The New York Festivals 2027 Radio Awards, celebrating 70 years of creative excellence in audio storytelling, is now open for entries.
The 2027 Radio Awards features 14 category groups, offering recognition across a wide range of disciplines, from News Programs, Documentaries, and Talk Programs to On-Air Talent, Craft, and Entertainment. Specialized category groups spotlight groundbreaking work in Digital, Podcast, and Audio Book content, while Programming Formats and Promotion/Open & ID recognize the creative standards and imaging innovation driving radio forward.
This year, NYF’s Radio Awards continues to expand its recognition of the growing audio landscape with two new categories: Crime Drama Podcast and Kids & Family Podcast and two updated categories Kids & Family Audio Book and Kids & Family Program.
Entries are evaluated on creativity, production quality, writing, direction, content presentation, effectiveness, and audience relevance.
All award-winning entries from the 2027 competition will be proudly featured in the Radio Awards Winners’ Showcase.
The entry deadline for the 2027 Radio Awards competition is January 31, 2027.
The entry deadline for the 2027 Radio Awards competition is January 31, 2027.
To enter the 2027 Radio Awards, visit: HERE. For additional information on the 2027 competition, visit: Rules and Regulations.
To be eligible for the 2027 competition, entries must have been produced, released, screened, aired, published, issued, or streamed between January 1, 2026, until the deadline of January 31, 2027, and were not awarded a trophy in the same category for the same episode in the 2026 Radio Awards.
New York Festivals Radio Awards provides a global platform celebrating creative excellence and innovation in audio storytelling. Since 1957, NYF has honored exceptional work across genres and platforms, evolving alongside the ever-changing audio landscape to recognize the ideas, talent, and storytelling shaping the future of the medium.
