
Ola Salem Managing Editor, New Lines Magazine
Annie Downs Co-Founder, That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs / That Sounds
Kelli Haywood Co-Founder, That Sounds Fun Network
Fallon Klug Director of Operations, That Sounds Fun Network
Wanda Reynolds Chief Content Officer, ABF Creative
Kelly Garner Founder & CEO, Treefort Media
Gautam Gulati Founder, Well Played
Amy Wilson Storytelling Coach, The Cincinnati Enquirer
Brian Barnes Managing Director, South of 2 Degrees
Àlex Badia Producer, Barret Cooperativa
Virginia Marshall Podcast Associate, Brooklyn Public Library
Margaret Ables Founder/CEO, Adalyst Media
Eli Woolery Co-host, Design Better Podcast, InVision
Frank LaFone co-host, VerySpatial LLC
Barbara Maclennan co-host, VerySpatial LLC
Natalie Davey Podcast Host/VP Partnerships, Ceres Productions
Nate DuFort Founder and Executive Producer, Soundsington Media
Jill Beytin Co-Founder, Bear Radio, Jill Beytin
Kate Hardcastle MBE Broadcaster & Founder, IWP
William Howell Senior Creative & Multimedia Director, Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition
David Lillemägi Executive producer, Spotify
Lettija Lee Host, Dream Chasers Brits in America Podcast
Steph Colbourn CEO, editaudio
Jacob Bronstein SVP, Content & Development, Diversion Audio
Saadia Khan Founder, Producer & Host, Immigrantly Podcast
Chris Mascaro Host/Producer, Next on the Tee
Tonia Magras Executive Producer, The PowerPLAY Show
Susi O'Neill Head of Brand Content, Kaspersky
Charlotte Knowles CEO, Independent Film Trust
Fernando Lopez Managing Deputy Editor, ESPN Deportes
Ilana Susnow Head of Marketing & Audience Development, Bloomberg
Larry Robinson CEO, KUDZUKIAN
Adrian Vrijhoef Founder and sound creative, Kloaq audio design
Adell Coleman Chief Operations Officer, DCP Entertainment
Lory Martinez CEO & Founder, Studio Ochenta
Mary Mammoliti Cullinary Expert, Host, Producer, Kitchen Confession
Brandon Grant Director of Marketing, The Moth
Adam Sachs SVP, Team Coco
Colin Anderson VP Content, Stitcher / Sirius XM
Chadwick Fortenberry Director of Production, Massive Mission
Jody Avirgan Host and Producer ; Owner, Roulette Productions, Roulette Productions
Donald Albright CEO & Co-Founder, Tenderfoot TV
Rosa Jiménez Cano US Correspondent, D+I
Olga Shevchenko Creative Director, Vintage
Jon Laurence Supervising Executive Producer, AJ+
Jarred McGriff Founder, L2C Studios LLC
Rachel Strauss-Muniz EP/HOST, Latinos Out Loud
Suchandrika Chakrabarti Podcaster, comedian and writer, Freelance
Dalton Main Adjunct Professor, Freelance Podcast Producer, Roosevelt University
Lauren Ribando Software Engineer, Zwift
Dan Franks President, Podcast Movement
Michelle Xu Senior Audience Development Specialist, New York Public Radio (WNYC)
Arielle Nissenblatt Community Marketing, Descript
Deondric Royster MD, Signal
Kathy Doyle Vice President, Content Development, Macmillan Publishers
Jeff Umbro CEO, The Podglomerate
Alvin Hall Host, Driving the Green Book
Jasmine Hammond Community Manager, Monday.com
Tamika Campbell Manager, DEI, L &D; Podcast Development; EP, iHeartMedia
Tunde St. Matthew-Daniel SVP, Original Content, Wave Sports + Entertainment
Amelia Chappelow Executive Producer, Earwolf / SiriusXM
Nora Ritchie Executive Producer, Stitcher
Josephine Martorana Executive Producer, Stitcher Studios
Kameel Stanley Program Director, Stitcher
Krystle Waters Director of Content Promotion, Blue Wire Podcasts
Maya Watson Co-Founder and CEO, why?!
Lauren Passell Founder, Tink
Laura Ordoñez Head of Digital Content and Curation, Common Sense Media
Jay Shetty Host, On Purpose with Jay Shetty
Dan Pashman Host, The Sporkful
Kathy Tu Executive Producer, 99% Invisible
Susie Warhurst Head of International, Apple Podcasts
Jenna Weiss Berman Co-Founder, Pineapple Street Media
June Cohen Co-Founder, WaitWhat
Jenny Kaplan Co-Founder & CEO, Wonder Media Network
Sarah Pappalardo Co-Founder, Reductress
Trent Gilliss Founder + Principal, Pine Tree Play
Rae Votta Executive Producer, Netflix
SuChin Pak Host, Add To Cart
Anna Hossnieh Managing Executive Producer, iHeartMedia
Trevor McNeal Global Social Lead, Podcasts, Amazon Music
Michael Gluckstadt Director of Podcasts, HBO and HBO Max
Ray Chao SVP & GM of Audio & Digital Video , Vox Media
Rachael King CEO, Pod People
Maurice Cherry Founder and Creative Director, Lunch
Nikki Silva Co-Founder / Co-Executive Producer, The Kitchen Sisters Productions
DeRay Mckesson Co-Founder and Executive Director, Campaign Zero
Debbie Millman Host, Design Matters