The Podcast Academy is moving forward with plans to host its first-ever awards show this spring. The non-profit group has set a March 28 date for the first annual Awards for Excellence in Audio, nicknamed the Ambies.
During the show, the Podcast Academy plans to hand out 23 awards that recognize a range of audio-first work. Winners will receive a gold statue holding a microphone and wearing headphones. (The Ambies has replaced earlier plans to call the awards the Golden Mics.) The date of the show will put the Ambies in a window when many of the entertainment industry's biggest awards shows, including the Grammys and the Academy Awards, typically take place.
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