Radio Broadcasting - 3 minutes exactly

Description: Deliver a 3 minute radio broadcast with a 30-second commercial. Round 1 will focus on news. In this round, you must have at least 1 international, 1 national, and 1 state/local news story. Round 2 will focus on sports and weather. Round 3 will focus on entertainment, lifestyle, and events. There are no restrictions on the type of sources you may use other than that they come from credible news sources. You select and arrange their material, rearranging and re-wording them to suit their purposes. Strict adherence to the time limit is essential and is important in judging. Other factors include overall coherency, flow, sales effectiveness, articulation, pronunciation, personality and vocal variety.

Judge Checklist

1. News (round 1), sports & weather (round 2), or entertainment (round 3) covered well

2. Smooth transition from one item to another

3. Smooth phrasing and delivery

4. Vocal variety

5. Projection of personality

6. Sales effectiveness

7. Correct pronunciation and clear articulation

8. Sincere delivery

9. Ideal performance is 3 minutes exactly