Don Receives Film & Media Institute Innovator Tribute at Gotham Awards

Don received the Gotham Film & Media Institute Innovator Tribute at the 32nd annual Gotham Awards Ceremony in New York City on November 28, 2022. Academy Award-winning actor Julianne Moore introduced Don, praising not only his founding a company that redefined the digital media revolution but also sharing that “Don’s commitment to redressing structural inequality is reflected in his stated corporate purpose to make Audible a company that pursues meaning in ways that transcend what it does.”

Don reflected on Audible’s evolution from creating the first original podcast with Robin Williams in the late 1990s to the invention of Audible Theater and the Words + Music music series in his remarks. Don also stated that he was '“proud that Audible has inspired well-performed words that approach art and the artful telling of stories that are so distinctive that so many listeners want to pay for Audible.”

For Julianne Moore’s introduction and Don’s remarks, you can watch the video above. You can find a transcript of the remarks here.