Purpose of Program Awards

• Promotion of quality programming,

• An opportunity to find out who is doing what,

• A way of sharing programming ideas,

• Possibilities for station promotion in individual communities, and

• Chance to compete within the audio information environment.

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Submission Guidelines

Entry Eligibility

• Entry is not limited to IAAIS members; Non-members will submit a $10.00 fee with each entry.

• Awards Committee Members also are eligible to enter, but their station cannot judge any categories in which they have entries.

• Adherence to awards guidelines/procedures.

 

Other Information

• Limit of 1 entry per program/production category.

• Program must have aired in 2024.

• For single programs, the whole program must be submitted in order to qualify for entry.

• For a book reading series, only one program segment should be submitted.

• For a program series, only one program segment should be submitted.

• Programs and entry forms will only be accepted electronically.

• Please submit your entry forms to iaaismember@gmail.comand we will respond details about how you can upload your audio file.

 

Deadline for submissions is April 1st, 2025.

Submission and naming of files

• Programs must be sent in an mp3 format.

• Files must be named in the following format: Category letter-Program name-Service name. [Examples: A-NYTimes-Minds Eye or C-ConsumerWatch-Sun Sounds Flagstaff]

• Each program must have an individual entry form labeled with the same name as the submitted mp3 file.

 

Program Production Categories
Programs may be live with no editing or produced/edited. Please indicate which type on entry form.

• Recorded/Live - Program is not edited but can contain inserted intros, outros and/or breaks.

• Produced - Program may be submitted produced or edited.

 

Program Awards Categories

A. Newspapers - may be from one or more papers, local or national physical or from the internet
B. Consumer Information/Public Information – Shopping, groceries, catalogues, community events, TV listings/highlights-program length more than 5 minutes
C. Magazines – Single or multiple magazines, physical or internet
D. Book Program/Short Stories
E. Dramas – Radio theater or holiday specials
F. Interview/Call-in/Discussion
G. On Location Program/Audio Description - total program recorded on location, parades, sporting events, museums, community events. (Audio description of theater productions are not allowed)
H. Now Hear This - something you are proud of such as a promo or a fun blooper that is no longer than 1 minute.