GEORGE GUIDALL, HILLARY HUBER, JANUARY LAVOY, ROBIN MILES, AND SIMON VANCE NAMED INAUGURAL AUDIO PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

Legendary Narrators to be Honored at  31st Annual Audie Awards® on March 2 in New York City 42% Increase of Submissions Over the Last Five Years

Hall of Fame Assets Here

NEW YORK CITY, NY, FEBRUARY 26, 2026 – Today, the Audio Publishers Association (APA) announced the inaugural inductees to its Hall of Fame: legendary narrators George Guidall, Hillary Huber, January LaVoy, Robin Miles, and Simon Vance. They will be honored at the APA’s premier awards program, the 31st Annual Audie Awards®, on Monday, March 2, 2026, at Pier Sixty in New York City. A full list of this year’s finalists can be found here.

The APA Hall of Fame honors the most accomplished narrators and pioneers in audiobook history. This distinction recognizes those whose exceptional work has shaped the art of narration, expanded the reach of audiobooks, and helped propel the industry forward.

“The APA Hall of Fame reflects our Board’s commitment to honoring the narrators and leaders whose artistry, dedication, and vision shaped modern audiobook publishing,” said Dan Zitt, Chair, APA Hall of Fame Committee. “Their work didn’t simply interpret stories — it helped build and elevate an entire industry. By establishing this Hall of Fame, we celebrate their enduring legacy and affirm the importance of recognizing those who laid the foundation for the vibrant community we are today.” 

George Guidall is one of the most prolific and celebrated audiobook narrators with more than 2,000 titles to his credit spanning literary classics and bestselling contemporary fiction. His audiobook career began with the Library of Congress’s Talking Books program and expanded with Recorded Books, where he became the definitive voice of Tony Hillerman’s Navajo mysteries, launching a decades-long run as one of the medium’s most trusted storytellers. Guidall has brought to life iconic works including Don Quixote, Les Misérables, Crime and Punishment, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, as well as beloved modern series such as Craig Johnson’s Longmire novels, Daniel Silva’s spy thrillers, Vince Flynn’s Mitch Rapp series, and Stephen King’s The Dark Tower. Over his extraordinary career, he has received numerous industry accolades and Audie Awards.

Hillary Huber is an award winning narrator, VO actor and acclaimed audiobook coach. She was recently named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, is a multi-Audie Award finalist, has earned numerous Earphones and SOVAS Awards, and was just inducted into Audible’s Hall of Fame. Hillary has voiced thousands of commercials, live announced award shows like The Emmys and People’s Choice Awards and has performed in cartoons and video games. Having narrated over 800 audiobooks across a wide range of genres, she is especially acclaimed for her work in gritty thrillers and emotional literary fiction like The Neopolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante. Drawn to stories of redemption and emotional depth — particularly those centered on women’s resilience — Huber brings a compelling, nuanced, and instantly engaging narration style that has made her one of the industry’s most respected voices. 

January LaVoy is an award-winning actor, narrator, and director. Her voiceover work includes national commercial campaigns, documentaries, podcasts (including The Daily’s Sunday Read) and over 500 audiobooks. She has received nine Audie Awards, is an AudioFile Golden Voice, was named Publishers Weekly Narrator of the Year, and shares a GRAMMY nomination with Meryl Streep and the cast of the Charlotte’s Web audiobook. Her narration work has been highlighted in articles in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and Slate. LaVoy has been an acclaimed stage actor for over twenty years, performing on and Off-Broadway and receiving the 2023 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Performer, and she is well known by daytime television fans for her years spent playing Noelle Ortiz on the classic ABC soap opera, One Life to Live.

Robin Miles is an acclaimed producer, director, and actor with more than 25 years of experience in theater and audio performance. She has earned many of the industry’s highest honors, including Audie Awards for Best Solo Performance and across multiple genres, Publishers Weekly and AudioFile Voice of the Year awards, AudioFile’s Golden Voice designation, a GRAMMY nomination, induction into the Audible Hall of Fame, and numerous Earphones Awards. Her work spans Broadway, television, audiobooks, documentary film, The Smithsonian Institution, ADR, commercials, and announcing for PBS in NYC. Miles holds a BA from Yale University, an MFA from the Yale School of Drama, and trained at the British American Drama Academy at Oxford. Miles also teaches acting at Pace University and is the founder of Voxpertise®, a New York City-based production and training studio.

Simon Vance is one of audiobook narration’s most accomplished voices, with a career spanning more than 40 years recording for every major publisher. A 17-time Audie Award winner, he has also earned nearly 80 AudioFile Earphones Awards, multiple SOVAS Voice Arts Awards, an Independent Audiobook Award, and has been honored as an AudioFile Golden Voice, Booklist’s inaugural Voice of Choice, and an early inductee into the Audible Narrator Hall of Fame. He began narrating in the early 1980s while working at the BBC and recording for the Royal National Institute of Blind People’s Talking Book Service, laying the foundation for a career defined by literary excellence and versatility. He’s also proud to have served for more than a decade on the Audiobook Steering Committee of SAG-AFTRA, contributing his expertise to advancing the industry. Despite the devastating loss of his home and studio in the Eaton Fire of January 2025, Vance returned to the studio within days, demonstrating his perseverance and dedication to the work. 

ABOUT THE AUDIE AWARDS® 
The Audie Awards® is the premier awards program in the United States recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment. Publishers and rights holders enter titles in various categories for recognition of achievement. Finalists are selected, and from that group of finalists one winner is awarded. The Audie Awards® is a registered trademark of the Audio Publishers Association. To learn more about the 2026 finalists visit www.audiopub.org/2026audies.

ABOUT THE AUDIO PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION
The Audio Publishers Association (APA) is a not-for-profit trade organization whose primary goals are to promote awareness of the audiobook industry, gather and disseminate industry statistics, encourage high production standards and represent the interests of audiobook publishers. Since 1986, the APA has worked to bring audio publishers together to increase interest in audiobooks. For more information about the APA, please visit https://www.audiopub.org/.

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