Public Radio Player Wins a Webby

Pop the champagne, PRX just won a Webby Award for the Public Radio Player iPhone app! We were very excited to be nominated along with services like HBO GO, Netflix and Pandora, and we’re even more excited that a public radio app took the crown. Read the official press release below.

A big shout out to the amazing stations, programs and producers that power this free app. Find out what all the fuss is about and download the Public Radio Player here.

It’s been a good year for PRX and The Webbys – The Moth app (developed by us!) was named an official honoree and our PRX Remix app was a nominee.

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PUBLIC RADIO PLAYER NAMED BEST MEDIA STREAMING SERVICE MOBILE APP IN THE 18th ANNUAL WEBBY AWARDS; Public Radio Player Tops the Shortlist for International Awards Honoring Best of Web;

Cambridge, MA — April 28, 2014 – PRX announced today that its free Public Radio Player has been named the Best Media Streaming Service mobile app in the 18th Annual Webby Awards. Hailed as the “Internet’s highest honor” by The New York Times, The Webby Awards, presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS), is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet. The IADAS, which nominates and selects The Webby Award Winners, is comprised of web industry experts, including media mogul Arianna Huffington, Founder of Tumblr David Karp, Internet co-creator Vint Cerf, Mozilla CEO and Chair Mitchell Baker, Creator of the Gif Steve Wilhite, and mobile-phone inventor Martin Cooper.

The Public Radio Player app for iPhone offers the best experience for streaming audio from hundreds of public radio stations and programs across the United States. Live, on demand, offline listening – it’s all free.

Top shows on the Player include NPR’s Car Talk and Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me, PRI’s This American Life and APM’s A Prairie Home Companion, and Marketplace. There is also fresh listening from PRX shows like The Moth Radio Hour and 99% Invisible. Or, just hit Play on PRX Remix for a continuous stream of the best stories from PRX.org.

“Our mission at PRX is to bring significant stories to millions of people through new distribution models,” said PRX CEO Jake Shapiro, “We are proud to have our efforts recognized, and excited about more Webby-worthy work in the PRX pipeline.”

The Public Radio Player will be honored at the star-studded Webby Awards ceremony on Monday, May 19, 2014 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City, where winners will have an opportunity to deliver one of The Webby Awards’ famous 5-Word Speeches. The show will be hosted by critically acclaimed stand-up comedian, writer and actor, Patton Oswalt. A full list of both The Webby Awards and People’s Voice Winners can be found at webbyawards.com/winners.

About PRX:

PRX is an award-winning nonprofit public media company, harnessing innovative technology to bring significant stories to millions of people. PRX.org operates public radio’s largest distribution marketplace, offering thousands of audio stories for broadcast and digital use, including The Moth Radio Hour, Snap Judgment (with NPR), and 99% Invisible. PRX Remix is PRX’s 24/7 channel featuring the best independent radio stories and new voices. PRX is also the leading mobile app developer for public media, with apps such as the Public Radio Player, Radiolab, This American Life, KCRW Music Mine, and more.

PRX was created through a collaboration of the Station Resource Group and Atlantic Public Media, and receives support from public radio stations and producers, The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Ford Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, and the Knight Foundation.

ABOUT THE WEBBY AWARDS:

Hailed as the “Internet’s highest honor” by The New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites, Interactive Advertising & Media, Online Film & Video, Mobile & Apps, and Social. Established in 1996, The Webby Awards received nearly 12,000 entries from all 50 states and over 60 countries worldwide this year. The Webby Awards is presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS). Sponsors and Partners of The Webby Awards include: Microsoft, Dell, Vitamin T, MailChimp, Engine Yard, Funny or Die, AdAge, Percolate, Mashable, Business Insider, Internet Week New York and Guardian News and Media.

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