MBA Awards Information
2020 MBA Awards
Entry Deadline: Friday, March 6th, 2020
Click here for Categories and Criteria
The MBA is excited to announce a new awards category for sales professionals!
Awards will be presented at a luncheon on Friday, June 5th, during the MBA Convention at the Lodge of Four Seasons, Lake Ozark.
Rules
- Entries MUST be received by 11:59:59 pm ET; Friday, March 6, 2020.
- “Complete Newscast” entries MUST have aired between: February 9 – 22, 2020.
- All other entries MUST have aired between March 1, 2019 and February 29, 2020
- Only MBA member stations are eligible to participate. 2020 Membership Dues MUST be paid in full.
- Limit of four (4) entries per category per station.
- All entries must be broadcast “over the air” unless otherwise noted.
- Identical award entries that have won in the previous year, where only dates of the creative have changed, are ineligible. If they have not won in the previous year they can be submitted for entry.
Commercial and Non-Commercial stations will be judged together. Entries are judged by professionals through other state broadcast associations.
Finalists will be notified via email and regular mail no later than April 10, 2020.
First Place and Certificates of Merit will be awarded at the annual MBA Awards Banquet on Saturday, June 6th, 2020 at The Lodge of Four Seasons, Lake Ozark. Click here for the MBA group hotel reservation page.
A USB containing award winner entries will be available at the conclusion of the Awards Banquet.
Television Classes by Market Size
TV stations will be judged in three separate classes in all categories except Station of the Year, Social Media Star, Partners in Education, Breaking Weather Coverage Event, Podcast, Convergent Media, and Opinion/Commentary and the new sales awards.
Class I – Includes stations in Kansas City & St. Louis.
Class II – Includes stations in Cape Girardeau & Springfield.
Class III – Includes stations in all other cities not noted above.
Radio Classes by Market Size
Radio stations will be judged in three separate classes in all categories except Station of the Year, Social Media Star, Corporate Award for Community Service, Partners in Education, Breaking Weather Coverage Event, Podcast,Convergent Media, and Opinion/Commentary and the new sales awards.
Large Market Class – Includes stations in Kansas City and St. Louis.
Medium Market Class – Includes stations in Cape Girardeau, Columbia, Jefferson City, Joplin, St. Joseph & Springfield.
Small Market Class – Includes stations in all other cities not noted above.
Entry Fees (*MO-PEP Participants)
1. Small Market Radio $20 ($10)
2. Medium Market Radio $26 ($13)
3. Large Market Radio $30 ($15)
4. Television All Classes $36 ($18)
*Missouri Public Education Program Participants are eligible for half price entry fees.
Please contact Terry at tharper@mbaweb.org or 573-636-6692
if you have any questions regarding the MBA Awards.
Duplicate awards are available for order:
First Place awards are $175 (including Shipping). An alternative framed First Place certificate is available for $20.
Framed Certificate of Merit awards are $20 (including shipping).
View 2019 MBA Award Winners here
View and Download 2019 Awards Banquet Photos Here!
