Founding Judges
The Academy is constantly growing - if you are interested in being considered as a judge please reach out to Kari Gillenwater at kari@signalaward.com
Laura Ordonez
Head of Podcast Ratings and Reviews, Common Sense Media
Jody Avirgan
Host, This Day In Esoteric Political History
Ray Chao
General Manager of Audio, Vox Media
Maurice Cherry
Creator & Host, Revision Path
June Cohen
Co-founder & CEO, Wait, What?
Jessica Cordova Kramer
CEO & Founder, Lemonada Media
Trent Gilliss
Founder, The On Being Project
Michael Gluckstadt
Director of Podcast Content, HBO Max
Anna Hossnieh
Executive Producer, iHeartRadio
Jenny Kaplan
Co-founder & CEO, Wonder Media Network
Rachael King
CEO & Co-founder, Pod People
DeRay Mckesson
Co-founder & Executive Chair, Campaign Zero
Trevor McNeal
Global Social Lead, Podcasts at Amazon Music
Debbie Millman
Host, Design Matters
SuChin Pak
Co-host, Add To Cart
Sarah Pappalardo
Co-founder & Editor, Reductress
Nikki Silva
Co-founder, Kitchen Sisters
Rae Votta
Global Editorial and Publishing/Podcasts, Netflix