ARSC Journal Best Article and Best Review of the Year Awards

The ARSC Journal Best Article and Best Review of the Year Awards recognize an article and review published in the ARSC Journal that contribute significantly to the advancement of knowledge and/or appreciation of the role of recorded sound in the establishment and preservation of our cultural heritage. The article or review must be substantially original and not previously published and must embody the highest standards of research: accuracy, thoroughness, ingenuity and originality in research and analysis, and a logical and accessible presentation.

The ARSC Journal Best Article and Best Review of the Year Awards are administered by the ARSC Journal Editorial Advisory Board in keeping with the ARSC Journal Best Article and Best Review of the Year Awards Program Charter.

2025

Best Article:

Ryan Barna for "The Victor Talking Machine Company Broadcasts of 1925: The Original Radio Scripts" (ARSC Journal, Vol 55, No. 2, Fall 2024) [member login required]

Best Review:

Ed Komara for "Knowing by Ear: Listening to Voice Recordings with African Prisoners of War in German Camps (1915-1918), by Anette Hoffmann" (ARSC Journal, Vol. 55, No. 2, Fall 2024) [member login required]

2024

Best Article:

Lawrence Schulman, for "Somebody’s Angel: Peter Allen, The Boy from Oz in the Key of Camp – A 21st-Century Reevaluation of His Music" (ARSC Journal 54:2) [member login required]

Best Review: 

Richard Masters, for "From Hollywood to the World: The Rediscovered Recordings by Pianist and Conductor José Iturbi, José Iturbi, pianist (Sony)" (ARSC Journal 54:2) [member login required]