APVA AWARD WINNERS 2022

The African Podcast and Voice Award ceremony was held on the 24th of September, 2022

APVA Awards Legacy Winners

Spotlight Of The Year – Podcast Category

  • Adelle Onyango

Spotlight Of The Year – Spoken Word Category

  • Puno Selesho

Spotlight Of The Year – Voice-Over Category

  • Chilu Lemba

Africa’s Voice Director Extraordinaire

  • Remi Olutomayin

African Innovation Award

  • Wakio Mzenge

Life-Time Achievement Award

  • Daphne Ben Okagbue

Leadership Impact Award

  • Seun Shobo

Societal Impact Award

  • Chude Jidenwo

APVA Awards Winners (Podcast Category)

Podcast of the Year

  • Adelle Onyango (Legally Clueless)
  • Nicole Engelbrecht (True Crime South Africa)
  • Lebo Lion (Lebo Lion Show)
  • Jola Ayeye and FKAbudu (IsaidWhatIsaid)
  • Eli Mwenda & Oscar Koome Mbabu (MANTALK.KE) – WINNER

Diasporan Podcast of the Year

  • Hana Baba (The Stoop podcast)
  • Agnes Appiah (Umami Conversations Podcast)
  • VONGAI (ZimExcellence)
  • Joan Nwosu (IRISE Conversations with Joan) – WINNER
  • Sambaza (Sambaza Podcast)

Rising Talent of the Year

  • Gracie Imo (Grow&Glow podcast)
  • Suzie Wokabi (The Suzie Wokabi Podcast)
  • Akumu Fiona/Claire Baker (The Yes Girls Podcast) – WINNER
  • Opeyemi Sanusi (Vybes Podcast)
  • Pablo Kubie (THE AMATEUR PODCAST)

Lifestyle and Entertainment

  • Taymesan (Tea with Tay)
  • MacG (Podcast and Chill with MacG)
  • Justina Odigie (Story time with Jae)
  • Rodney Omeokachie (The Young God Pod) – WINNER
  • Bataung Qhotsokoane (myDMs Podcast)

Comedy

  • Tony Kibet (The Sandwich Podcast)
  • Adebayo Oduwole (What A Joke) – WINNER

Fiction 

  • Kevin Mwachiro (Nipe Story)
  • Letlhogonolo Mokgoroane (The Cheeky Natives)
  • Faith Nwani and Ufuoma Bakporhe (The Writer’s Sauce Podcast) – WINNER
  • Samuel Olawoyin (Story of the gods)
  • Belinda Katumba (Can We Talk)

Non-Fiction 

  • Kerllen Costa/Koketso Mookodi (Guardians of the River)
  • Kim Fox (Ehky Ya Masr (Tell Your Story Egypt) Podcast)
  • Eliot Moleba, Jedi Ramalapa, Neo Rakgajane (Sound Africa) – WINNER
  • Poemify (Poemify)

Crime

  • Nicole Engelbrecht (True Crime South Africa) – WINNER
  • Kristin Miles (Law and Omen)
  • Deon Wiggett (My Only Story: Back to School)
  • Paul (ALIBI)
  • Wairi (Murder Cirū Podcast)

Sports

  • Edmund Oris (Vibe With Edmund Oris)
  • Zarina Badhur/Africa Sports Unified (ASU Sports Business Podcast)
  • Maher Abucheri (Third World Perspective)
  • Tyron Barnard (Hockey the Podcast)
  • Olamide O. Abe (Made In Africa Sports) – WINNER

Society and Culture

  • Road to 30 Podcast (Road to 30 Podcast)
  • No video (Moments with Nderru)
  • Mona Muchemi (Afriwetu)
  • NIGEL (The Voice Knot Pod)
  • Chulu Chansa (Africana Woman with Chulu) – WINNER

Music

  • Futhwane Mtembu (The Eargasmic Sessions Radio Show)
  • Hafeestonova Onitilo (Cha Cha Music Review Podcast) – WINNER
  • Osagie Alonge (A Music In Time Podcast)
  • DJ Tizz/Dr Empress Rose (Music Pulse)
  • Gideon Nwani (The Madhouse Adult Entertainment Podcast)

Relationship 

  • Kezia Vilawa (Young in Love podcast) – WINNER
  • Catherine Lukan (Lukan Catherine)
  • Candice Chirwa (What The Relationship Podcast)

Arts

  • Sesi Zamba (Oriire Africa)
  • Timothy Niwamanya (Cinema Red Pill)
  • Rodney Omeokachie (The Young God Pod)
  • Afrika Design (Afrika Design)
  • This Audio Is Visual (This Audio Is Visual)  WINNER

News and Current Affairs 

  • Africa Check (What’s Crap) – WINNER
  • Titilope Fadare (Premium Times podcast)
  • Fredrick Bundala (The Outsiders)
  • GVA LEGAL PODCAST (GVA LEGAL PODCAST)

Education

  • David Ewusi-Mensah (Green Living Chats podcast)
  • MC MARIOH P’ (the_vallaz_podcast)
  • Olatunbosun Jimoh (Inspirational vibes with jimjam)
  • Thomas Muriuki (Builders Haven podcast)
  • Gracie Imo (Grow&Glow podcast) – WINNER

Career and Entrepreneurship

  • O’Seye Oni (Origins Africa Podcast)
  • Zeze Oriaikhi-Sao (Third Culture Africans) – WINNER
  • Chris & Martin (African Retooled)
  • Lebo Lion (Lebo Lion Show)
  • Oluwapelumi Irinoye (The Hive Podcast)

Personal/Self-Development 

  • Kevin Kengei (Podvise)
  • Muthoni Waigwa (Moments with Nderru)
  • Kamande and Kigondu (Busy Being Born)
  • Gina Tigere (A 1000 Voices)
  • Queen Raffy (Queenraffyspacepodcast) – WINNER

Science, Technology and Innovation

  • Anne Chisa (The Root of The Science Podcasts) – WINNER
  • Brenda Zikonda (Honeypot Chats)
  • Sheila Ochugboju/Network of African Women Environmentalists (NAWE) (Earth Reflections)
  • Ogechi Ekeanyanwu (Africa Science Focus)
  • The Friendly Troll Podcast (The Friendly Troll Podcast)

Advocacy and Social Change

  • Diana Sifuna (Diversity With Diana Podcast)
  • Chulu Chansa (Africana Woman with Chulu)
  • Janet Mbugua (My First Time Stories) – WINNER
  • Chude Jideonwo (#WithChude)
  • Mercy Ajibade (Moments with BAM)

APVA Awards Winners (Voice Over Category)

Voice Artist of the Year

  • Chilu Lemba
  • Lerin Nicodemus
  • Cynthia Kimola
  • Mazi’no Appeal Ofoh
  • Stephanie Anene – WINNER

Rising Talent of the Year – Voiceover category

  • Anne Hambuda
  • Charles Jnr Akano – WINNER
  • George Kiplagat
  • John Best Uche
  • Precious Eze

Voiceover service provider of the year

  • Voiceover Workshop and Media
  • Voiceover Academy – WINNER
  • South African Voice Over Academy
  • Loopify Media

Best Commercial Performance – TV

  • Mazino Appeal
  • Adejumoke Ayodele
  • Wakio Mzenge – WINNER
  • Cynthia Kimola

Best Commercial Performance – Radio

  • Chioma Okpala
  • Ewoma Oyegwa
  • Monique Bett
  • David Oyuke – WINNER

Best Audio Book Performance

  • Joy Ogbekene – WINNER
  • Chioma Okpala
  • Stevy Daic NDJALA TOTOLO
  • Atibo Onen

Best Corporate/Explainer performance

  • Stephanie Anene
  • Emmanuel Afemikhe – WINNER
  • Melody Edemè (Voice of Melody)
  • Serah Johnson

Best Documentary performance

  • Ahide Adum
  • Henry Tataw Ekambi
  • Warris Kimathi
  • Monique Bett
  • Blessyn Kure – WINNER

Best TV promo

  • Eric Ekwueme
  • Chilu Lemba – WINNER
  • Maymunah Zubair

Best Jingle

  • Gregory Millanzi
  • John Best Uche
  • Onochie Emeka – WINNER
  • Amanda Ogbuagu

Best Trailer Voiceover

  • Lord Frank – WINNER
  • Stevy Daic Ndjala Totolo
  • Binja Zihhalirwa

APVA Awards Winners (Spoken Word Category)

Spoken Word Artist of the Year

  • Mac Alunge (Winner) – WINNER
  • G-cho Pevu Poet
  • Philip Asaya
  • Matthew Otor
  • Huwa Okoyomoh
  • Puno Selesho

Rising Talent of the Year – Spoken word category

  • Audrey Atuirey
  • Jay Miles Kalyamba
  • Delah Dube
  • Kaploti Mwenyewe
  • Taleabong Boris Alemnge (Winner) – WINNER
  • Tall j Vanillar
  • Summer Jay

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