Awards
Harper Family Foundation
2025 - Philanthropy
The Harper Foundation is thrilled to announce JP Emerson as the 2025 Harper Foundation Award recipient, recognizing his extraordinary commitment to the core values of integrity, compassion, and selfless giving.
2024 Four Barrel Media Vanguard Award Winner
2024 - Automotive and Racing Multimedia
Philanthropist, author and podcast host, JP Emerson receives the prestigious 2024 Four Barrel Media Vanguard Award, recognizing his outstanding contribution to car culture through his renowned podcast, “The JP Emerson Show.”
2024 Award of Excellence for Inclusion and Diversity in Automotive and Racing Media
2024 - 2024 Award of Excellence for Inclusion and Diversity in Automotive and Racing Media
2024 Award of Excellence for Inclusion and Diversity in Automotive and Racing Media
Fastest growing Automotive & Leisure Podcast
2022 - Automotive & Leisure
Freelance automotive author, journalist and podcast host JP Emerson added half a million listens to bolster The JP Emerson Show into the number one “Fastest Growing Automotive & Leisure” podcast categories.
Digital Content Media
2021 - Best Overall Series
Best Series "Power Profiles" Celebrity Automotive and entertainment.
Digital Content Media
2021 - First Place People’s choice / Opinion/Op Ed Award
Most relevant Op/Ed, transportation and entertainment.
Most Influential & Relatable Automotive Story Teller
2020 - Automotive Journalism
JP Emerson, freelance automotive author & journalist was named “Most influential & relatable” for his work depicting the personal relationships auto owners share with their vehicles.
Mile Marker analytics 2020 rising star
2020 - Journalism
Mile Marker Analytics tabs storyteller and automotive influencer JP Emerson as a 2020 “Rising Star”
AutoWire Tabs JP Emerson The Next Automotive Raconteur
2020 - Influencer
It’s quite possible that automotive author and journalist JP Emerson writes with a paintbrush. With bylines across multiple mediums, it doesn’t take long to understand his unique style and growing popularity.