KESDA Senior Junior State Tournament
2023 — Georgetown, KY/US
Broadcasting
Event Description:
BROADCAST ANNOUNCING
Junior and Senior Division
With the exception of Round I, an introduction and sign-off are required.
During performance, the contestant may use a stopwatch as judges will not give time signals.
Students must remain outside the competition room until it is their turn to perform.
Students must be judged solely on a vocal basis. Judges should not take into consideration eye contact, facial expressions, movement, or any other non-verbal communication. Judges may, in fact, wish to turn their backs to competitors.
Contestants will be judged on articulation, fluency, conviction, accuracy, clarity, pacing, tone, and comprehension of content.
The contestants compete in three preliminary rounds, each with a different format:
Round I Commercial copy
* The contestant will receive a commercial script and 5 minutes of prep time
* There is no time limit for performing the commercial.
* The copy may not be altered in any way. It should be read precisely as written.
Round II Prepared News Broadcast
* There is no prep time for this round.
* Before the competition, each student will prepare a 3 minute news script using current material. This may not be a script used for a previous competition.
*A brief commercial (15 seconds is the suggested length) must be included.
*The judge should receive a copy of each contestant’s script.
*There is a 30 second grace period both above and below the 3 minute time limit.
Round III News Program
* The contestant will begin the round in “Draw” and receive a script.
* The contestant will have 15 minutes to prepare before performing.
* The content of the script may not be altered in any way.
* Students should add a sign-on, a sign-off, and can add transitions between stories (this is optional).
* There is no time limit for this round.
Quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals: Edited News Program
* The contestant will begin the round in “Draw” and receive an un-edited script.
* The contestant will have 30 minutes to edit and prepare a 5 minute
script.
* There is no grace period for these rounds. Students who exceed the time limit in elimination rounds must be penalized a minimum of 1 rank.
* An impromptu commercial must be included
* Editing skills should be judged.
* Relevance of news selection and the arrangement of articles should be considered.