Photos: built-in set. Checking the sheet…
Put your name on the night audio takes the stage.
The LIBBY Awards celebrate podcasts made by people: no video categories, no ad awards, no AI awards. Fifty-four categories honoring craft, creators, and content, judged by working audio professionals and celebrated at a live ceremony in New York City.
Year one at Bravo Studios · Photos: David F. Choy
Who you reach
- Podcast creators, audio engineers, writers, and actors entering from across the world.
- The NYC audio community: studios, networks, and independents who attend the listening events and ceremony.
- A newsletter audience of 2,000+ subscribers who follow the season from open to ceremony.
- Listeners who vote in the Audience Choice awards across all 54 categories.
Why these awards
- A clear stance in a crowded market: just audio, made by people. Your brand sits beside craft, not content farms.
- A physical, photographed event: a real ceremony, a handmade trophy, real winners on a real stage.
- Limited inventory. A small number of category namings and program ads means every sponsor is visible.
- Free Creator awards and entry scholarships: sponsorship directly supports access for underrepresented voices.
Winners with their handmade LIBBYs, cast as a vintage microphone standing in for Lady Liberty.
Four ways in, one great night.
- Name on the website sponsor wall.
- A thank-you in the newsletter.
- Logo on the website sponsor wall.
- Quarter-page ad in the ceremony program.
- Newsletter mention.
- Everything in Supporter.
- 2 hours of Silver Sound studio time.*
- Logo displayed at the listening events.
- Everything in Partner, with 4 studio hours.*
- Category naming: "Best Sound Design presented by You."**
- Full-page ad in the ceremony program.
The ceremony itself, presented by you. One available. Let's talk.
* Studio time at Silver Sound, Flatiron: booked within the 2027 season, weekday sessions, subject to availability and blackout dates.
** Category naming is available on Craft and Content categories only; Creator Excellence awards are named for their honorees and are never sold. Program ad artwork is due February 12, 2027.
The audience vote opens across all 54 categories. Site and newsletter traffic peak.
The community gathers to hear the nominated work. Partner logos and up are in the room.
Trophies, program ads, category namings, and the year's best audio on one NYC stage.
The bodega, the bookstore, the church, the museum: the LIBBY lives in the city your brand wants to be part of.
Assembled by hand
Every LIBBY is cast and assembled by hand by Zach Shukan of Omega Darling.
Not writing a check? Bring what you make.
Venues for listening events, audio gear and prizes, food and drink, NYC brands: in-kind contributions are matched to a tier by the fair market value of what you bring. Every in-kind partnership is arranged personally.
Email us to sponsor Or write to contact@silversound.us and tell us what you have in mind.