The 2024 iHeartPodcast Awards were held at SXSW Monday evening, and several news media members and shows grabbed victories at the ceremony.
Pivot — hosted by Kara Swisher — took home the award for best news podcast. The program defeated The Daily, Today, Explained, Pod Save America, and Up First for the honors.
While not taking home the win in the best news podcast category, Pod Save America — hosted by Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Dan Pfeiffer, and Tommy Vietor — did win the best political podcast. The NPR Politics Podcast, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, CNN Inside Politics, and The Ben Shapiro Show were also nominated for the award.
In the Best Business + Financial Podcast category, Wondery’s How I Built This with Guy Raz took home the honor, besting podcasts produced by NPR, Audible, CBS News, and Audioboom Studios.
The Daily, distributed by The New York Times, was the lone news podcast up for Podcast of the Year. That award was won by New Heights, the show helmed by NFL stars Jason and Travis Kelce.
