2024Suisse Podcast Awards 2024

Regula Bührer Fecker is co-founder of Rod Kommunikation and today Chief Strategy Officer at Farner, Switzerland's largest communications agency. She was twice Advertiser of the Year and a board member of SSR (2011-2016). Podcasts accompany her daily, she says.

Sandro Brotz is a presenter and deputy editor-in-chief of SRF's « Arena ». Previously, he was the face of « Rundschau ». His career began at a local newspaper and led him via radio stations and print media to television. He listens to at least one podcast a day.

Lisa Christ is a stage poet, satirist, presenter and author. Since September 2021, she has been touring Switzerland and German-speaking Europe with her second solo programme LOVE*. Her feminist podcast « Faust&Kupfer », which she makes with Miriam Suter, has reached episode 51.

Olivia El Sayed is a freelance author and has worked in various roles in and for radio newsrooms, agencies and music labels. She studied languages for a bachelor's degree alongside her work, focusing on literature and philosophy. Since last year, she has been producing the music podcast « Besser mit Ton » with Nadja Zimmermann and is contracted with the writing workshop Atelieer.

Roger Elsener is Managing Director of CH Media Entertainment until mid-year. As a member of the executive board, he was responsible for the areas of TV National, TV Regional, Radio and Events for 10 years, and has also been CEO of CH Media TV AG since 2022, the joint venture between CH Media and Sunrise for the streaming service « oneplus ». Before working for CH Media, the licensed publicist and media economist served as COO for the 3+ Group and in a leading role at Paramount in Berlin.

Long before podcasting became a trend, Kafi had already switched on her microphones. Her ability to cut through the background noise and address uncomfortable truths has made her a pioneer. With more than 14 years of experience as a columnist and therapist, she uses every episode to conduct provocative, profound dialogues that challenge and inspire her listeners. Kafi Freitag stands for more than just conversations; it is an experience and as such, not for the faint-hearted.

Alexander Jaggy is co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of the communications agency thjnk Zurich. As a trained copywriter, he loves written and spoken language. He spends his free time with luege (film), lose (podcast) and laufe (jogging). In 2014, he was named Advertiser of the Year.

Barbara Loop is editor-in-chief of annabelle. A sociologist and journalist, she is dedicated to the written word, but has been convinced for years that she has the perfect radio voice and will soon be discovered as a podcaster. She lives in Bern with her husband and their two children.

Céline Raval is a podcast producer at SRF. The 37-year-old from Bern has been developing new podcast formats for over 6 years (including the series « Leben am Limit », « Uf Takt – 30 Jahre Mundart Rap »). A former editor-in-chief of SRF Input and co-programme director of Radio SRF 3, she describes herself as a podcast junkie and is passionate about classic talk formats as well as elaborately produced podcast series with a Netflix character.

Benno Tuchschmid is co-head of the Society & People department at Blick. Working in journalism since 2007, the 38-year-old focuses on history, social policy and culture. "Covid made me a podcast listener," he says. "Excessively." His favourite? "The Daily" by Michael Barbaro, New York Times. He still prefers reading newspapers, magazines, non-fiction books and novels.

Franziska von Grünigen records people's life stories as an audio biographer ("Mein Nachklang") and, as a podcaster, asks them questions about their death ("My Last Goodbye"). As a long-time SRF3 presenter, audio is her element and the voice is definitely her favourite tool.