New York Festivals Storytellers Gala Announces 2024 Radio Awards Winners

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LAS VEGAS — The government-funded BBC has been honored with the 2024 Broadcaster of the Year Award, one of the biggest accolades to be revealed at a New York Festivals (NYF) Storytellers Gala where 2024 Radio Awards winning entries were shared as part of the NAB Show.


“Engaging audio entries submitted from storytellers around the world mesmerized listeners and were recognized with trophies by the 2024 Radio Award Grand Jury,” New York Festivals notes. Winning entries include entertainment and music specials, podcasts and audiobooks, dramas, and documentaries, and up to the minute news coverage.

Captivating audio entries submitted by the BBC that informed, educated, and entertained  were recognized with Gold trophies. including “The Shamima Begum Story- S2” of I’m Not A Monster and Believe in Magic (a BBC Studios Productions Limited production). Silver trophy winners include “The Global Jigsaw” (BBC World Service), “Shiny Bob: The Devil’s Advocate,” and “Crossing the Cuillin Mountains.” Those two programs are produced by BBC Scotland.

Boutique production company Almost Tangible was recognized with the 2024 Radio Production Company of the Year Award. Award-winning entries include their Grand and multiple Gold-winning “Hamlet Noir.”

2024 Grand Awards

The Beatles’ Legacy: Red and Blue by Howlett Media Productions Ltd – Documentary: Music earned the Grand Trophy. Written, narrated, and produced by Kevin Howlett, The Beatles’ Legacy: Red and Blue two-part series reveals the story behind ‘Now And Then’ and examines the power of the most enduring catalogue in popular music, as represented by the two historic double LPs. Since their release in 1973, the Red and Blue albums have acted as an introduction to The Beatles for generation after generation of young music fans.

Hamlet Noir from Almost Tangible – Entertainment: Drama Program was honored with the Grand Award. Hamet Noir is an innovative mashup of Danish and British creativity: fusing the original words of Shakespeare with a modern detective narrative to create a gripping Nordic Noir crime drama, anchored in Shakespeare’s iconic play. Hamlet Noir was awarded 4 Gold trophies.

Bloodlines by CBC Podcasts, BBC Asian Network, BBC Sounds – Podcasts: Narrative/Documentary Podcast tells the story of a generation of children, who In the aftermath of Islamic State, were forced into a reality they never chose. “Bloodlines,” a profound and poignant podcast from BBC Sounds and CBC, delves into the lives of these children, born under the shadow of Islamic State’s so-called Caliphate or taken there by radicalized parents.

Murder in Boston: The untold story of the Charles and Carol Stuart Shooting Produced by the Boston Globe, presented by the Boston Globe and HBO Documentary Films – Podcast: Investigative Journalism Podcast was recognized by New York Festivals with the 2024 National Press Club Award. The National Press Award honors the highest scoring news program across the Breaking News Story Coverage, Continuing News Story Coverage, Nonfiction Series and News Podcast categories.

The New York Festivals Radio Awards 66-year legacy provides a showcase to celebrate world-class storytellers from around the globe. It is noteworthy that the vast majority of honors did not feature U.S.-based content.