The 2014/15 NCRA/ANREC Community Radio Awards
The NCRA/ANREC Awards honours the amazing programming, people, and
activities our sector has to offer and reflects the range and diversity of community
radio across Canada.
Submissions open: MONDAY, MARCH 16th 2015
Deadline for submissions: FRIDAY, MAY 1st 2015 at midnight, PT
*****Please read the submission criteria carefully *****
The Volunteer of the Year, Community Development, Local Talent Development and
Community Radio Legend awards are limited to one nomination per NCRA member station.
Please include a letter of support describing why your station’s nomination should win. Any
other materials to support the nomination are happily accepted, but not required.
For Outstanding Achievement awards, each individual may only apply once as the main
producer (name listed first). They may submit more than one application only if another name
is listed first as the main producer. For shows with more than one contributor, up to four
people may apply with different works but all submissions from a show must be in the same
category. If a program with many producers that each want to submit individually to different
categories, the contributors must jointly decide on a single category to apply to.
Each submission must have a separate entry form. Digital and snail mail applications are
accepted. Each submitted file must follow the naming convention in Annex A. In addition,
please upload all audio in MP3 format.
All digital audio can be submitted through the following acceptable forms: the NCRA Program
Exchange, SoundCloud, Spreaker, Googledocs, ReverbNation, Mongofiles, Sendspace, other file
sharing websites, and as email attachments.
The NCRA is not responsible for any lost, damaged or missing applications. Application material
cannot be returned. Please note the maximum length of your entry. Entries that exceed this
length will not be eligible. Electronic signatures on the Entry Form are acceptable forms of
verifying the submission.
All work must have been aired on an NCRA member station between April 1, 2014 - March 31,
2015. The station must be a member in good standing of the NCRA by the submission deadline.
Winners receive national recognition at the NCRC Awards Gala June 2015 hosted by CFMH-FM
in St John NB, and on the NCRA/ANREC website.
Unless otherwise indicated, all applications and programming may be submitted in English or
French. See Annex B for the Awards Checklist.
Category
Volunteer of the Year
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CKLN-FM Community
Development Award
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Local Talent Development
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Community Radio Legend
Award
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Outstanding Achievement
Submission Criteria
Description
Volunteer of the Year honours the person
Letter(s) of reference detailing
who has worked tirelessly for your station
why the volunteer deserves this
without getting any money. They may have
award
worked at any one or many positions at the
If desired, audio clips no longer
station.
than 10 minutes
Candidates must be nominated by
the station, one per station
This award honours how your station has
A letter written by the station on
helped your community in the past year. This
the work conducted in the past
can include programming, special events,
year to improve the community
charity, fundraising, partnerships with other
If desired, additional letters from
local organizations or anything else that
the community
made a difference. To read more about why
If desired, audio clips no longer
the award is named in honour of CKLN-FM,
than 10 minutes
visit www.ncra.ca/awards.
Local Talent Development honours how your
A letter written by the station on
station has contributed to supporting the
the work conducted in the past
work of local artists in the past year. This
year to support local artists
support can come in a variety of ways, from
If desired, additional letters from
promoting local bands, to hosting live events.
the community
If desired, audio clips no longer
than 10 minutes
This award honours individuals who have
Letter(s) of reference detailing
contributed enormously to community radio
why the individual deserves this
as a sector. This person may have
award
contributed to any part of the sector, and
If desired, audio clips no longer
may either still be involved, or no longer
than 10 minutes
actively engage in this work.
Category
News
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Sports
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Documentary
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The Neskie Manuel
Award for Aboriginal
Affairs and Culture
Programming
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Special Programming
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Current Affairs or
Magazine Show
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Creative Production
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Third Language
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Outstanding Achievement in Programming
Submission Criteria
Description
Open
to
newscasts,
news
Audio excerpts of the program, no longer than 5
programs, live news, or individual
minutes that will be reviewed by the jurors
news stories.
The full audio of the submission
A written description of the work and completed
entry form
Audio excerpts of the program, no longer than 5 Open to sports shows, sports
coverage, live sports coverage,
minutes that will be reviewed by the jurors
athlete interviews, or individual
The full audio of the submission
A written description of the work and completed sports stories.
entry form
Open to all documentaries that
Audio excerpts of the program, no longer than
devote themselves to covering a
10 minutes no shorter than 4, that will be
particular subject in some depth.
reviewed by the jurors
The full audio of the submission
A written description of the work and completed
entry form
Open to shows or individual radio
Audio excerpts of the program, no longer than
pieces. Submission should be by,
10 minutes that will be reviewed by the jurors
for, or about Indigenous people.
The full audio of the submission
The submitted audio should fall
Work may be submitted in an Indigenous
under at least one of these three
language, but the written description of the
categories. For more info about
work and completed entry form must be in
Neskie Manuel and this awards
English and/or French
origins visit www.ncra.ca/awards.
Open to non-regular programming
Audio excerpts of the program, no longer than
that covers a specific event or
10 minutes that will be reviewed by the jurors
issue such as an event in the
The full audio of the submission
A written description of the work and completed community, or International Day
for the Elimination of Racial
entry form
Discrimination.
Open to one episode or a selection
Audio excerpts of the program, no longer than
from episodes of a regular spoken
10 minutes that will be reviewed by the jurors
word program.
The full audio of the submission
A written description of the work and completed
entry form
Audio excerpts of the program, no longer than 5 Open to audio art, PSAs, Station IDs
or advertisements.
minutes that will be reviewed by the jurors
The full audio of the submission
A written description of the work and completed
entry form
Open to music or spoken word
Audio excerpts of the program, no longer than
programming where more than
10 minutes that will be reviewed by the jurors
half of the spoken word content is
The full audio of the submission
Work may be submitted in any language, but the in a language other than French or
English.
written description of the work and completed
entry form must be in English and/or French
Syndicated Show or
Podcast
Music Programming
Women’s Hands and
Voices
Breaking Barriers
 Audio excerpts of the program, no longer than
10 minutes that will be reviewed by the jurors
 The full audio of the submission
 A written description of the work and completed
entry form
 Audio excerpts of the program, no longer than
10 minutes that will be reviewed by the jurors
 The full audio of the submission
 A written description of the work and completed
entry form
 Audio excerpts of the program, no longer than
10 minutes that will be reviewed by the jurors
 The full audio of the submission
 A written description of the work and completed
entry form
 Audio excerpts of the program, no longer than
10 minutes that will be reviewed by the jurors
 The full audio of the submission
 A written description of the work and completed
entry form
Open to shows broadcast on a
member station that are also
podcasts or air on at least one
other community radio station or
television station in Canada.
Open to all music shows.
Open to shows or individual radio
pieces. Submission should be by,
for, and/or about Women’s issues
and subjects. The submitted audio
should fall under at least one of
these three categories.
Open to shows or individual radio
pieces. This category is devoted to
programming that fights
oppression, discrimination, and
promotes equity.
If you have any questions about which category your work falls into, please feel free to contact
the national office. And, as the NCRA Awards are always evolving, if you have any suggestions
to help make the categories or judging process better reflect community radio, please let us
know.
Send questions, entry forms, and submissions to:
Email:
[email protected]
Snail mail:
NCRA/ANREC Community Radio Awards
180 Metcalfe St. Suite 608
Ottawa, Ontario, K2P 1P5
Annex A – Naming Convention
All submissions must follow this naming convention to be considered valid and eligible for
consideration. If you have any questions about this structure please contact the national office.
If you wish to submit a file that does not fall into one of the examples, please use the structure
as closely as possible for the adaptation.
XXXX = Station Call Letters or name
0:00 = Length of audio clip
Category
Volunteer of the Year
CKLN-FM Community Development Award
Local Talent Development
Community Radio Legend Achievement
Award
News
Sports
Documentary
The Neskie Manuel Award for Aboriginal
Affairs and Culture Programming
Special Programming
Current Affairs or Magazine Show
Creative Production
Third Language
Examples
Volunteer-XXXX-NameOfNominee-NameOfSubmitter
CKLNCommDvlp-XXXX-NameOfSubmitter
LTD-XXXX-NameOfProject-0:00-NameOfSubmitter
RLA-NameOfNominee-NameOfSubmitter
News-XXXX-Name(s)Of Producer(s)-Audio-0:00-Title
News-XXXX- Name(s)Of Producer(s)-EntryForm
News-XXXX- Name(s)Of Producer(s)-Bio
News-XXXX- Name(s)Of Producer(s)-Image
Sports-XXXX-Name(s)Of Producer(s)-Audio-0:00-Title
Sports-XXXX- Name(s)Of Producer(s)-EntryForm
Sports-XXXX- Name(s)Of Producer(s)-Bio
Sports-XXXX- Name(s)Of Producer(s)-Image
Documentary-XXXX-Name(s)Of Producer(s)-Audio-0:00-Title
Documentary-XXXX- Name(s)Of Producer(s)-EntryForm
Documentary -XXXX- Name(s)Of Producer(s)-Bio
Documentary -XXXX- Name(s)Of Producer(s)-Image
Neskie-XXXX-Name(s)Of Producer(s)-Audio-0:00-Title
Neskie-XXXX- Name(s)Of Producer(s)-EntryForm
Neskie -XXXX- Name(s)Of Producer(s)-Bio
Neskie -XXXX- Name(s)Of Producer(s)-Image
Special-XXXX-Name(s)Of Producer(s)-Audio-0:00-Title
Special-XXXX- Name(s)Of Producer(s)-EntryForm
Special -XXXX- Name(s)Of Producer(s)-Bio
Special -XXXX- Name(s)Of Producer(s)-Image
Current-XXXX-Name(s)Of Producer(s)-Audio-0:00-Title
Current-XXXX- Name(s)Of Producer(s)-EntryForm
Current-XXXX- Name(s)Of Producer(s)-Bio
Current-XXXX- Name(s)Of Producer(s)-Image
Creative-XXXX-Name(s)Of Producer(s)-Audio-0:00-Title
Creative -XXXX- Name(s)Of Producer(s)-EntryForm
Creative -XXXX- Name(s)Of Producer(s)-Bio
Creative -XXXX- Name(s)Of Producer(s)-Image
Third-XXXX-Name(s)Of Producer(s)-Audio-0:00-Title
Third -XXXX- Name(s)Of Producer(s)-EntryForm
Third -XXXX- Name(s)Of Producer(s)-Bio
Third -XXXX- Name(s)Of Producer(s)-Image
Syndicated Show or Podcast
Music Programming
Women’s Hands and Voices
Breaking Barriers
Syndicated-XXXX-Name(s)Of Producer(s)-Audio-0:00-Title
Syndicated -XXXX- Name(s)Of Producer(s)-EntryForm
Syndicated -XXXX- Name(s)Of Producer(s)-Bio
Syndicated -XXXX- Name(s)Of Producer(s)-Image
Music-XXXX-Name(s)Of Producer(s)-Audio-0:00-Title
Music -XXXX- Name(s)Of Producer(s)-EntryForm
Music -XXXX- Name(s)Of Producer(s)-Bio
Music -XXXX- Name(s)Of Producer(s)-Image
Women-XXXX-Name(s)Of Producer(s)-Audio-0:00-Title
Women -XXXX- Name(s)Of Producer(s)-EntryForm
Women -XXXX- Name(s)Of Producer(s)-Bio
Women -XXXX- Name(s)Of Producer(s)-Image
BB-XXXX-Name(s)Of Producer(s)-Audio-0:00-Title
BB -XXXX- Name(s)Of Producer(s)-EntryForm
BB -XXXX- Name(s)Of Producer(s)-Bio
BB-XXXX- Name(s)Of Producer(s)-Image
Annex B – Awards Checklist
Use his handy-dandy checklist to verify if you have completed all the proper steps to submitting
an award. If you are able to successfully check off all boxes, you are ready to submit! To be
eligible, your application must contain the following:
Checklist for Outstanding Achievements:
The station must be in good standing with the NCRA by the submission deadline
If you are an individual with several shows, you must pick one for one awards category submission
If there are many producers for one show, you must jointly decide on a single category for submission
Go through all your files and select the best one
That audio was aired between April 1 2014, and March 31 2015
Cut the audio to highlight your best work down to 5-10 minutes according to the category requirements
Please note the maximum length of your entry. Entries that exceed this length will not be eligible.
Include the full raw audio of the program
You have completed the entry form in either English or French
You have written and attached a 50-word biography about the producer(s) & 200-words about the program
All files to be submitted are saved using the Annex A naming convention
The audio files are saved in MP3 format
You have completed a physical or electronic signature to the entry form
You have uploaded your audio in one of the acceptable methods
You have attached both the excerpts and raw full audio to the application
All digital submissions are sent to [email protected]
All non-digital submission are sent to the national office at 608-180 Metcalfe St, Ottawa, ON, K2P 1P5
Congratulations!! You may now submit for the awards!
Checklist for General Awards:
The station must be in good standing with the NCRA by the submission deadline
Write a letter(s) of reference pertaining to why the station/individual deserves this award
All files to be submitted are saved using the Annex A naming convention
Any additional audio files are saved in MP3 format and uploaded in one of the acceptable methods
If audio is included, you have attached both the excerpts and raw full audio to the application
All digital submissions are sent to [email protected]
All non-digital submission are sent to the national office at 608-180 Metcalfe St, Ottawa, ON, K2P 1P5
Congratulations!! You may now submit for the awards!