Hellie Awards

The Hellie Awards is an opportunity to highlight the incredible guests that have appeared on the Hemlocks to Hellbenders podcast over the course of a season.

​Listeners vote for their favorite guests and episodes in four different categories: favorite individual guest, favorite governmental guest, favorite organizational guest and favorite episode.

The top vote getters are awarded a custom plaque and celebrated on our social media channels.
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2024 Hellie Award Winners

Favorite Individual Guest
"How fireflies light up Pennsylvania's night skies with Dr. Sarah Lower"
Dr. Sarah Lower

Favorite Governmental Guest
"Black Moshannon State Park - Charting a course through wilderness and wetlands"
Michelle McCloskey

Favorite Organizational Guest
"Discover the wonderful world of mushrooms with the Philadelphia Mycology Club"
Sam Bucciarelli

Favorite Episode 
"Things that go bump in Penn's Woods with the Ghost Furnace Podcast"
Brendan Perry & Nic Pennsylvania 

2023 Hellie Award Winners

Favorite Individual Guest
"Demystifying the Eastern Hellbender - Pennsylvania's State Amphibian"
Dr. Peter Petokas 

Favorite PA Employee Guest
"A Conversation with PA DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn"
Sec. Cindy Adams Dunn

Favorite Organizational Guest
"Protecting Pennsylvania's ancient forests with the Old Growth Forest Network"
Old Growth Forest Network
Sarah Adloo & Brian Kane

Favorite Episode 
"Now Introducing... Hemlocks to Hellbenders"
Christian Alexandersen