NAB Marconi Radio Awards Entry Rules

Entries accepted May 1 - May 31, 2013.

Please note: Entry guidelines have been updated.

Nomination Rules:

• Stations and personalities who won a 2012 Marconi cannot be nominated in the same category again until 2014.
• Only one nomination per station is allowed for Personality of the Year by Market Size.
• Syndicated personalities are not eligible to enter Personality of the Year by Market size.
• The general manager of the nominating station must approve each nomination for it to be considered valid.
• Entries should not exceed 200 words; any profile that exceeds the 200 word limit will be subject to disqualification.
• With the exception of the Legendary Station category, any information included in the profile regarding awards, ratings, community involvement, etc. should only pertain to achievements that occurred since January 1, 2012.
• Collateral materials will not be accepted.
• Only NAB member radio stations in good standing are eligible to participate in the nomination process.
• NAB reserves the right to eliminate a category from the voting process if there is not sufficient participation during the nomination process.
• The station submitting information is liable for any and all information contained therein, and agrees to hold harmless and indemnify NAB against any and all claims or costs in that regard.
• In consideration of receipt of a NAB Marconi Radio Award, the Station's and/or the Personality of the Year's representatives at the 2013 NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner hereby irrevocably grant to the National Association of Broadcasters the right to make and distribute audio and video recordings and photographs of their appearances for archival, news, promotional and other purposes.

2013 Nomination Categories:

• Radio Station of the Year by Market Size
• Radio Station of the Year by Format
• Personality of the Year by Market Size
• Spanish Format Personality of the Year
• Network/Syndicated Personality of the Year
• Legendary Station

Station of the Year by Market Size
Submission should include (200 words maximum):

• Highlights and achievements during 2012:
  
  • Audience reach
  • Innovative programming and revenue generation
  • Audience involvement and promotion: how the station reaches and serves its audience
  • Commitment to the community
  • Special considerations or hurdles encountered and how they were overcome

Radio Station of the Year (Format)
Religious Station of the Year includes spoken word or music format.
Spanish Station of the Year includes spoken word or music format.
Submission should include (200 words maximum):

• Highlights and achievements during 2012:
  
  • Audience reach
  • Innovative programming and revenue generation
  • Audience involvement and promotion: how the station reaches and serves its audience
  • Commitment to the community
  • Special considerations or hurdles encountered and how they were overcome

Personality of the Year
Submission should include the nominee's (200 words maximum):

• Highlights and achievements during 2012:
  
  • Audience reach and revenue generation
  • Audience involvement and promotion
  • Any programming of which you are particularly proud
  • Commitment to the community
  • Radio industry involvement

Spanish Format Personality of the Year
Submission should include the nominee's (200 words maximum):

• Highlights and achievements during 2012:
  
  • Audience reach and revenue generation
  • Audience involvement and promotion
  • Any programming of which you are particularly proud
  • Commitment to the community
  • Radio industry involvement

Network/Syndicated Personality
This award is presented to the on-air personality that has showed the most overall success in syndication. Submission from one affiliate should include (200 words maximum):

• Highlights and achievements during 2012:
  
  • One sentence describing the program content i.e. talk, entertainment/music, countdown, etc.
  • Audience reach
  • Innovative programming and revenue generation
  • Audience involvement and major promotional and community outreach efforts
  • Radio industry involvement

Legendary Station
Submissions should include (200 words maximum):

• Highlights and achievements:
  
  • Ratings and billings successes
  • Previous awards and recognitions
  • Contributions to the radio industry
  • Innovative programming and revenue generating ideas
  • Major promotional and community outreach efforts