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June 3-7, 2009 Reds, Riverboats, and Radio Reading
Conference Slide Show Conference Recordings Program of the Year Award Winners 2007 and 2008 Conferences Previous Year's Conference2007 Award Winners, presented at 2008 Conference 2007 Honorable Mentions, announced at 2008 Conference
IAAIS 2008 PROGRAM OF THE YEAR AWARDSHere are the winning submissions, for your listening pleasure, for excellence in programming as awarded at the Saturday evening banquet on the final day of the conference in Cincinatti. They're MP3 files, so click to listen or right click to download and save. For each entry, there's a short sample (just over 30 seconds) and the full program. Here's a link to the audio recording of the awards segment at the conference.
Category: Entertainment IWinning Entry Summary: For listeners who like to hear about other places. Program Name: Armchair Traveler – Salem, MA Station: Audio JournalShort Sample Entertainment 1 - Armchair Traveler, Salem MA.mp3
Category: Entertainment IIIWinning Entry Summary: A romantic radio drama that follows the lives of two people from childhood to adulthood Program Name: Sun Sounds Radio Theatre – Love Letters Station: Sun Sounds of ArizonaShort Sample Entertainment 3 - Love Letters 1, Sun Sounds.mp3 Entertainment 3 - Love Letters 2, Sun Sounds.mp3
Category: Information IIWinning Entry Summary: Listings of local and statewide events from sports, music, fairs, festivals, lectures, etc. Program Name: Community Calendar Station: Sun Sounds of ArizonaShort Sample Information 2 - Community Calendar, Sun Sounds.mp3
Category: Information IWinning Entry Summary: A weekly program of information and inspirational articles to encourage and uplift people dealing with vision loss Program Name: Enabled: Phantom Vision & Charles Bonnet Syndrome Station: WXXI Reachout RadioShort Sample Information B-1 - Enabled, WXXI.mp3
Category: Interview/Call In IIIWinning Entry Summary: Interview with a legendary rock DJ about his new book about doo-wop music Program Name: Cousin Brucie Interview Station: In Touch NetworksShort Sample Interview 3 - Cousin Brucie Interview, In Touch.mp3
Category: Interview/Call In IWinning Entry Summary: Interview with a couple of dynamic octgenarians who are co-founders of the non-profit Communicating Computers for the Blind Foundation Program Name: Enabled: Communicating Computers for the Blind Station: WXXI Reachout RadioShort Sample Interview C-1 - Enabled, WXXI.mp3
Category: Magazines IWinning Entry Summary: Articles and reviews of audio books Program Name: AudioFile Magazine: The Year in Audio Books Station: WXXI Reachout RadioShort Sample Magazine 1 - AudioFile Magazine, WXXI.mp3
Category: Magazines IIWinning Entry Summary: Readings from a popular, award-winning monthly magazine Program Name: In Depth Program – The Walrus Magazine Station: VoicePrintShort Sample Magazine 2 - Walrus Magazine, VoicePrint.mp3
Category: Narrative Reading IWinning Entry Summary: The Biography Hour features best-selling and popular books in the bio-autobiography-memoir genre Program Name: Reflections: Living to Tell the Tale Station: Kansas Audio-Reader NetworkShort Sample Narrative Reading 1 - Living to Tell the Tale, Kansas Audio-Reader.mp3
Category: Narrative Reading IIWinning Entry Summary: A cultural program with a collection of original short stories and poems touching on the aboriginal aspects of life Program Name: Stone Soup Anthology Station: VoicePrintShort Sample Narrative Reading 2 - Stone Soup, VoicePrint.mp3
Category: News/Information Digest IIWinning Entry Summary: This daily program is a must-hear destination for listeners who want a thorough wrap-up of world events and issues Program Name: Beyond Our Borders Station: VoicePrintShort Sample News and Information Digest 2 - Beyond Our Borders, VoicePrint.mp3 Category: News/Information Digest IWinning Entry Summary: Information to help listeners manage their overall health and well being with articles from a variety of sources on a single theme Program Name: Sound Body: The Devil's in the Diagnosis Station: WXXI Reachout RadioShort Sample News-Info Sound Digest 1 - Sound Body, WXXI.mp3
Category: Newspapers IWinning Entry Summary: The main sheet of one of the finest newspapers in the world Program Name: New York Times Station: In Touch NetworksShort Sample Newspapers 1 - New York Times, In Touch.mp3
Category: Newspapers IIWinning Entry Summary: Articles on gang violence in a large metropolis examine the causes and what legal authorities are doing to combat the problems Program Name: GTA Report Station: VoicePrintShort Sample Newspapers 2 - GTA News, VoicePrint.mp3
Category: On LocationWinning Entry Summary: The program's concept was to bring an audience into a theatre to see/hear what live radio drama was like in the 1040s Program Name: It's a Wonderful Life, A Live Radio Drama Station: Radio Reading Services of Greater CincinnatiShort Sample On Location Program - It's a Wonderful Life, Cincinatti.mp3
Category: Narrative Reading IHonourable Mention: Georgia Radio Reading Service for The Adventurous Palate Honourable Mention: In Touch Networks for The Reading Room Winning Entry Summary: Poetry readings blended with Music Program Name: Poetry Readings Blended with Music Station: Sun Sounds of Arizona - TucsonShort Sample Narrative Reading 1 - Poetry blended with Music, Sun Sounds.mp3
Category: Thematic ProductionWinning Entry Summary: This monthly spot features local trivia to engage listeners and promote listener feedback Program Name: Stump the Listener Station: Audio JournalShort Sample Thematic Production 3 - Stump the Listener 1, Audio Journal Worcester MA.mp3 Thematic Production 3 - Stump the Listener 2, Audio Journal Worcester MA.mp3 Thematic Production 3 - Stump the Listener 3, Audio Journal Worcester MA.mp3 2008 conference, held in Raleigh April and May 2008 |