SPH Media clinches 5 awards at Asia Podcast Awards 2026

Four awards went to Money FM 89.3. and one to Kiss92. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Published Sep 03, 2026, 04:27 PM

Updated Sep 03, 2026, 04:27 PM

SINGAPORE – SPH Media won five awards at the Asia Podcast Awards 2026 in Jakarta on Sept 3 , including Best News Podcast and Best Interview Podcast.

The awards, announced during the RadioDays Asia Conference, were launched in 2023 by Australian trade publication Radioinfo.

They recognise the most outstanding individuals, teams, and organisations working in the podcast medium across the Asian media and marketing industries.

SPH Media had finalists in 13 of the 23 categories. Of the 70 finalists, 14 were from SPH – 12 from SPH Radio and two from The Straits Times.

Of the five awards, four went to Money FM 89.3. They are:

Best Money and Business Podcast awarded to Money & Me, presented by Michelle Martin. She was also named Best Presenter/Host of the Year at last year’s awards.

Best New Podcast awarded to Xtra Large, produced by Nazirul Asrar.

Best News Podcast for Talk of the Town, presented by Neil Humphreys and Audrey Siek.

Best Sport Podcast awarded to Sports Minutes, presented by Zia-ul Raushan. This marks the third consecutive year that Sports Minutes has won this accolade.

Kiss92 won the remaining award:

Best Interview Podcast for Shelf Life with Yumiko, presented by Yumiko Kayahara. This win marks another accolade for the podcast, which was named Best New Podcast at the 2025 event.

“These awards are a strong affirmation of the creativity, talent and commitment of our radio teams,” said SPH Media’s head of radio, Sim Hong Huat . “ More importantly, they reflect our continued focus on creating quality content that connects with audiences and keeps them coming back for more.”

“As the audio landscape continues to evolve, we will continue to experiment with new formats and ideas, while leveraging the strengths of our presenters and producers to tell compelling stories across radio and digital platforms,” he added.

The Asia Podcast Awards are open to independent publishers, radio companies and podcast-hosting businesses. According to the RadioDays website, anyone producing a podcast for Asia or the Pacific, in any language, is eligible for the awards.

The annual awards cover podcast categories such as children’s entertainment, education, health and wellness, money and business, news, sports, and society and culture.

They are also given to individuals for roles such as audio producer, executive producer or podcast presenter/host of the year.

SPH Media 在 2026 年亚洲播客大奖中斩获 5 项大奖

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发布于 2026 年 9 月 3 日下午 4:27

更新于2026年9月3日下午4:27

新加坡——SPH Media 在 9 月 3 日于雅加达举行的 2026 年亚洲播客大奖中荣获五项大奖，其中包括最佳新闻播客和最佳访谈播客。

这些奖项在亚洲广播日大会上宣布，由澳大利亚行业出版物 Radioinfo 于 2023 年推出。

他们旨在表彰亚洲媒体和营销行业中，在播客领域做出杰出贡献的个人、团队和组织。

新加坡报业控股（SPH）旗下媒体在23个奖项类别中的13个类别中均有入围者。在70名入围者中，有14名来自新加坡报业控股——12名来自新加坡报业控股广播电台，2名来自《海峡时报》。

在五项大奖中，Money FM 89.3 获得了四项。它们分别是：

最佳理财与商业播客奖颁给了米歇尔·马丁主持的《金钱与我》。她还在去年的颁奖典礼上被评为年度最佳主持人。

最佳新播客奖颁给了由 Nazirul Asrar 制作的 Xtra Large。