Key Points
- SBS won three awards at the 2024 Australian Podcast Awards, including Publisher of the Year.
- The awards spanned over 31 categories, and recognised the country’s finest podcasters.
- SBS Audio titles Everything We Need was recognised as Best Climate podcast, while Grave Matters won in the Best Factual category.
“It’s truly an honour to scoop up this trifecta win,” Hua said.
Everything We Need featured Joselyne Majambere, a member of the Burundian community of Mildura. Credit: FoodNextDoorCoop
The series hosted by SBS News journalists Ricardo Gonçalves and Peggy Giakoumelos was a finalist in the Business category, while , a six-part series exploring the nutritional value of food staples such as cheese and coffee, was a finalist in the Factual category.
Head of Language Content Davide Schiappapietra said: “SBS’s podcast slate not only helps grow awareness of the contribution of a diversity of cultures to Australian society, but critically speaks to the changing nature of contemporary Australia with people increasingly wanting to hear their stories and experiences reflected in the content they consume.”
“The best thing about the award is being able to draw attention to the passionate, visionary and down-to-earth people I spoke with for the series and share some of the great work around climate adaptation that’s happening in regional Victoria.”
Host Kyla Brettle travelled remote communities to gather insight around the effects of climate change. Credit: Carmen Bunting Photography/Carmen Bunting Photography
Grave Matters explores grief, death care and the business of dying with hosts Anthony Levin and Nadine J. Cohen.
The Pool Room with Tony Armstrong won Best Sport and Best Entertainment categories, while journalist Marc Fennell enjoyed wins in the Best History and the Spotlight categories for his series House of Skulls.
