Crystal Radio Awards Entry Rules

Section 1: Summary

Entries must also be accompanied by a summary of no more than 200 words, describing your station's community service efforts during the 2012 calendar year.This section should be a summation of sections two through four. Should your station be a finalist, this description will be used by the NAB to publicize your achievement, so please double check your spelling and grammar.

• This section must be in paragraph form with complete sentences; no bullet points.
• No quotes may be included within the summary.
• NAB reserves the right to edit summaries published online or in the Crystal Finalist booklet.

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Section 2: Consistent Local Programming and Coverage

This section should contain all public service efforts that were not in conjunction with a community event in which the station participated. 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 that is part of your regularly scheduled programming. List length and frequency of broadcasts.
• Special News and weather coverage that is not part of regularly scheduled programming.
• Special features. Any documentaries or special coverage that is not part of a regular community affairs program.
• Election coverage that is not part of regularly-scheduled news broadcasts.
• 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 3.)
• Public Service Announcements – Must be listed in total minutes.
      You must indicate the number of PAID minutes vs. the number of UNPAID minutes.
• Do not include PSAs and promos for community events in which the station was involved (this should be included in Section 3).

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Section 3: Station-involved Community Service Events

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 and include:

Event Name/Date(s):
Benefiting Group:
The station is: Primary Organizer or Support Sponsor

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, social media):
Total staff hours contributed:

Event result (:30 elevator speech; if an annual event, please indicate year-over- year results):

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Section 4: Other

This section is to list contributions the station has made to the community that do not fall within the previous sections. Examples of things that would fit into this section would be:

• Staff appearances not mentioned in Section 3 (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 or social media support of groups/organizations.
• Station-sponsored volunteer work. List total overall hours contributed and benefiting groups.

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