How to win a podcast award ft QnA with Matt Deegan (British Podcast Awards)

Podcast Awards are a great way to build recognition and a respected profile for your podcast - but how do you enter them - and most importantly win one?

Joining us at MIC's Podcast Club in Feb is the co-founder of the British Podcast Awards Matt Deegan. He'll be chatting about how to enter the biggest celebration of British podcasts, top tips to get noticed by the judges and a look at previous winners.

After Matt, we have a chat with a panel of award-winning podcasters to explore how they went about entering and taking the crown at other podcast awards, as well as the BPA's. We'll also take a look at if having an award-winning podcast under your belt actually makes a difference. They'll be:

🥇 Frankie Tortora - Doing It For The Kids (Best Business Podcast, British Podcast Awards 2021)
🥇 Ian Sanders - Cold War Conversations (Best Arts & History Podcast, Quite The Podcast Awards 2021)
🥇 Charles Commins - It's All Cobblers To Me (Club Podcast of the Year, Football Supporters' Association Awards 2021)

We'll also have time for your questions for our guests too.

The QnA sesh is hosted by our Vic, who's been nominated for a few podcast awards and was a judge at last year's British Podcast Awards.

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🎧 WHAT IS MIC'S PODCAST CLUB?

It's a community of podcasters from everywhere. We help each other make brilliant podcasts.

Our monthly meetups are a themed podcast-related QnA's

🎧 WHO'S IT FOR? Podcasters and audio makers.

⏲ HOW IT ROLLS

5:50pm - Doors Open
6pm - Podcast Club kicks off
6:10pm - Matt Deegan (British Podcast Awards)
7.00pm - break
7.10pm - Award-winning podcasters Panel & QnA
8pm - Podcast Club Closes

There is no pressure for you to get involved, you can simply observe and soak up the advice.

🎦 THE EVENT'S HOSTED ON ZOOM and we will post the details here on the day of the event.

🙋‍♀️Attendees who regularly come to at least 2 MIC meetups receive an invite to join our exclusive invite-only facebook group too - bonus!

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About Matt Deegan

Matt started his career at the Radio Academy, before bidding for FM and digital licences for GWR and then leading strategic projects at Classic FM and Capital FM.

He went on to co-found Folder Media and Fun Kids. Folder created and runs the MuxCo network of DAB multiplexes as well as managing networks on behalf of Wireless and Nation. Folder also makes content – it devised and produced the Love Island podcast for ITV as well as programmes for Radio 1, BBC Sounds, 1Xtra, Radio 2 and Radio 4. Matt is the Executive Producer of Worst Dates for BBC Sounds and Nappy Days for MTV.

Matt’s also responsible for leading the team behind children’s media brand Fun Kids, spanning a national DAB radio station, podcast network, website and YouTube channels.

Outside of the day-job, Matt co-founded the British Podcast Awards, writes a weekly newsletter on audio and hosts The Media Podcast.