Message From IBNA Board President Tom Robinson

| Keith W. Bliven

To IBNA Members:

The 2019 Iowa Broadcast News Association Annual Convention and Awards Banquet is set for Saturday, April 13, at the Stoney Creek Hotel and Convention Center, 5291 Stoney Creek Court in Johnston, Iowa.

The contest entries for work done in 2018 may be submitted from January 1, 2019, through January 25, 2019.

There are a couple of changes for those submitting entries for the category of the best newscast and best sportscast on one of the six designated dates. This category is now open to anyone who is a member of a Television or Radio Station who anchors a newscast or sportscast on one of the six dates. Additionally, The designated newscast and sportscast dates no longer apply to college students. The board voted to allow students to submit one newscast and one sportscast of their choice produced on a day of their choice and aired in 2018.

Please check the website and our facebook page for future announcements and articles.
We look forward to seeing all of you at the Convention.

Sincerely,
IBNA Board President, Tom Robinson

2018 Second Best Newscast/Best Sportscast Dates

| IBNA Staff

The Iowa Broadcast News Association has designated the second of six TV and radio best newscast and best sportscast dates for the 2018 IBNA awards contest.

The contest date for TV stations is August 14. This means that television newscasts and sportscasts which aired on Tuesday (August 14) are eligible to enter their work in those categories of the IBNA’s annual awards competition.

The contest date for radio stations is August 15. This means that television newscasts and sportscasts which air today (August 15) are eligible to enter their work in those categories of the IBNA’s annual awards competition.

Entries will be submitted in January 2019. Until then stations should retain a digital file of the audio/video as well as a rundown of stories and sources (wire, beat, enterprise, and network).

 

2018 First Best Newscast-Best Sportscast Dates

| IBNA Staff

The Iowa Broadcast News Association has designated the first of six TV and radio best newscast and best sportscast dates for the 2018 IBNA awards contest.

The contest date for TV stations is July 19. This means that television newscasts and sportscasts which aired on Thursday (July 19) are eligible to enter their work in those categories of the IBNA’s annual awards competition.

The contest date for radio stations is July 20. This means that television newscasts and sportscasts which air today (July 20) are eligible to enter their work in those categories of the IBNA’s annual awards competition.

Entries will be submitted in January 2019. Until then stations should retain a digital file of the audio/video as well as a rundown of stories and sources (wire, beat, enterprise, and network).

IBNA hires new executive director

| IBNA Staff

The following letter to the membership is from IBNA President Bob Fisher

Members of the IBNA:

First of all, I want to thank you for your patience. We know that you’ve been wondering about our search for a new Executive Director as well as the status of this year’s awards contest.

The Iowa Broadcast News Association Board of Directors is proud to announce the hiring of Anne-Marie Taylor of Iowa City as its new Executive Director. Following interviews with the executive committee and the full board, members met in Des Moines on January 13th and voted unanimously to approve her hiring.

Anne-Marie brings 25 years of experience working with nonprofit associations and political groups to the position.  She also has experience in fundraising and a law degree.

Most importantly, Anne-Marie has experience and an interest in journalism and working with journalists.  She served was the founding development director for Investigate West, a nonprofit news organization in Seattle.  Anne-Marie has also served as a fundraising consultant for Iowa Watch.  Her interest in journalism also comes in part from her husband Daniel Lathrop. He is a former reporter who is currently a Journalism and Mass Communication professor at the University of Iowa.

The IBNA board is excited to have Anne-Marie join our organization, and we believe you as members will feel the same way. Anne-Marie has hit the ground running and is working with the board to get the annual contest information out, and on our plans for the annual convention.

We will be telling you more about Anne-Marie soon and how you can meet her.

We will post information about the awards contest during the day on Thursday. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me by phone or e-mail

Bob Fisher
President, Iowa Broadcast News Association
KGLO-AM/Alpha Media of Mason City
(641) 423-1300
robert.fisher@alphamediausa.com