Volunteer of the Year Award

Deadline for Submissions has been extended to Friday, December 12, 2008, 5:00PM Pacific Time The Volunteer of the Year Award will be presented at the 34th Annual Community Radio Conference in Portland, Oregon, April 1-4, 2009. They keep the books, operate the board, answer phones during fund drives, serve as receptionists, fix the equipment, enter the data, train other volunteers, promote the station, raise money, mail out the premiums, serve on the Board of Directors, sort the mail, build the website, compile community calendars, maintain the transmitter, organize and promote station events, research news stories, serve on the Community Advisory Board, organize the music library. And more.

Download the entry form (56kb PDF)

NFCB is Proud to Honor Community Radio Volunteers with the 2009 Volunteer of the Year Award

One Volunteer will win the Award, but every Volunteer whose name is entered will be honored by you and by the NFCB. All entrants receive a letter from NFCB notifying them of their nomination by you and the high esteem in which you hold them. All entrants receive a certificate from NFCB acknowledging their contributions to the station and to Community Radio.

How it works: This award honors a station volunteer who has provided extraordinary service over a significant period of time to the station and the community. The volunteer can work in any area of the station—operations, subscriptions, training, administration, engineering, programming, etc., and preference is given to volunteers who work behind the scenes rather than on the air.

Each volunteer must be nominated by the Station Manager. Stations may nominate more than one volunteer, and each nomination requires a separate entry. Entering stations must be members of NFCB.

Entry fee is $25.00 per nominee.

In choosing the Volunteer of the Year, the judges will consider quality of service, character of service, length of service, and uniqueness of circumstances. Every volunteer who is nominated will receive a letter of congratulations from NFCB, informing them of the high esteem in which you hold them, and each nominee will receive a certificate suitable for framing. The Volunteer of the Year receives a beautifully engraved plaque. The Award is presented at the Community Radio Conference.

Previous Volunteers of the Year:

1999 - Bruce Silverman, KBOO, Portland, OR
2000 - Graham Ullrich, KBUT, Crested Butte, CO
2001 - Ali Adelman, KUNM, Albuquerque, NM, Tim O’Brien KVMR, Nevada City, CA
2002 - Carol Doan, WMNF, Tampa, FL
2003 - Davide Andrea, KGNU, Boulder, CO
2004 - Jo Ann Vano, KFAI, Minneapolis, MN
2005 - Louie Ducharme, WGDR, Plainfield, VT
2006 - Richard Dillman, KWMR, Point Reyes Station, CA
2007 - Kathleen Lindsen, KFOK-LP, Georgetown, CA
2008 - Sue Gerber, KRCL, Salt Lake City, UT