Radio Minute Message

Forms

• Rules
• Judges Form

Coordinator

Clayton Martin

105 Sierra Woods Cir
Folsom, CA 95630
916-606-2748
xartine@elvenfamily.com

Purpose

The Radio Minute Message is designed to challenge the participant in using a medium that is powerful in today’s world but where time is of the essence. The participant is to design and present a radio spot as an audio recording that would reach out to the community and encourage them with the message of Christ in relation to the current year’s LTC theme.

Process

Each participant will:

• Participate only as an individual.
• Share a brief thought.
• Record that thought on an audiocassette tape, recordable CD, or audio recording submitted online.
• Mail the tape or CD/audiocassette tape, or online submission, one cover sheet, and four copies of the message script to the Event Coordinator on or before March 12, 2010.

The Event Coordinator will:

• Send confirmation of receipt of audiocassette or CD to Church Coordinator.
• Organize the messages for judging.
• Provide Judge’s Score Sheets for each of the Radio Minute Messages.
• Compile judging sheets and assign award category G, S, B, P.
• Return the judging sheets, comment sheets, and all award recommendations to the Pre-Convention Coordinator March 22, 2010.
• Make all entries available for listening at the convention.

Rules

• Time is of the essence. Your congregation has paid for a 60-second radio spot. If your message is longer than 60 seconds, the radio station will charge your congregation extra, and you will be penalized.
• Time will start with the first recorded sound (voice, music, or special effect) of the tape and end with the last recorded sound.
• If the spoken message on the tape is shorter than 45 seconds, your congregation will not have gotten its money’s worth, and you will be penalized.
• This time will start with the participant's first spoken sound on the tape and end with the last spoken sound. This may include vocal music ONLY if it is clearly the participant doing the singing.
• The 45 to 60 seconds of the main message of the tape must be in the participant's voice. NO adult voices will be on the tape.
• Background music and special effects are permitted.
• No reference to the actual name of the speaker or the actual name or geographic location of their congregation is permitted. Failure to comply with this rule will result in a penalty. If it is needed in the message, the following information may be used: John/Jane Christian of the Anytown Church of Christ, 111 Any Street, Anytown, U.S.A. Bible Class on Sunday at 10:00 a.m., with worship services at 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., and Bible study at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
• There are five grade categories for this event:
  Grades 3-4, Grades 5-6, Grades 7-8, Grades 9-10, Grades 11-12

Submission of Tapes:

• Submit only one Radio Minute Message per audiocassette.
• One typed cover sheet should be in the following format:
  • Name
  • Grade
  • Congregation
  • Congregation Address
  • Congregation Phone Number
  • Church Coordinator Email Address
  • Name of Church Coordinator
• The cover sheet and the typed scripts should be wrapped around the corresponding cassette tape and mailed to the Event Coordinator at the address on the top of these instructions. Entries must be postmarked by March 12, 2010.
• All materials, including the scripts and audiocassettes become the property of LTC. It is understood that LTC reserves the right to use these materials for promotion, instruction, or any other manner deemed appropriate by the LTC Board of Directors.

Awards

• There will be three Judges. Comment sheets will be provided for each participant in the Take Home Packet. An award rating will be assigned based upon the three Judges evaluations.
  5 = Excellent, 4 = Good, 3 = Average, 2 = Below Average, 1 = Needs work
• Participants will be assigned a Gold, Silver, Bronze, or Participation Rating based upon the judges scores and will receive an appropriate-colored engraved plate for the individual's award plaque.