2025 GABBY Awards
Call for Entries
The official entry dates will be announced in the coming weeks. In the meantime, take a moment to review the rules and categories for 2025 below.
The GAB is committed to providing, wherever possible, a level playing field for the GABBY Awards. This year, stations will compete based on a combination of county size and reach. As such, the market size divisions for radio and television stations will be broken down as follows:
Large Market TV
- Stations covering the Atlanta DMA
- Broadcast networks covering the entire state
Small Market TV
- Stations covering the remainder of the state
Large Market Radio
- Stations covering the Atlanta DMA
- Broadcast networks covering the entire state
Small Market Radio
- Stations covering the Albany, Augusta, Columbus, Savannah, and Macon DMAs
- Stations covering unrated markets
For digital categories, select the same market size as you would above.
Stations
Unless otherwise noted, participating stations must be a current GAB member in good standing at the time. Please contact the GAB office at 770-395-7200 with any questions regarding membership status.
Entrants
Entrants must be a current full-time, part-time, or contract employee of the participating station at the time of submission.
Credited Individuals
At least one individual credited on an entry must be a current full-time, part-time, or contract employee of the participating station at the time of submission.
Entries
Unless otherwise noted, entries must be broadcast over-the-air by a Georgia Radio or TV station between January 1st, 2024 and December 31st, 2024.
The Georgia Association of Broadcasters assumes each submitted entry is original work and is credited to those individuals who made a significant and substantive contribution to its production.
Claims of misrepresentation are taken seriously and will be investigated to the fullest extent of the association’s capabilities to ensure the stature of the GABBY awards remains intact.
Any misrepresentation of entries will be cause for disqualification. Misrepresentations may include but are not limited to, misrepresenting programming as original work or the intentional falsification of credits. If evidence of misrepresentation materializes at a later date, the entry may be disqualified retroactively. Such a retroactively-disqualified entry will require the return of any award.
2025 Categories by Market Size
Best Online Breaking News Coverage
Description
Recognizes the best breaking news coverage originally delivered on station’s digital platforms such as a website, social media accounts, and/or mobile app. The entry can be digital only in nature or be in conjunction with or in support of a regular newscast.
Requirements
Maximum of 2 links (website, social media or a combination of both) that showcases the depth of reporting and effective delivery through digital platforms.
Best Online Produced Story
Description
Recognizes the best news story produced solely for a station’s digital platforms such as a website, social media accounts, and/or mobile app.
Requirements
Maximum of 2 links (website, social media or a combination of both) that showcases the depth of reporting and effective delivery through digital platforms.
Best Podcast Series
Description
Recognizes the best multi-episode podcast series produced by a Georgia radio or tv station. The series must be easily accessible via the station website and be supported by broadcast, social, or other digital promotion. Only original content created for the podcast format will be considered. Recordings of broadcasts will be disqualified. Format may be video or audio in nature.
Requirements
Maximum of 3 sample clips, from the same series. Each clip should be 10 minutes or less. Include the link to your podcast’s webpage, which is live on your station’s website.
Best Online Breaking News Coverage
Description
Recognizes the best breaking news coverage originally delivered on station’s digital platforms such as a website, social media accounts, and/or mobile app. The entry can be digital only in nature or be in conjunction with or in support of a regular newscast.
Requirements
Maximum of 2 links (website, social media or a combination of both) that showcases the depth of reporting and effective delivery through digital platforms.
Best Online Produced Story
Description
Recognizes the best news story produced solely for a station’s digital platforms such as a website, social media accounts, and/or mobile app.
Requirements
Maximum of 2 links (website, social media or a combination of both) that showcases the depth of reporting and effective delivery through digital platforms.
Best Podcast Series
Description
Recognizes the best multi-episode podcast series produced by a Georgia radio or tv station. The series must be easily accessible via the station website and be supported by broadcast, social, or other digital promotion. Only original content created for the podcast format will be considered. Recordings of broadcasts will be disqualified. Format may be video or audio in nature.
Requirements
Maximum of 3 sample clips, from the same series. Each clip should be 10 minutes or less. Include the link to your podcast’s webpage, which is live on your station’s website.
Rising Star
Description
Recognizes a single station employee in the early stages of their career (5 years or less) who shows great promise in their desire and ambition to succeed in broadcasting, in any area of the business (On-Air Talent, Programming, Digital, Engineer, Sales, Traffic, Photographer, etc.).
This individual consistently displays a strong work ethic, a desire to learn, and a willingness to go above and beyond their daily job responsibilities to ensure the station exceeds the expectations of its audience.
Requirements
The nominated employee must have less than five years of professional work experience.
Please include the following supporting documents:
- Letter of recommendation from the station employee’s direct supervisor.
- Current resume of the station employee being considered.
- Optional – Examples of the employee’s work (where applicable). These examples
- may consist of video or audio content, sales presentations, client testimonials, etc.
A member of station management (not the employee who is to be considered) should submit the required items for this entry.
Best Breaking News Coverage
Description
Recognizes initial coverage of an event as it occurs or develops and warrants the interruption of scheduled programming. This category does not include Severe Weather.
Requirements
Entry may include a compilation of coverage from the first 24 hours after the news event. Entry must not exceed 20 minutes.
Best Community Service Project
Description
Recognizes a single, planned community service project that has had a significant impact on a station’s local area which can be measured by how the community benefited. Broadcasters are charged with identifying what local needs are and then meeting those needs by putting internal and external resources together. This award will honor that effort and acknowledge what broadcasters do best – serve their communities.
Requirements
Please submit an audio or video “montage” of your project (10 minutes or less), written narrative (2 pages or less), and letter(s) of endorsement from a project beneficiary. The entire submission should describe how the project fulfilled a community need or improved the area’s quality of life. Describe the project, its goals and objectives, and its results.
Best Feature Story
Description
Recognizes a locally produced feature story that is not part of a series, franchise, breaking news or general assignment reporting.
Requirements
Entry should include one feature story and should not exceed 5 minutes
Best Hard News Reporting
Description
Recognizes coverage of a single news story or topic which is shot, edited and aired within one work shift. Entry may include live and/or recorded elements. The topic covered must not be considered breaking news, investigative, or feature reporting.
Requirements
Entry should be a single hard news story and must not exceed 5 minutes
Best Newscast
Description
Recognizes the best regularly scheduled newscast airing between January 1st, 2024 and December 31st, 2024.
Requirements
The submitted newscast should be from an ordinary day that is free of breaking news and severe weather coverage. Entry must not exceed 30 minutes.
Best On-Air Personality or Team
Description
This category will recognize the most outstanding Georgia-based on-air talent. Nominated talent or group of talent must be a station employee(s) or contract employee(s) who hosts or co-host a regularly scheduled on-air program.
Requirements
Entry must be a compilation of work that best represents the talent’s capabilities. Entry must not exceed 10 minutes.
Best Program (Non-News or Sports)
Description
Recognizes locally produced programs on the station outside of news and sports coverage.
Requirements
Entry may be a one-off production or part of a regularly scheduled or multi-part series. Entry must not exceed 30 minutes.
Best Reporter
Description
Recognizes the best performance by an individual reporter of local news events or stories. Entry must have been developed for the local community/audience.
Requirements
Entry must be a compilation of work that best represents the reporter’s capabilities. Entry must not exceed 10 minutes.
Best Severe Weather Coverage
Description
Recognizes coverage of a single severe weather event as it occurs and warrants the interruption of scheduled programming.
Requirements
Entry should include a compilation of coverage from the first 24 hours of a severe weather event. Entry must not exceed 20 minutes.
Best Sports Play-by-Play
Description
Recognizes the best sports play-by-play of a Georgia-based sporting event.
Requirements
Entry may be of a one-time event or from a regular scheduled series of sports events. Entry must not exceed 10 minutes.
Best Sports Program
Description
Recognizes locally produced sports programs. Entries can be of a one-off production or part of a regularly scheduled or multi-part series.
Requirements
Entry must not exceed 30 minutes.
Best Station Produced Commercial
Description
Recognizes the best locally produced commercial for a station’s audience/community and designed to grow or promote a customer. The station must have had total conceptual and creative control of the production. Commercials containing music must have used music in the public domain or used copyrighted music with permission.
Requirements
Entry must include one commercial and must not exceed 1 minute.
Best Station Promo
Description
Recognize the best short form “spot” or “imaging” promoting your station brand and/or programming. The station must have had total conceptual and creative control of the production. Spots containing music must have used music in the public domain or used copyrighted music with permission.
Requirements
Entry must include one station promo and must not exceed 1 minute.
Best Team Political Coverage
Description
Recognizes the most outstanding political coverage by a station during the 2024 Election Cycle.
Requirements
Entry should be a compilation of coverage throughout the year and must not exceed 20 minutes.
Station of the Year
Description
Recognizes a Radio Station that demonstrates overall excellence in their local communities.
Requirements
**Only stations who actively participate in other GABBY categories will be considered for Station of the Year**
Submit an edited audio and/or video entry which describes/highlights the efforts of the station from January 1st, 2024 to December 31st, 2024. The length should not exceed 10 minutes.
Judges will consider programming, promotions, community relations and service, public affairs/public service programming, and station awards and recognition. It is recommended that entries include a list of boards/organizations in which station personnel are actively engaged; estimates of how much money was raised for charitable purposes; estimates of how many hours of public service were performed by personnel and how many public service campaigns aired on the station.
Rising Star
Description
Recognizes a single station employee in the early stages of their career (5 years or less) who shows great promise in their desire and ambition to succeed in broadcasting, in any area of the business (On-Air Talent, Programming, Digital, Engineer, Sales, Traffic, Photographer, etc.).
This individual consistently displays a strong work ethic, a desire to learn, and a willingness to go above and beyond their daily job responsibilities to ensure the station exceeds the expectations of its audience.
Requirements
The nominated employee must have less than five years of professional work experience.
Please include the following supporting documents:
- Letter of recommendation from the station employee’s direct supervisor.
- Current resume of the station employee being considered.
- Optional – Examples of the employee’s work (where applicable). These examples
- may consist of video or audio content, sales presentations, client testimonials, etc.
A member of station management (not the employee who is to be considered) should submit the required items for this entry.
Best Breaking News Coverage
Description
Recognizes initial coverage of an event as it occurs or develops and warrants the interruption of scheduled programming. This category does not include Severe Weather.
Requirements
Entry may include a compilation of coverage from the first 24 hours after the news event. Entry must not exceed 20 minutes.
Best Community Service Project
Description
Recognizes a single, planned community service project that has had a significant impact on a station’s local area which can be measured by how the community benefited. Broadcasters are charged with identifying what local needs are and then meeting those needs by putting internal and external resources together. This award will honor that effort and acknowledge what broadcasters do best – serve their communities.
Requirements
Please submit an audio or video “montage” of your project (10 minutes or less), written narrative (2 pages or less), and letter(s) of endorsement from a project beneficiary. The entire submission should describe how the project fulfilled a community need or improved the area’s quality of life. Describe the project, its goals and objectives, and its results.
Best Feature Story
Description
Recognizes a locally produced feature story that is not part of a series, franchise, breaking news or general assignment reporting.
Requirements
Entry should include one feature story and should not exceed 5 minutes
Best Hard News Reporting
Description
Recognizes coverage of a single news story or topic which is shot, edited and aired within one work shift. Entry may include live and/or recorded elements. The topic covered must not be considered breaking news, investigative, or feature reporting.
Requirements
Entry should be a single hard news story and must not exceed 5 minutes
Best Newscast
Description
Recognizes the best regularly scheduled newscast airing between January 1st, 2024 and December 31st, 2024.
Requirements
The submitted newscast should be from an ordinary day that is free of breaking news and severe weather coverage. Entry must not exceed 30 minutes.
Best On-Air Personality or Team
Description
This category will recognize the most outstanding Georgia-based on-air talent. Nominated talent or group of talent must be a station employee(s) or contract employee(s) who hosts or co-host a regularly scheduled on-air program.
Requirements
Entry must be a compilation of work that best represents the talent’s capabilities. Entry must not exceed 10 minutes.
Best Program (Non-News or Sports)
Description
Recognizes locally produced programs on the station outside of news and sports coverage.
Requirements
Entry may be a one-off production or part of a regularly scheduled or multi-part series. Entry must not exceed 30 minutes.
Best Reporter
Description
Recognizes the best performance by an individual reporter of local news events or stories. Entry must have been developed for the local community/audience.
Requirements
Entry must be a compilation of work that best represents the reporter’s capabilities. Entry must not exceed 10 minutes.
Best Severe Weather Coverage
Description
Recognizes coverage of a single severe weather event as it occurs and warrants the interruption of scheduled programming.
Requirements
Entry should include a compilation of coverage from the first 24 hours of a severe weather event. Entry must not exceed 20 minutes.
Best Sports Play-by-Play
Description
Recognizes the best sports play-by-play of a Georgia-based sporting event.
Requirements
Entry may be of a one-time event or from a regular scheduled series of sports events. Entry must not exceed 10 minutes.
Best Sports Program
Description
Recognizes locally produced sports programs. Entries can be of a one-off production or part of a regularly scheduled or multi-part series.
Requirements
Entry must not exceed 30 minutes.
Best Station Produced Commercial
Description
Recognizes the best locally produced commercial for a station’s audience/community and designed to grow or promote a customer. The station must have had total conceptual and creative control of the production. Commercials containing music must have used music in the public domain or used copyrighted music with permission.
Requirements
Entry must include one commercial and must not exceed 1 minute.
Best Station Promo
Description
Recognize the best short form “spot” or “imaging” promoting your station brand and/or programming. The station must have had total conceptual and creative control of the production. Spots containing music must have used music in the public domain or used copyrighted music with permission.
Requirements
Entry must include one station promo and must not exceed 1 minute.
Best Team Political Coverage
Description
Recognizes the most outstanding political coverage by a station during the 2024 Election Cycle.
Requirements
Entry should be a compilation of coverage throughout the year and must not exceed 20 minutes.
Station of the Year
Description
Recognizes a Radio Station that demonstrates overall excellence in their local communities.
Requirements
**Only stations who actively participate in other GABBY categories will be considered for Station of the Year**
Submit an edited audio and/or video entry which describes/highlights the efforts of the station from January 1st, 2024 to December 31st, 2024. The length should not exceed 10 minutes.
Judges will consider programming, promotions, community relations and service, public affairs/public service programming, and station awards and recognition. It is recommended that entries include a list of boards/organizations in which station personnel are actively engaged; estimates of how much money was raised for charitable purposes; estimates of how many hours of public service were performed by personnel and how many public service campaigns aired on the station.
Rising Star
Description
Recognizes a single station employee in the early stages of their career (5 years or less) who shows great promise in their desire and ambition to succeed in broadcasting, in any area of the business (On-Air Talent, Programming, Digital, Engineer, Sales, Traffic, Photographer, etc.).
This individual consistently displays a strong work ethic, a desire to learn, and a willingness to go above and beyond their daily job responsibilities to ensure the station exceeds the expectations of its audience.
Requirements
The nominated employee must have less than five years of professional work experience.
Please include the following supporting documents:
- Letter of recommendation from the station employee’s direct supervisor.
- Current resume of the station employee being considered.
- Optional – Examples of the employee’s work (where applicable). These examples
- may consist of video or audio content, sales presentations, client testimonials, etc.
A member of station management (not the employee who is to be considered) should submit the required items for this entry.
Best Breaking News Coverage
Description
Recognizes initial coverage of an event as it occurs or develops and warrants the interruption of scheduled programming. This category does not include Severe Weather.
Requirements
Entry should include a compilation of coverage from the first 24 hours of the news event. Entry must not exceed 20 minutes.
Best Community Service Project
Description
Recognizes a single, planned community service project that has had a significant impact on a station’s local area which can be measured by how the community benefited. Broadcasters are charged with identifying what local needs are and then meeting those needs by putting internal and external resources together. This award will honor that effort and acknowledge what broadcasters do best – serve their communities.
Requirements
Please submit an audio or video “montage” of your project (10 minutes or less), written narrative (2 pages or less), and letter(s) of endorsement from a project beneficiary. The entire submission should describe how the project fulfilled a community need or improved the area’s quality of life. Describe the project, its goals and objectives, and its results.
Best Feature Story
Description
Recognizes a locally produced feature story that is not part of a series, franchise, breaking news or general assignment reporting.
Requirements
Include one feature story, should not exceed 5 minutes.
Best Hard News Reporting
Description
Recognizes coverage of a single news story or topic which is shot, edited and aired within one work shift. Entry may include live and/or recorded elements. The topic covered must not be considered breaking news, investigative, or feature reporting.
Requirements
Entry should be a single hard news story and must not exceed 5 minutes.
Best Investigative Reporting Series
Description
Recognizes the best multi-part investigative reporting series aired by the station between January 1st and December 31st, 2024
Requirements
Entry must include at least two investigative reports
Best Meteorologist
Description
Recognizes the most outstanding local meteorologist presenting daily weather segments, severe weather coverage and weather-related stories.
Requirements
Entry must be a compilation of work that best represents the reporter’s capabilities. Entry must not exceed 10 minutes.
Best News Anchor
Description
Recognizes the best Georgia-based television news anchor. Talent must be a station employee or contract employee aired on the submitting station.
Requirements
Entry must be a compilation of work that best represents the talent’s capabilities. Entry must not exceed 10 minutes.
Best Newscast
Description
Recognizes the best regularly scheduled newscast airing between January 1st, 2024 and December 31st, 2024.
Requirements
The submitted newscast should be from an ordinary day that is free of breaking news and severe weather coverage. Entry must not exceed 30 minutes.
Best Program (Non-News or Sports)
Description
Recognizes locally produced programs on the station outside of news and sports coverage.
Requirements
Entry may be a one-off production or part of a regularly scheduled or multi-part series. Entry must not exceed 30 minutes.
Best Reporter
Description
Recognizes the best performance by an individual reporter of local news events or stories. Entry must have been developed for the local community/audience.
Requirements
Entry must be a compilation of work that best represents the reporter’s capabilities. Entry must not exceed 10 minutes.
Best Severe Weather Coverage
Description
Recognizes coverage of a single severe weather event as it occurs and warrants the interruption of scheduled programming.
Requirements
Entry may include a compilation of coverage from the first 24 hours after the severe weather event. Entry must not exceed 20 minutes.
Best Sports Anchor
Description
Recognizes the best performance by an individual television sports anchor. Entry must have been developed for the local community/audience. Entrants must submit a video montage representative of their on-air performance.
Requirements
Entry must be a compilation of work that best represents the talent’s capabilities. Entry must not exceed 10 minutes.
Best Sports Program
Description
Recognizes locally produced sports programs. Entries can be of a one-off production or part of a regularly scheduled or multi-part series.
Requirements
Entry must not exceed 30 minutes.
Best Station Produced Commercial
Description
Recognizes the best locally produced commercial for a station’s audience/community and designed to grow or promote a customer. The station must have had total conceptual and creative control of the production. Commercials containing music must have used music in the public domain or used copyrighted music with permission.
Requirements
Entry must include one commercial and must not exceed 1 minute.
Best Station Promo
Description
Recognize the best short form “spot” promoting your station brand and/or programming. The station must have had total conceptual and creative control of the production. Spots containing music must have used music in the public domain or used copyrighted music with permission.
Requirements
Entry must include one station promo and must not exceed 1 minute.
Best Team Political Coverage
Description
Recognizes the most outstanding political coverage by a station during the 2024 Election Cycle.
Requirements
Entry should be a compilation of coverage throughout the year and must not exceed 20 minutes.
Best Videographer
Description
Recognizes the most outstanding videographer in their ability to convey news in a visual form as demonstrated in a compilation video.
Requirements
Entry must be a compilation of work that best represents the talent’s capabilities. Entry must not exceed 10 minutes.
Station of the Year
Description
Recognizes a TV Station that demonstrates overall excellence in their local communities.
Requirements
**Only stations who actively participate in other GABBY categories will be considered for Station of the Year**
Submit an edited audio and/or video entry which describes/highlights the efforts of the station from January 1st, 2024 to December 31st, 2024. The length should not exceed 10 minutes.
Judges will consider programming, promotions, community relations and service, public affairs/public service programming, and station awards and recognition. It is recommended that entries include a list of boards/organizations in which station personnel are actively engaged; estimates of how much money was raised for charitable purposes; estimates of how many hours of public service were performed by personnel and how many public service campaigns aired on the station.
Rising Star
Description
Recognizes a single station employee in the early stages of their career (5 years or less) who shows great promise in their desire and ambition to succeed in broadcasting, in any area of the business (On-Air Talent, Programming, Digital, Engineer, Sales, Traffic, Photographer, etc.).
This individual consistently displays a strong work ethic, a desire to learn, and a willingness to go above and beyond their daily job responsibilities to ensure the station exceeds the expectations of its audience.
Requirements
The nominated employee must have less than five years of professional work experience.
Please include the following supporting documents:
- Letter of recommendation from the station employee’s direct supervisor.
- Current resume of the station employee being considered.
- Optional – Examples of the employee’s work (where applicable). These examples
- may consist of video or audio content, sales presentations, client testimonials, etc.
A member of station management (not the employee who is to be considered) should submit the required items for this entry.
Best Breaking News Coverage
Description
Recognizes initial coverage of an event as it occurs or develops and warrants the interruption of scheduled programming. This category does not include Severe Weather.
Requirements
Entry should include a compilation of coverage from the first 24 hours of the news event. Entry must not exceed 20 minutes.
Best Community Service Project
Description
Recognizes a single, planned community service project that has had a significant impact on a station’s local area which can be measured by how the community benefited. Broadcasters are charged with identifying what local needs are and then meeting those needs by putting internal and external resources together. This award will honor that effort and acknowledge what broadcasters do best – serve their communities.
Requirements
Please submit an audio or video “montage” of your project (10 minutes or less), written narrative (2 pages or less), and letter(s) of endorsement from a project beneficiary. The entire submission should describe how the project fulfilled a community need or improved the area’s quality of life. Describe the project, its goals and objectives, and its results.
Best Feature Story
Description
Recognizes a locally produced feature story that is not part of a series, franchise, breaking news or general assignment reporting.
Requirements
Include one feature story, should not exceed 5 minutes.
Best Hard News Reporting
Description
Recognizes coverage of a single news story or topic which is shot, edited and aired within one work shift. Entry may include live and/or recorded elements. The topic covered must not be considered breaking news, investigative, or feature reporting.
Requirements
Entry should be a single hard news story and must not exceed 5 minutes.
Best Investigative Reporting Series
Description
Recognizes the best multi-part investigative reporting series aired by the station between January 1st and December 31st, 2024
Requirements
Entry must include at least two investigative reports
Best Meteorologist
Description
Recognizes the most outstanding local meteorologist presenting daily weather segments, severe weather coverage and weather-related stories.
Requirements
Entry must be a compilation of work that best represents the reporter’s capabilities. Entry must not exceed 10 minutes.
Best News Anchor
Description
Recognizes the best Georgia-based television news anchor. Talent must be a station employee or contract employee aired on the submitting station.
Requirements
Entry must be a compilation of work that best represents the talent’s capabilities. Entry must not exceed 10 minutes.
Best Newscast
Description
Recognizes the best regularly scheduled newscast airing between January 1st, 2024 and December 31st, 2024.
Requirements
The submitted newscast should be from an ordinary day that is free of breaking news and severe weather coverage. Entry must not exceed 30 minutes.
Best Program (Non-News or Sports)
Description
Recognizes locally produced programs on the station outside of news and sports coverage.
Requirements
Entry may be a one-off production or part of a regularly scheduled or multi-part series. Entry must not exceed 30 minutes.
Best Reporter
Description
Recognizes the best performance by an individual reporter of local news events or stories. Entry must have been developed for the local community/audience.
Requirements
Entry must be a compilation of work that best represents the reporter’s capabilities. Entry must not exceed 10 minutes.
Best Severe Weather Coverage
Description
Recognizes coverage of a single severe weather event as it occurs and warrants the interruption of scheduled programming.
Requirements
Entry may include a compilation of coverage from the first 24 hours after the severe weather event. Entry must not exceed 20 minutes.
Best Sports Anchor
Description
Recognizes the best performance by an individual television sports anchor. Entry must have been developed for the local community/audience. Entrants must submit a video montage representative of their on-air performance.
Requirements
Entry must be a compilation of work that best represents the talent’s capabilities. Entry must not exceed 10 minutes.
Best Sports Program
Description
Recognizes locally produced sports programs. Entries can be of a one-off production or part of a regularly scheduled or multi-part series.
Requirements
Entry must not exceed 30 minutes.
Best Station Produced Commercial
Description
Recognizes the best locally produced commercial for a station’s audience/community and designed to grow or promote a customer. The station must have had total conceptual and creative control of the production. Commercials containing music must have used music in the public domain or used copyrighted music with permission.
Requirements
Entry must include one commercial and must not exceed 1 minute.
Best Station Promo
Description
Recognize the best short form “spot” promoting your station brand and/or programming. The station must have had total conceptual and creative control of the production. Spots containing music must have used music in the public domain or used copyrighted music with permission.
Requirements
Entry must include one station promo and must not exceed 1 minute.
Best Team Political Coverage
Description
Recognizes the most outstanding political coverage by a station during the 2024 Election Cycle.
Requirements
Entry should be a compilation of coverage throughout the year and must not exceed 20 minutes.
Best Videographer
Description
Recognizes the most outstanding videographer in their ability to convey news in a visual form as demonstrated in a compilation video.
Requirements
Entry must be a compilation of work that best represents the talent’s capabilities. Entry must not exceed 10 minutes.
Station of the Year
Description
Recognizes a TV Station that demonstrates overall excellence in their local communities.
Requirements
**Only stations who actively participate in other GABBY categories will be considered for Station of the Year**
Submit an edited audio and/or video entry which describes/highlights the efforts of the station from January 1st, 2024 to December 31st, 2024. The length should not exceed 10 minutes.
Judges will consider programming, promotions, community relations and service, public affairs/public service programming, and station awards and recognition. It is recommended that entries include a list of boards/organizations in which station personnel are actively engaged; estimates of how much money was raised for charitable purposes; estimates of how many hours of public service were performed by personnel and how many public service campaigns aired on the station.