The Blue Chip Community Media Awards is a cooperative venture among Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area cable access organizations to recognize the achievements of local media producers.

ENTRANTS MUST RESIDE IN THE SOUTHWEST OHIO/NORTHERN KENTUCKY AREA.

Participating centers include:

Campbell Media

Cincinnati Community Television

CitiCable

ICRC-TV

Northern Kentucky University

Telecommunications Board of Northern Kentucky

Waycross Community Media

Eligibility

Producers may enter any original production with a first time

cablecast or webcast between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023.

How to Enter

Entrants MUST RESIDE IN THE GREATER CINCINNATI OR NORTHERN KENTUCKY AREA.
Entries must be submitted online by Friday, February 2, 2024. Each entry must be accompanied with the appropriate entry fee.

FEE: $15.00 per entry

Contest judges are at the discretion of the access center judging the category. The same judging panel will evaluate all programs within that category and at the same level. Judges will view three segments of the entry. One from the beginning, one in the middle and one near the end. Exact times and sections are at the discretion of the judging panel. Evaluations by the judges are final.

ENTRY STATUS:

YOUTH ELIGIBILITY is reserved for program producers who are 18 years of age or under. The youth must have participated in a majority of the production (both in-front and behind the camera). Any adult participation MUST be noted.

NON-PROFESSIONAL ELIGIBILITY is reserved for those who have earned LESS THAN HALF their annual income from employment in teaching or production of media anytime within the last five years.

PROFESSIONAL ELIGIBILITY is required for all others.
Programs produced using both professionals and non-professionals should be entered in the division according to who had the most creative control over the program (i.e. directing, editing, etc.).

NOTE: Entries by professionals, non-professionals and youth will be judged together in categories listed as “Open Categories”.

AWARDS PRESENTATION

Submission of an entry in this competition signifies that the producer(s) agree to permit its cablecast on area community access channels.

Nominees will receive an e-mail indicating nominated programs by April 21st. This e-mail will list the program title and name that were listed on the entry form for use on the plaques and certificates. One certificate or plaque will be made by the awards committee. Additional plaques or certificates may be purchased at the entrant’s expense.

Non-winners will receive an invitation e-mail, also in May.