Black Sheep

The shady, controversial and sometimes downright villainous characters of NZ history. Join William Ray as he explores history through the lens of Kiwi dirtbags in NZ's most awarded podcast.

Hosted and produced by William Ray

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Podcast details.

Credits

William Ray

Host and Producer
William Saunders
Audio Engineer
Phil Benge
Audio Engineer
Marc Chesterman
Audio Engineer
Steve Burridge
Audio Engineer
Tim Watkin
Executive Producer

Awards

2024 New York Festivals Radio Awards

Finalist - History

2024 NZ Radio & Podcast Awards

Finalist - Best Podcast Producer or Team

2024 NZ Radio & Podcast Awards

Finalist - Best History & Documentary

2023 NZ Podcast Awards

Best Podcast of the Year - Gold

2023 NZ Podcast Awards

Best History - Gold

2023 Podcast Awards

Best Factual - Gold

2021 NZ Radio Awards

Best Entertainment Podcast

2020 New York Festivals Radio Awards

Narrative/Documentary - Silver (Story of White Supremacy)

2020 NZ Radio Awards

Finalist - Best Documentary

2019 New York Festivals Radio Awards

Finalist - Personal Lives

2019 NZ Radio Awards

Best Podcast

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