·  Entry deadline: 5 p.m. September 3rd, 2009 at the offices of The March of Dimes of Southeastern Pennsylvania (address appears at bottom) **OR** at the Bala Cynwyd drop-off: Beasley Broadcasting WXTU/WRDW lobby, 555 City Avenue, 3rd floor.

·  Material submitted must originate for broadcast or distribution in the Philadelphia market. Broadcast material must have aired in this market between 9/9/08 and 9/3/09.

·  All audio submissions must be on audio CD (not data or digital file types MP3, MP2, WAV, etc.)labeled with entry's title and length, entrant's name and phone number, and category entered. For greatest clarity please print all labels.

·  All entries must be accompanied by TWO COPIES of the audio CD.

·  All entries must be accompanied by TWO copies of the entry form.

·  Each submission must include a fee of 25 dollars per entered item made payable to The March of Dimes.

·  Eligible parties are not restricted as to the number of categories they may enter or the number of entries they may submit, except for talent as noted in the category descriptions.

·  No award will be given in categories failing to attract two or more entries from different parties, "parties" defined as individuals or combinations of individuals regardless of employer. EXCEPTION: in radio station commercial category, "parties" shall mean individuals or combinations of individuals with different employers.

·  Except as noted in categories open to freelancers, and except when entering as a freelancer, radio entrants must be currently employed by the station that broadcast the entered material.

·  Entrants in Talent, News and Traffic categories must be currently and regularly employed in the category and air shift for which they enter.   

·  Limit one entry per radio station in the Weekday Host categories.

·  Host talent may enter only one host category. 

·  Full time on-air radio station talent who began working in the Philadelphia radio market on or after 9/9/08 will compete only in the "Best New Air Talent" category.

·  Entered commercials must have aired on at least one radio station within the eligibility region and time period. Each commercial submitted requires separate CD, entry form and fee. Entry to include call letters of station(s) that aired the commercial and dates of broadcast.

·  The official March of Dimes press release announcing the finalists for the 2009 Philadelphia AIR Awards will include a maximum of two entries per organization (radio station, agency, production studio or specialist) as finalists in any category. This limitation may be waived for categories drawing five or fewer entries. Entries from multi-station content suppliers are exempt.

·  Both the March of Dimes and the Philadelphia AIR Awards Board of Governors reserve the right to refuse, revise or recategorize entries that are incomplete or contain obvious errors. Entrants will be contacted for clarification if time permits.

·  Submitted materials become property of The March Of Dimes and will not be returned.

·  Hand-deliver entries to the drop off point described above or send to:

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