SYOK has announced the winners of the ‘Anugerah Podcast SYOK Merdeka Edition’, an online contest for podcast submissions held from 16 August to 5 September on SYOK.

One winning podcast each across English, Malay and Tamil language categories were selected based on the highest listenership received during the contest period. The winners for each category took home a RM1,000 cash prize and a trophy.

The winners for each category are as follows:

English language: Shenoj Kuruvilla Vadekethu and Ivory Anne Butlar Madden, two best friends spill the ‘cha’ about Malaysia in ‘What’s in cha-resting about Malaysia’ podcast.

Malay language: Mohd Azree bin Mohd Ariffin and Mohammad Hafiz bin Abdul Latif, talk about what makes Malaysia a country of its own, with podcast titled ‘Membilang Syukur, Menghitung Nikmat’.

Tamil language: Santhananathan A/L Jeganathan, Hindravel Chandrabose, Sudhankumar A/L Silvakumar, Saara binti Ismail Gani, Anbanathan A/L Poonga (Paul) and Nireshan A/L Nadarayajan, offer insightful discussions about Malaysia in podcast ‘My Tamil Comedy Club – What’s Interesting About Malaysia’.

There will be a live stream of an appreciation event for the winners which will also reveal insights and sharing of their podcast production journeys on September 30 at 8.30pm via the SYOK podcast Facebook and Instagram.