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This site is designed to serve Texas AP broadcast members with useful information and resources for journalists. We hope you will visit this site regularly for updates on contest rules, new seminars, and general information about Texas AP broadcasters.

2008 SOUTHWEST BROADCAST NEWSROOM WORKSHOP

Saturday, October 4, University of Texas in Austin

The Texas Association of Broadcasters, the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters and the Radio-Television News Directors Foundation are co-sponsoring another Southwest Broadcast Newsroom Workshop.

This year’s daylong event will be Saturday, October 4, at the University of Texas in Austin.

Cost:
— $20 per student or educator
— $50 per professional journalist

Registration fee includes box lunch!

Registration information will soon move on the wire. Also check: www.tab.org to register online.

Questions? Contact TAB’s Michael Schneider at: 512-322-9944, or michael@tab.org

Duplicate Awards

Here is information on how to get Texas AP Broadcasters duplicate 1st Place plaques and 2nd Place certificates — at your own expense.

– First Place plaques: Through Trophies Inc. in Dallas.
Call the Dallas AP at 972-991-2100 and we’ll fax the form to you.
Or email: alex@trophiesinc.com and he’ll e-mail the form to you. Trophies Inc. is 214-823-2115.

– Second Place certificates: Through Grubbs Graphics in Dallas.
Call the Dallas AP at 972-991-2100 and we’ll fax you the form.
Or call Grubbs Graphics directly, at 972-960-1088, to have the form faxed to you.

Banquet Photos

Here are photos from the April 19, 2008, Texas AP Broadcasters banquet in Grapevine, where RTNDA regional awards and Headliners Foundation of Austin winners also were honored:www.photobucket.com/TAPB08

2007-2008 Contest Winners

radio category
television category
other awards

Please visit our Contest page for complete details of our 2007-2008 journalism competition.

2007-2008 Scholarship Winners

The Texas Associated Press Broadcasters Association is awarding $9,000 in scholarships. Three students pursuing careers in broadcast journalism will each receive a $3,000 scholarship.

2007-2008 Contest Judging Critiques

Judging critiques of the winning entries are now available from the
Texas AP Broadcasters radio-TV competition.
Some judges had extensive comments. Others only selected the winners.
Please call 972-991-2100 and ask for Diana Heidgerd, Terry Wallace or
Nicole Edwards and we’ll e-mail the critiques to you. The critiques are
broken into groups:
— Radio Division A
— Radio Division B
— TV Division 1
— TV Division 2
— TV Division 3
— TV Division 4
— Websites/Radio (A&B)
— Websites/TV (Div. 1&2)
— Websites/TV (Div. 3&4)

Please decide which critiques you want, then call AP: 972-991-2100

FOI Award

The TAPB and the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas will again honor outstanding efforts by a radio or television station on FOI issues through the 2007-2008 Texas AP Broadcasters/Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas Award.

Learn how to enter.

2007-2008 TAPB Judges at Work

The contest was judged March 7-9 in Dallas by 17 broadcast professionals
from across the country. All six TAPB board members — Rick Hadley, Jeff
Koch, Steven Pickering, Emily Donahue, Joe Terrell and Benji Snead –
attended judging weekend, along with Dallas AP’s Diana Heidgerd.

Here are some photos of the TAPB board and the hard-working judges who
volunteered their time.