A Special Note to My Readers

This column blends two passions of mine - writing and podcasting. So I appreciate your support and I'm thrilled to share some great news.

How cool.

I got these statues via FedEx today.

I won two Communicator Awards: One for Series Column, the other for Series Blog.

A Hat Tip

I would like to thank you for reading this column. Your support, feedback and story suggestions were all part of the writing process for me.

I’d also like to thank those of you who financially supported this column over the last year. Your contributions gave me incentive to keep going.

And thanks to Sounds Profitable, Podnews and Podcast News Daily for linking to my stories over the last year. Truly appreciate the promotion.

Onward

I write this column because I care deeply about podcasting. And the future of digital media. And the First Amendment. And the future of the Fourth Estate.

The freedom of expression in America is flickering right now. So we need podcasting to keep that candle lit.

2026 marks my twentieth year in podcasting and I feel I have come full-circle.

I’ve gone from What’s a podcast? to What’s a podcast?

Hopefully, we will find the answer in the next twenty years.

In podcasting since 2006, John Wordock served as Executive Editor & SVP for Podcasting at Westwood One from 2019 to 2024. He also worked as Executive Producer for Podcasts at The Wall Street Journal until 2019. He now works at WTOP in Washington, D.C. as a business reporter and multimedia journalist. You can contact him here.