Section Instructions and Guidelines
Section One: Entry Form
NAB Crystal Radio Award Entry Form (PDF)Section Two: Summary
200-word limit. Summarize your station's community service efforts during the 2010 calendar year. This section should be a summation of sections three through five. Should your station be a finalist, this description will be used by NAB to publicize your achievement.
- This section must be in paragraph form with complete sentences; no bullet points.
- No quotes may be included within the summary.
- No pictures, thank-you notes, etc. can be included in this section.
- Be sure to note the word count at the bottom of the page.
- Entries containing more than 200 words will lose points for this section.
To view the summaries of last year's winning entries, click here.
Section Three: Consistent Local Programming and Coverage
Three pages (one-sided) maximum.
This section should contain all public service efforts that were not in conjunction with a community event the station attended. The following information should be included in this section:
- Regularly scheduled community affairs programs. List the length of the programs, when they air, and a general overview of the topics covered. Also note if the programs were produced by the station.
- News and weather coverage. List length and frequency of broadcasts.
- Special features. Any documentaries or special coverage that is not part of a regular community affairs program or newscast.
- Election coverage that is not part of a regularly-scheduled news broadcast.
- Radiothons that were conducted from the station studio, rather than from somewhere in the community. (Radiothons conducted in the community – hospitals, malls, etc. – should be noted in section 4.)
- Public Service Announcements – should be listed in total minutes.
- Do not include PSAs and promos for community events in which the station was involved.
- List how many were broadcast over the air, how many were streamed only and how many were aired on HD multicast channels.
To view an example of this section, click here.
Section Four: Station-involved Community Service Events
Six pages (one-sided) maximum.
Station must be actively involved on-site for an event to be included in this section.
This section is for community service events that the station either conducted or sponsored.
All events should be listed in chronological order.
Use the following template in organizing your information for each event:
- Event Name/Date(s):
- Benefiting Group:
- The station is: Primary Organizer Support Sponsor (list one)
- Description:
- On-air support prior to the event (interviews, PSAs, promo spots):
- On-air support during/after event (remotes, live reports):
- Online support (streaming, web page presence, emails):
- Total staff hours contributed:
- Event result:
To view examples for this section, click here.
Section Five: Other
Two pages (one-sided) maximum.
This section is to list other contributions the station has made to the community. Examples of things that would fit into this section would be:
- Staff appearances not mentioned in section 4 (school visits, volunteer emcee duties, etc.) Do not include appearances where the staff member received compensation from the sponsoring group.
- Monetary and in-kind donations. List amount and group receiving donation.
- Online support of groups/organizations.
- Station-sponsored volunteer work. List total hours contributed and benefiting groups.
To view examples for this section, click here.
