Mediahuis podcasts scoop prestigious prizes at New York Festivals Radio Awards
Having received four nominations, The Indo Daily, The BelTel and Indo Sport won awards across the best news podcast, best investigative journalism and best sports podcast categories.
The Indo Daily received the bronze award in the news category and was nominated alongside its sister podcast The BelTel, which won the silver award. The podcasts were nominated in the news category alongside entries from international outlets including Sky News and Al Jazeera.
The Indo Daily received another bronze award for best investigative journalism podcast for the two-part special investigation 'Field of Broken Dreams', a two-and-a-half year joint effort between Sunday Independent journalist Mark Tighe and RTÉ Investigates' Marie Crowe.
As part of the joint investigation, multiple female footballers claimed they were subjected to unwanted or inappropriate sexual advances from FAI coaches in the 1990s, outlining their personal stories and a series of harrowing allegations.
Just eight months after being launched, the daily sport podcast Indo Sport, hosted by Joe Molloy, won silver in the best sports podcast category for the November 2024 episode 'The Descent of Conor McGregor'.
The collaboration between dedicated journalists and our talented audio team has been really successful
Mediahuis Ireland group head of audio Mary Carroll said: 'The New York Festivals awards are hugely prestigious, so to see our podcasts win alongside those from some of the biggest media producers in the world is an amazing achievement for our teams.
'The Indo Daily and The BelTel are our flagship news podcasts that rely on old-fashioned journalism. The collaboration between dedicated journalists and our talented audio team has been really successful in reaching new audiences.
'We're very proud of the success in the investigative journalism category for the 'Field of Broken Dreams'. For Indo Sport to win an award after only eight months on air is a fantastic accomplishment.'
Mediahuis Ireland Group Head of Sport David Courtney said: 'Since its debut in September 2024, the Indo Sport podcast has rapidly become a flagship product for Mediahuis Ireland, redefining how Irish Independent sports fans engage with our daily coverage.
'Hosted by Joe Molloy and featuring a dynamic line-up of contributors including Pat Spillane, Philly McMahon and Dan McDonnell, the podcast delivers sharp, insightful and entertaining commentary across GAA, rugby, football and more.'
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