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For immediate release: Contact:
April 11, 2006 Hong D Hoang
Director of New Media & Convergence
510.841.5123 x311
Youth Radio Nominated for Best Podcast and Best Radio Web Site for the Tenth Annual Webby Awards
 BERKELEY, CA — The Webby Awards, the leading international honor for web sites, nominated Youth Radio for Best Podcast and Best Radio web site of 2006. Winners will be announced on May 9, 2006 and honored at The Tenth Annual Webby Awards in New York City on June 12th.
As a nominee for two Webby Awards, Youth Radio is also eligible to win a People's Voice Award in each category. Voting is open to the public from April 11th to May 5th at Webby Award's. Log on to vote for Youth Radio in the Podcast and Radio categories.
Hailed as the "Online Oscars" by Time Magazine, The Webby Awards are determined by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, a global organization with a membership that includes musician David Bowie, Internet inventor Vinton Cerf, Naked Chef Jamie Oliver, The Body Shop president Anita Roddick, "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening, Real Networks CEO Rob Glaser, and fashion designer Max Azria.
"The Webby Awards honors the outstanding web sites that are setting the standards for the Internet," said Tiffany Shlain, founder and ambassador of The Webby Awards. Youth Radio’s Webby Award nominations are a testament to the skill, ingenuity, and vision of the organization.
Wilmer Tejada, Youth Radio’s Online Associate Producer and graduate of Youth Radio's class of 2003 said, “Being nominated for two Webby Awards is a huge honor for all of our young reporters, producers, designers, engineers- all the young people contributing to Youth Radio and the staff that help make it happen. We have been working hard to be in the forefront of converged media and the technological advances happening in the field.”
Youth Radio is nominated for Best Podcast along with NPR Podcasts, Podcast Pickle, Voices on Genocide Prevention and Yahoo! Podcasts and Best Radio along with AccuRadio, KEXP.org, NPR.org and Voices (BBC). This is the first year podcasts are being recognized as an award category, and Youth Radio is honored to be among the prominent organizations nominated.
Youth Radio’s podcast channels include:
The Best of Youth Radio: 'The Best of Youth Radio' podcast series features our audience favorites, stories ranging from a journey of identity and culture in Ghana, Africa to the diary of a shoplifter in urban America.
Youth Radio on KQED-FM: Youth Radio produces a monthly public affairs show for KQED 88.5-FM in the Bay Area. The topics range from odd occupations and dating, to more serious issues, such as AIDS and environmental justice. The goal of the show is to inform the public about issues that affect youth. Listen in on the last Sunday of every month at 4:30 p.m. and again at midnight on KQED-88.5 FM in the Bay Area; or subscribe to the 'Youth Radio on KQED-FM' podcast series to receive our latest shows as they become available.
Youth Radio-TV: For more than a decade, Youth Radio has been highlighting young people's stories, passions, and struggles through broadcasts on local, national, and international outlets. Now, with the advent of technology, Youth Radio-TV productions can be downloaded directly to your desktops and iPods via vodcasts. From documentary storytelling, to youth reporting on politics and culture, Youth Radio-TV explores the lives of young people through a fresh new lens.
Youth Radio has taken a major step forward within our Independent Youth Media production stream by officially launching an independent web radio station, streaming on Youth Radio and on iTunes! You can find the stream on our website www.youthradio.org by clicking on the animated "Tune in Now" icon. You can also find us on iTunes Radio, under the categories Urban, Eclectic and Public. You can hear Youth Radio commentaries and programming over the airwaves on such media outlets as NPR, PRI and local stations such as KQED-FM in San Francisco and KPFA-FM in Berkeley. For a full list of outlets and airtimes, please visit www.youthradio.org.
About Youth Radio
Launched in 1992, Youth Radio is the nation's most widely recognized producer of radio programming about young people-written, recorded, and produced by youth themselves. Youth Radio is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area and has bureaus in Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC. Youth Radio programming covers youth-centered events and issues across the U.S. and around the globe.
About The Webby Awards:
Established in 1996, the 10th Annual Webby Awards received over 5,500 entries from all 50 states and over 40 countries worldwide. Called the "Oscars of the Internet" by The New York Times, the Webby is the leading international award honoring excellence in Web design, creativity, usability and functionality. The Academy evaluates web sites based on six criteria: content, structure and navigation, visual design, functionality, interactivity, and overall experience. The Webby Awards are presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.
About the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS):
The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences is dedicated to the creative, technical, and professional progress of the internet and interactive media. The Academy is an intellectually diverse organization that includes over 500 members consisting of leading experts in a diverse range of fields, such as musician David Bowie, Internet inventor Vinton Cerf, Naked Chef Jamie Oliver, The Body Shop president Anita Roddick, fashion designer Max Azria, "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening and Real Networks CEO Rob Glaser. The Webby Awards and The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences are registered trademarks of International Data Group.
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