Featured Judges
The Signal Awards Judging Academy is an esteemed collective made up of the architects, instigators and trailblazers of the medium. Once a year, The Academy collectively listens closely to thousands of hours of audio, selecting the strongest work to be elevated to the status of award-winning. If you are interested in being considered as a judge and have contributed substantially to the podcast medium, please reach out to Annalee Miller
at annalee@signalaward.com or (212) 675-3555 or register here.
Jay Shetty
Host, On Purpose with Jay Shetty
Steve McLendon
Product Lead, Podcasting at YouTube
Jane Marie
Host, The Dream and Co-Founder, Little Everywhere
Latif Nasser
Co-Host, Radiolab
Kati Fernandez
Senior Director, Head of Development, ESPN
Valentina Bojanini
Director of Audio Content Strategy, TED
Trevor McNeal
Global Social Lead, Podcasts at Amazon Music
Carrie Lieberman
Chief Operating Officer, iHeartPodcasts
Dan Taberski
Host, Hysterical
Mukta Mohan
Deputy Head of Audio, Higher Ground
Chris Bannon
SVP, Head of Global Audio at Condé Nast
Shima Oliaee
Founder, Shirazad Productions
Donald Albright
President and Co-Founder, Tenderfoot TV
Dane Cardiel
Founder, Good Tape
Hillary Frank
Host + Executive Producer, The Longest Shortest Time
Jasper Wang
COO, Defector Media
Lynn Casper
Program Manager, AIR (Association of Independents in Radio)
Bryce Beloff
Director of Production and Multimedia, Morning Brew
Erin McGregor
Program Manager, Association of Independents in Radio
Sarah Van Mosel
Strategic Advisor, Realm
Andreina Gomez Casanova
Sound Editor and Audio Producer, Independent
Anna Sale
Host , Death, Sex & Money
Rico Gagliano
Head of Audio, Mubi
Kasia Mychajlowycz
Producer, Special Projects, The Globe and Mail
Chris Berube
Senior Producer, 99% Invisible
Kati Fernandez
Senior Director, Head of Development, ESPN
Scott Newman
Founder and Executive Director, On Air Fest
Tanya Springer
Senior Manager of Podcasts, CBC
Bailey Sarian
Host and Executive Producer, Dark History
Akiya McKnight
Associate Producer, Shondaland
Hillary Frank
Host and Executive Producer, The Longest Shortest Time
Andy Sheppard
Co-Founder, Sequel Media
Kate Navin
Head of Creative Development, North America, Audible
Ainsley Rossitto
Sr. Director of Marketing, Paramount
Georgie Holt
CEO, FlightStory
Gabby Bulgarelli
Senior Creative Producer, Independent
Laura Mayer
Executive Producer, Podcast Programming, ABC
Marshall Lewy
Chief Content Officer, Wondery
Stephanie Kariuki
Executive Producer, Condé Nast
Jesse Baker
Co-Founder, Magnificent Noise
Sam Sanders
Host, The Sam Sanders Show
Emily Servodidio
Marketing & Distrubution , Warner Bros. Discovery
Karoline Ribak
Producer, Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso
Sam Fragoso
Host, Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso
Valentina Bojanini
Director of Audio Content Strategy, TED Podcasts
Adam Boorstin
Co-CEO, Studio71
Carrie Lieberman
COO, iHeartPodcasts
Daniel Carissimi
Podcast Lead, Headspace
Neal Carruth
Executive Vice President and General Manager, Freakonomics Radio Network
Corey Gumbs
Founder, Black Podcasters Association.
Steve McLendon
Product Lead Podcasts, Youtube
Ari Saperstein
Project Director, LA RadioClub
Theo Balcomb
Producer, Voices in the River
John Asante
Founder, JKB Wash & Dry Productions
Latif Nasser
Co-Host, Radiolab, New York Public Radio
Sally Herships
Director, Audio Program, Columbia Journalsim School
Bridget Todd
Digital Organizer and Producer
Cameron Mussar
Digital Experience Manager, The On Being Project
Ayisha Emerson
Market Development Lead, Music and Podcasts, Dolby Laboratories
Xavier Greenwood
Reporter/Producer, Tortoise Media
Tina Eckman
Director, Content Relations, Dolby Laboratories
Dylan Thuras
Co-Founder and Creative Director, Atlas Obscura
Claudia Williams
Reporter and Producer, Tortoise Media
Steve Ackerman
Executive Vice President & Head of Global Podcasts , Sony Music Entertainment
Rebecca Moore
Executive Producer, Always On Podcasts, Tortoise Media
Chelsea Devantez
Founder, Glamorous Trash
Tiffany Champion
Production Director, The On Being Project
Vivian Le
Supervising Producer, 99% Invisible
Saadia Khan
Founder & CEO, Immigrantly
Emma Sweet
Global Product Activation Manager, Podcasts, YouTube
Gus Navarro
Associate Producer, 30 for 30 and ESPN Films
Phoebe Lett
Senior Audio Producer, The New York Times
Tiffany Faure
Associate Director, Podcast Editorial, Spotify
Brianne O'Brien
Associate Director, Podcast Editorial, Spotify
Ellen Horne
Director, Podcasting and Audio Reportage Journalism Masters , NYU
Kayla Moriarty
VP, Social and Aud Development, Crooked
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 and 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 and 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
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, The Webby Awards
David-Michel Davies
CEO, Recognition Media
Jordana Jarrett
Manager, Editorial Strategy, The Webby Awards
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, 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
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
Founder & Host, Art Of Conservation Podcast
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 and 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 and 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 and 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
Executive Producer and Host, Latinos Out Loud
Suchandrika Chakrabarti
Podcaster, comedian and writer, Independent
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
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 and 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
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 and Co-Executive Producer, The Kitchen Sisters Productions
DeRay Mckesson
Co-Founder and Executive Director, Campaign Zero
Debbie Millman
Host, Design Matters