Vote for ABC Audio 2024 Webby Awards Nominations

TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2024

ABC Audio Podcasts Honored with Three Webby Award Nominations

ABC Audio podcasts have been nominated for three Webby Awards, part of seven total Webby nominations for ABC News. The Webbys are hailed as the internet’s highest honor. The awards are presented annually by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences made up of over 2,000 industry experts. Two winners are selected in each category: one by members of the Academy, and one by the public who cast their votes during Webbys People’s Voice voting.

Please show your support for your favorites by voting with the links below. Voting is open through Thursday, April 18, at 11:59 pm PDT.

Reclaimed: The Forgotten League

For decades, Black baseball players were excluded from the major leagues and forced to create their own space: the Negro Leagues. In “Reclaimed: The Forgotten League,” uncover the stories of some of these overlooked greats, including Turkey Stearnes, one of the best hitters of all time. Overshadowed by racial prejudice and oppression, their legacy was hidden — but now, experts and family members reflect on their impact, which extended far beyond the game. Discover how newly acknowledged Negro Leagues stats could re-write history and redefine baseball’s roster of GOATs.

Start Here

In the last year, more and more studies have revealed the alarming presence of microplastics in our food, our soil, and our bodies. These are tiny pieces of plastic, some less than the width of a human hair, that keep getting smaller – but never disappear. In a special edition, “Start Here” tours Lake Erie, home to some of the highest concentrations of microplastics on earth, to explore the path of these plastics and how they’re affecting our bodies. This reporting clearly laid out, in stark terms, how plastics are making their way into our water systems, how they’re broken down into smaller and smaller particles, and how they eventually impact our health.

Additional nominations for your consideration:

ABC News Digital – The Power of Water: The Biggest Threats to Our Water System Right Now: Chapter 4: Rising Seas (The Nile River: The Water Crisis in Egypt) | Video – Documentary: Shortform category

ABC News Live Prime: Hip-Hop Fashion | Video – Fashion, Beauty & Lifestyle category

ABC News Live – Trashed: The Secret Life of Plastic Bags | Video – Sustainability & Environment category

ABC News Digital – Can artificial intelligence pass the Turing Test? | Video – Technology category

Thank you for voting!

The Webby Awards and the Webby People’s Voice Awards will be announced on Tuesday, April 23.