Writer. Founder.
Don Katz is the founder of Audible, Inc., where he led Audible from an idea to a vast global media service and brand over 26 years. Prior to that, he was an award-winning journalist and author.
Don Interviewed by TIME Magazine
Don reflected on the last two-and-a-half decades: from leaving a writing career to kickstart an audiobooks industry that did not yet exist; taking Audible from a public company into an Amazon subsidiary; and moving the company to Newark at a time when other companies were fleeing the city. [6 min. read]
Pen America Names Don Its Business Visionary Honoree
At the 2022 PEN America Gala, Don was celebrated as the Business Visionary Honoree. New Jersey Senator Cory Booker introduced Don, and underscored Don’s decades-long commitment to Newark and the spoken word. [ 21 min. video]
Watch Julianne Moore Introduce Don Katz at the Gotham Awards
Don received the Gotham Film & Media Institute Innovator Tribute during the 32nd annual Gotham Awards Ceremony in New York City on November 28, 2022. Academy Award-winning actress Julianne Moore presented the award and spoke about Don’s pioneering work with Audible. [9 min. video]
Don and Audible Celebrate 5 Years of Audible Theater
Since Don founded Audible Theater in 2016, and its first live production premiered in 2018. Since then, the program has presented 42 live shows at the Minetta Lane Theatre in New York, released 114 audio titles globally on Audible, commissioned 50 playwrights through its Emerging Playwrights Fund, and received 35 award nominations and 13 wins. [4 min. read]
Don Interviewed on “How I Built This with Guy Raz”
“I kept going to people, who I otherwise respected, who thought I was crazy,” recalled Don on NPR’s How I Built This with Guy Raz. [1 hour, 17 min. listen]
