2018 ABBY Call for Entries -pdf - Hoover AL 35244

Alabama Broadcasters Association

2018

Call for Entries

General Information

Entries accepted January 2, 2018--January 26, 2018

ELIGIBILITY

The ABBY Awards program is open to ABA member staons which have a primary audience in Alabama. Entries must have been produced and broadcast during the period from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017. Entries must be totally created and produced by the staon. Material produced with outside adversing or producon agency assistance is not eligible.

LIABILITY Any deviaon from the rules will subject the entry and/or entries to disqualificaon. If it is determined an entry is not fully locally produced and/or is entered with false documentaon, the staon and ownership of that staon will not be permied to submit for that award category for a period of two years.

ENTRY FEES Payments will be accepted at the end of the entry process by credit card over the phone or by mailing a check. If you wish to pay over the phone, select the "Pay by Check" buon and call the office at 205-982-5001. If you choose to pay by check, you may mail a check to the ABA at 2180 Parkway Lake Drive, Birmingham, AL 35244. Your payment must be received before judging takes place in mid-February. If a staon has mulple entries within one category, a separate fee applies to each entry. Entries without payment will not be included in the compeon. The following fees apply:

Staon of the Year $75 Other Categories $45 per entry

ENTRY DEADLINE Entries must be submied electronically through the "Beer BNC" website no later than 5:00 p.m., Friday, January 26, 2018.

2018 Updates and Changes

Beer BNC Instrucons



If you are new to the ABBYs and have never logged into Beer BNC, please email Niki Thomas at nthomas@al- for instrucons. If you are returning to Beer BNC your log in informaon has not changed. However, if you have forgoen your password please email nthomas@al- and it will be sent to you.

Categories

This year we have made several changes to the categories for both radio and television. Please see the category descripon pages for complete details. Listed below are the category changes.

Radio & Television Apps

(Apps are now included under Emerging Technology.)

Radio Listener Contest

(This category is no longer available.)

Television

Dayme Programming (This category in now included under Local Programming.)

Breaking News

(The descripon has been updated.)

Notes From Judges

Don't use the same material over and over in your entries. Judges are looking for more examples of skill/talent.

Pick a newscast from an ordinary day. Newscasts that feature breaking news

events don't look like your normal work.

Market Information

Radio Staons

In the online ABBY Awards system, you will find your call leers already listed on the "Contestant Login" page. If you have a call leer change please let us know and we will update the system for you before you start entering. All Alabama radio staons have been assigned to a market size, according to the list below. If you disagree with the market assignment you see online, please contact Niki Thomas at 205-982-5001 immediately to be re-categorized.

Large Markets Medium Markets

Small Markets

Birmingham, Huntsville & Mobile Dothan, Montgomery, Troy, Tuscaloosa, Gadsden, Anniston & the Shoals Area All others

Television Staons

All television staons across the state will be judged against each other with no difference in market size.

General Entry Information

Check all entries to insure that links work and go with the correct package.

There are no me limits for entries.

Along with your official entry you are encouraged to select a :15 to :20 second snippet of your entry that will be played at the award show should your entry win in the category. When you submit this addional URL please add "snippet" to the tle.

Please add your current logo as an aachment to at least one of your entries. This will ensure that your logo is current during the awards dinner presentaon.

You may list up to three individuals most responsible for the total producon.

2018 ABBY AWARD CATEGORIES

Radio

Producon Awards:

R1. Commercial R2. Promo--Staon Promoon R3. Promo--Event/Client Promoon R4. Public Service Announcement

Use of Digital Plaorms:

R5. Website R6. Social Media

R7. Use of Emerging Technology (Including Apps) R8. Sportscaster R9. Sports Show / Sports Talk Show R10. News Reporter R11. Public Affairs Program R12. Regularly Scheduled Newscast R13. Radio Morning Show R14. Radio Talk Show R15. Radio Personality or Team R16. Service Project R17. Radio Staon of the Year

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