ARIAS
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London, UK
The ARIAS are the UK audio and radio awards presented annually to recognise, honour and reward outstanding shows and the teams behind them.
Website: audioacademy.org.uk
Owned by: The Audio Academy
About ARIAS
The ARIAS are the UK audio and radio awards presented annually to recognise, honour and reward outstanding shows and the teams behind them. Judged by over 200 senior audio and radio practitioners, drawn from all sectors of the industry, it is a huge accolade to be nominated.
Latest news
- May 15, 2025: In the UK, audio and radio industry awards The ARIAS announced the 2025 winners. The awards are mostly for radio stations; but gold winners included the podcast Dead River from Audio Always for Best Commercial Partnership; and the inaugural UK Audio Brand of the Year 2025 went to podcast company Goalhanger, which produces (among many others) The Rest is Politics with Alastair Campbell (pictured above) and Rory Stewart. Tony Pastor, the company’s co-founder, told us that the award “proves there’s still a huge appetite for long-form, intelligent content delivered in an entertaining way.”
- Apr 9, 2025: In the UK, the nominees of the ARIAS were announced. The Audio & Radio Industry Awards will take place on May 14.
- May 8, 2024: In the UK, the winners of the ARIAS 2024 were announced. Best New Podcast went to Rob Burrow Seven, Meets..., hosted by a former rugby league star who has motor neurone disease.
- Mar 27, 2024: In the UK, the ARIAS announced the nominees for the audio awards, which will be held on May 7.
- Jan 4, 2024: Nominations are now open for the UK’s ARIAS, the Audio & Radio Industry Awards. Of note: organisers “will be working with an independent EDI consultant to offer support and guidance to ensure that equity is embedded at the heart of the ARIAS. This includes offering insights into best practice and highlighting the impact of, for example, unconscious bias when judging entries.”
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