iHeartRadio Brings Home Eight Wins, 14 Webby Award Honorees

iHeartMedia Dominates Webby Awards

iHEARTRADIO took home 14 WEBBY AWARDS and the teams behind some of its best ventures took home eight awards . 

iHEART was included in both the WEBBY AWARD winners list, voted on by the INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF DIGITAL ARTS & SCIENCES and the WEBBY PEOPLE'S VOICE AWARD winners list, voted by fans. 

In the BEST LIMITED SERIES category, iHEARTRADIO ORIGINAL "Lolita," was named PEPOLE'S VOICE WINNER, while "The MLK Tapes," co-produced with TENDERFOOT TV was named the WEBBY AWARD winner. 

iHEART podcasts also dominated the GENERAL SERIES categories. “The LAVERNE COX Show” won the WEBBY PEOPLE'S VOICE AWARD in the DIVERSITY & INCLUSION category, “QUESTLOVE Supreme” won in the LIFESTYLE category and the WEBBY PEOPLE'S VOICE AWARD in the MUSIC category and iHEARTRADIO and DIVERSION MEDIA co-production “I Am KOBE,” a dive into the late KOBE BRYANT’s early years, won both the WEBBY AWARD and the WEBBY PEPLE'S VOICE AWARD in the SPORTS category. 

Another double winner is “Was I In a Cult?” which won both the WEBBY AWARD and the WEBBY PEOPLE'S VOICE AWARD in the INDIVIDUAL EPISODE category for Interview/Talk Show. “The ROXANE GAY Agenda,” produced in partnership with LUMINARY, won the WEBBY PEOPLE'S VOICE AWARD in the INDIVIDUAL EPISODE category for DIVERSITY & INCLUSION. 

In addition,13 shows made the final lists of honorees, deemed one of the best on the internet among thousands of entries. These include: “All The Smoke” for BEST CO-HOST; “#Storytime” and “A Slight Change Of Plans” for BEST HOST; “Make It Up As We Go” for BEST SERIES; “Strawberry Spring” and “Unread” for BEST WRITING; “Strawberry Spring” for ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE/SOUND DESIGN; “Dear Chelsea” for ADVICE & HOW-TO; “Math & Magic: Stories From The Frontiers of Marketing,” hosted by CEO and Chairman BOB PITTMAN, for CREATIVITY & MARKETING; “Operation Midnight Climax” for BEST GENERAL SERIES in DOCUMENTARY; “NFL Explained” for BEST GENERAL SERIES in SPORTS; “The Office Deep Dive” for BEST GENERAL SERIES in TELEVISION & FILM; and “Halloween In Hell” for BEST GENERAL SERIES in SCRIPTED FICTION. The 2021 iHEARTRADIO JINGLE BALL TOUR, also made the list of honorees. 

The official 2022 WEBBY AWARDS ceremony will take place MAY 16th in NEW YORK CITY.

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