Unbiased podcast firm Acast has re-signed New Zealand broadcaster, writer and marathon runner Dom Harvey, whose award-winning podcast boasts 4.4 whole downloads (2.6m audio and 1.8m YouTube).
Launched in 2022, The Dom Harvey Podcast options explosive interviews with friends who’ve exceptional tales to share, together with family names Olympian Dame Lisa Carrington, former New Zealand Prime Minister Sir Jon Key and worldwide mannequin Rachel Hunter. Harvey’s interviews reveal extraordinary private tales, life classes and vulnerabilities, with episodes ceaselessly receiving worldwide media protection.
With an illustrious broadcasting profession, Harvey was the host of The Edge’s breakfast present for 20 years, successful the celebrated Sir Paul Holmes Award for New Zealand Broadcaster of the 12 months. Harvey is a passionate runner and has accomplished six of the world marathon majors. In 2018, he ran 5 marathons in 5 days and was awarded the ‘Kiwi Native Hero’ medal after elevating NZD $250,000 for charity.
In 2024, Harvey and award-winning radio broadcaster Jay-Jay Feeney dove additional into the world of podcasting by launching PodLab, a studio house in Auckland that makes a speciality of the event, recording and producing of podcasts. Utilized by each corporations and particular person creators, PodLab attracts on Harvey and Feeney’s intensive media experiences to contribute to the expansion of podcast manufacturing in New Zealand.
Ryan Lamont, Senior Podcast Improvement Supervisor at Acast (Australia & New Zealand), says:
“It’s necessary to spotlight and have fun re-signings with key expertise, together with our roster of latest Kiwi signings, as Acast continues to expend its presence and help of New Zealand expertise within the ever-growing podcast house. Dom is a good instance of conventional media expertise who’ve discovered inventive management, business freedom and revitalized ardour for storytelling within the podcast medium.”
Harvey says: “It’s been a loopy three years within the podcast house, so I’m frothing about working carefully with Acast to see the place we might be in one other three years from now.”
The Dom Harvey Podcast has gained a number of awards, with a hat trick of ‘Finest Leisure Podcast; ‘Finest Unbiased Podcast’ and ‘Podcast of the 12 months’ on the 2024 New Zealand Podcast Awards, and ‘Finest Unbiased Podcast’ on the 2024 New Zealand Radio & Podcast Awards. The twice-weekly present receives 100k month-to-month listens and is a daily characteristic within the high 20 Spotify and Apple charts.
Harvey has signed one other multi-year cope with Acast, who would be the unique internet hosting, distribution and monetization associate for the podcast globally. The partnership will embody advert and sponsorship alternatives on the audio podcast, video podcast and related social channels, the place Harvey has a mixed attain over 100k followers.
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