Conference Evaluations
Here is the Conference Evaluation Form, and the Workshop Evaluation Form. They're .doc files you can download and fill out, then send to Lori Kesinger at lrk@ku.edu
Conference Recordings
Welcome to the 2009 IAAIS Conference web site. Look for audio recordings of the conference to appear on this page as soon as they are available.
IAAIS 2008 PROGRAM OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Here are the winning submissions, for your listening pleasure, for excellence in programming as awarded at the Saturday evening banquet on the final day of the conference in Cincinatti. They're MP3 files, so click to listen or right click to download and save. For each entry, there's a short sample (just over 30 seconds) and the full program.
Category: Entertainment I
Winning Entry Summary: For listeners who like to hear about other places.
Program Name: Armchair Traveler – Salem, MA
Station: Audio Journal
Short Sample
Entertainment 1 - Armchair Traveler, Salem MA.mp3
Category: Entertainment III
Winning Entry Summary: A romantic radio drama that follows the lives of two people from childhood to adulthood
Program Name: Sun Sounds Radio Theatre – Love Letters
Station: Sun Sounds of Arizona
Short Sample
Entertainment 3 - Love Letters 1, Sun Sounds.mp3
Entertainment 3 - Love Letters 2, Sun Sounds.mp3
Category: Information II
Winning Entry Summary: Listings of local and statewide events from sports, music, fairs, festivals, lectures, etc.
Program Name: Community Calendar
Station: Sun Sounds of Arizona
Short Sample
Information 2 - Community Calendar, Sun Sounds.mp3
Category: Information I
Winning Entry Summary: A weekly program of information and inspirational articles to encourage and uplift people dealing with vision loss
Program Name: Enabled: Phantom Vision & Charles Bonnet Syndrome
Station: WXXI Reachout Radio
Short Sample
Information B-1 - Enabled, WXXI.mp3
Category: Interview/Call In III
Winning Entry Summary: Interview with a legendary rock DJ about his new book about doo-wop music
Program Name: Cousin Brucie Interview
Station: In Touch Networks
Short Sample
Interview 3 - Cousin Brucie Interview, In Touch.mp3
Category: Interview/Call In I
Winning Entry Summary: Interview with a couple of dynamic octgenarians who are co-founders of the non-profit Communicating Computers for the Blind Foundation
Program Name: Enabled: Communicating Computers for the Blind
Station: WXXI Reachout Radio
Short Sample
Interview C-1 - Enabled, WXXI.mp3
Category: Magazines I
Winning Entry Summary: Articles and reviews of audio books
Program Name: AudioFile Magazine: The Year in Audio Books
Station: WXXI Reachout Radio
Short Sample
Magazine 1 - AudioFile Magazine, WXXI.mp3
Category: Magazines II
Winning Entry Summary: Readings from a popular, award-winning monthly magazine
Program Name: In Depth Program – The Walrus Magazine
Station: VoicePrint
Short Sample
Magazine 2 - Walrus Magazine, VoicePrint.mp3
Category: Narrative Reading I
Winning Entry Summary: The Biography Hour features best-selling and popular books in the bio-autobiography-memoir genre
Program Name: Reflections: Living to Tell the Tale
Station: Kansas Audio-Reader Network
Short Sample
Narrative Reading 1 - Living to Tell the Tale, Kansas Audio-Reader.mp3
Category: Narrative Reading II
Winning Entry Summary: A cultural program with a collection of original short stories and poems touching on the aboriginal aspects of life
Program Name: Stone Soup Anthology
Station: VoicePrint
Short Sample
Narrative Reading 2 - Stone Soup, VoicePrint.mp3
Category: News/Information Digest II
Winning Entry Summary: This daily program is a must-hear destination for listeners who want a thorough wrap-up of world events and issues
Program Name: Beyond Our Borders
Station: VoicePrint
Short Sample
News and Information Digest 2 - Beyond Our Borders, VoicePrint.mp3
Short Sample
Category: News/Information Digest I
Winning Entry Summary: Information to help listeners manage their overall health and well being with articles from a variety of sources on a single theme
Program Name: Sound Body: The Devil's in the Diagnosis
Station: WXXI Reachout Radio
Short Sample
News-Info Sound Digest 1 - Sound Body, WXXI.mp3
Category: Newspapers I
Winning Entry Summary: The main sheet of one of the finest newspapers in the world
Program Name: New York Times
Station: In Touch Networks
Short Sample
Newspapers 1 - New York Times, In Touch.mp3
Category: Newspapers II
Winning Entry Summary: Articles on gang violence in a large metropolis examine the causes and what legal authorities are doing to combat the problems
Program Name: GTA Report
Station: VoicePrint
Short Sample
Newspapers 2 - GTA News, VoicePrint.mp3
Category: On Location
Winning Entry Summary: The program's concept was to bring an audience into a theatre to see/hear what live radio drama was like in the 1040s
Program Name: It's a Wonderful Life, A Live Radio Drama
Station: Radio Reading Services of Greater Cincinnati
Short Sample
On Location Program - It's a Wonderful Life, Cincinatti.mp3
Category: Narrative Reading I
Honourable Mention: Georgia Radio Reading Service for The Adventurous Palate
Honourable Mention: In Touch Networks for The Reading Room
Winning Entry Summary: Poetry readings blended with Music
Program Name: Poetry Readings Blended with Music
Station: Sun Sounds of Arizona - Tucson
Short Sample
Narrative Reading 1 - Poetry blended with Music, Sun Sounds.mp3
Category: Thematic Production
Winning Entry Summary: This monthly spot features local trivia to engage listeners and promote listener feedback
Program Name: Stump the Listener
Station: Audio Journal
Short Sample
Thematic Production 3 - Stump the Listener 1, Audio Journal Worcester MA.mp3
Thematic Production 3 - Stump the Listener 2, Audio Journal Worcester MA.mp3
Thematic Production 3 - Stump the Listener 3, Audio Journal Worcester MA.mp3
