2025 Iowa Better Newspaper Contests

Best Podcast (Multi-day) ( Class V) Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: Sioux City - Sioux City Journal
    Entry Title: Streamed & Screened
    Entry Credit: Bruce Miller, Terry Lipshetz
    Judge Comment: Did a phenomenal job at making me visualize each show/movie you were discussing, even the ones I've never seen. I enjoyed the mix of commentary from hosts and soundbites from actors and crew.
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: Corridor Business Journal
    Entry Title: Real Success with Nate Kaeding
    Entry Credit: Nate Kaeding, Logan Schultz
    Judge Comment: Great production value and amazing storytelling. Each episode told a unique story but I enjoyed how they all had an overall theme focusing on family businesses.
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: Des Moines - Des Moines Register
    Entry Title: Hawk Central
    Entry Credit: Chad Leistikow, Tyler Tachman, Dargan Southard
    Judge Comment: It was clear the host had a lot of knowledge about each podcast guest and each podcast felt well-rounded. Interesting to hear the "life story" of the guests, along with how they were feeling about their future.