2003 AAPBA AWARDS
COMPETITION
GENERAL RULES
1. All entries must have been broadcast during the 2003 calendar year.
2. Any staff member, full or part-time, paid or volunteer, of an
AP-member commercial or educational radio or television station in Arizona is
eligible to submit entries.
3. A maximum of five entries per person in any one category may be
submitted.
4. Each entry must be submitted as originally broadcast. No changes in
the material are permitted.
5. Enclose $10 for each entry submitted -- one check covering all entries
is OK. Make checks payable to AAPBA. Provide 2 copies of entry form for each
entry. Information required on the entry forms must be typewritten or clearly
printed. ILLEGIBLE ENTRIES MAY BE VOIDED. NOTE: FOUR IS THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF
INDIVIDUAL NAMES WHICH CAN BE LISTED ON AN AWARD.
6. Radio entries must be submitted on audiocassette tape only. More than
one entry may be placed on the same cassette, but only if they are to be
submitted in the same category. Do not mix entries for different categories on
the same cassette.
7. Television entries must be submitted on VHS format. More than one
entry may be placed on the same cassette, but only if they are to be submitted
in the same category. Do not mix entries for different categories on the same
cassette.
8. Each entry may be submitted in only one category, with the following
exceptions: (1) An entry in any TV category may also be submitted in the
Photography-Videography category; (2) an entry in any radio category may also
be submitted in The Best Use of Sound category; (3) stories used for the
Reporter of the Year category, for either radio or TV, may duplicate stories
entered in other categories; (4) an entry in any TV category may also be
submitted as part of the composite entries for News Anchor of the Year or
Editing awards; and (5) TV newscasts presented for Best Producer may duplicate
entries for Best Newscast.
9. Radio entries will be submitted in two divisions: Division One is for
newsroom staffs of four or more people. Division Two is for staffs of three or
fewer people.
10. TV entries will be submitted in three divisions: Division One is for
newsroom staff sizes over 61. Division Two is for newsroom staff sizes of
21-60. Division Three is for newsroom staff sizes of 20 or less.
11. In both the radio and TV categories, any
piece of work from a smaller staff-size division can be entered in divisions
for larger staff sizes. If you wish to compete with larger staffs, please mark
your entry form accordingly. AN ENTRY MAY BE SUBMITTED IN ONLY ONE DIVISION,
HOWEVER.
12. Entries must be received (either mailed or dropped off) at the AP
bureau in Phoenix by no later than Friday, Feb. 13, 2004. Mail entries to:
AAPBA Contest
The Associated Press
500 N. Third Street, Suite 120
Phoenix, AZ 85004