Question about judging

since there are so many to plow through.

I don't know when they'll post the names on the site but the rules say they will call/email the people who make the cut.

8.3.4. Advancement to Round Two. Between approximately June 3 and June 30, 2007, the ten selected semi-finalists and up to 15 alternates will be contacted by telephone and/or email to arrange a personal interview and pre-screening with the Sponsor (the "Pre-Screening").

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They've said elsewhere that they'll post the names on June 4. 'Course, that could be late night on June 4 too ;-) I'm really excited to hear the sounds and styles of the judges' cut.
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I don't think you need to cross YOUR fingers...you got this sewed up like those birds in Cinderella. ;)

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they are picking 200 for the next round!!!

They are only picking TEN for advancement to Round 2.

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Only 10 make it to the next round, but the poster is correct that the judges supremo get 200 that are selected according to the rules quoted above - that was my understanding of it and I think that is fair as any reasonably experienced radio staffer could easily choose the top 1/2 of the pile and probably the top 1/6th... Heck, even I often score stars after the first 20 seconds because it is usually very obviously if something has no chance of being a 4 or 5 star entry. I trust that the judges supremo will get a very carefully thought out top 200-ish to narrow down to the top 10.

Deborah

Listen away at: http://www.publicradioquest.com/node/703

Not to be mean, but seriously. YOu may not be good at sales, but you should at least try to stay neutral!

The comment was made at a time when I was figuring out what was what. Notion disabused. Your criticism comes late in the game. Was it intended to be helpful?

I'm not suprised that there is a pre-panel panel that screens for "the best" I've been a reader for literary contests, tasked with sorting the wheat from the chaff, and passing on the good stuff to "big guns" judges.

Sure, I would like to make it to the next level, but even if I don't this has been great fun, and NOT a waste of time.

and might I point out that this entire contest is a marketing tool for PRX:
http://www.publicradioquest.com/node/710

(marketing is not a bad thing, you know... it's how we find out about new stuff!)

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CONTRIBUTOR: www.SanDiegoBlog.com

I'm glad you're having fun. There are certainly positives to the experience -- meeting fascinating people, etc. -- but as this is likely my only chance to do my life's dream, if I don't make it, it will be a massive blow, and that won't be fun.

And yeah, I knew about it being a sales tool for PRX. That's not a negative, of course. In fact, this isn't a criticism of the contest. How could it be? The opportunities it will provide the lucky three are terrific. Whoever wins, I will be thrilled for them and will certainly listen to and likely enjoy their programs. My statement is merely noting that for many of us, this isn't primarily about social opportunities (not that that is a bad thing; it's definitely a perq). But speaking for myself, this is enormously serious business -- and the stakes are unfathomably high.

Natalie Davis
http://gdreadradio.net
http://www.publicradioquest.com/node/1068

it's only your "only chance" if you make if your "only chance"

your entry was great. I enjoyed it very much... and I'm guessing others did as well. I would encourage you to keep at it if this contest doesn't work out.

I too take this seriously, I spent a lot of time on my entry, and truly it would be a dream come true. But its one dream of many I have and one opportunity. And frankly if I were to win it, there's a lot of things that may have to change in my life-- some of which are things that are going really well (like my job).

Anyway I'll shush now. DO keep at it. And please invite me to your next party!!

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You assume I am not? Or that I haven't been? :)

SO not the case. When doors are slammed, as they generally are (I'm 45, have been at this since my teen years, and for whatever reason, I am always the number-two pick), I do my own thing. And starve doing it. But I believe deeply in my mission and its importance, so there's no stopping till I am dead.

Good luck, I enjoyed your entry a great deal! And absolutely, you're invited.

Natalie Davis
http://gdreadradio.net
http://www.publicradioquest.com/node/1068

Someone else posted it somewhere on the boards before I did, but I couldn't find that post... It had me worried before I ever got my piece uploaded to the site. There were over 300 when I put my entry up.

I just want to know the specifics of this, and if everyone after the first 200 people were wasting their time.

Don't get me wrong, this has been fun listening and interacting with other entrants, but...I don't want to sit here thinking Jay Allison is gonna be wowed by me if he's not even gonna get to my sh!t. ;)

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He's gonna be listening and thinking, "wow, she sounds BLONDE!" ;)

-- Linda

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HA!! Jay can call me anything, just so long as he doesn't call me late for dinner (or call me n!gger or redbone ;)).

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Please listen, then vote and comment if you are willing, to my 2 minutes of funk (sans funk)
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Sorry I've been MIA, my computer took a powder and I've been trying to do damage control ever since! I hadn't seen that judging blurb, either, but I know for a fact that Izzi is listening to entries (how many I don't know but I guess we could go track it). He's a judge and he has definitely been listening to submissions since day one. So hmmm, not sure what to say about it.

Looking for answers? After checking out my submission here you can find them on www.prx.org/pieces/18374.

Are judges allowed to comment? They probably don't have time but, it would be interesting to hear what they think.

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Please listen, then vote and comment if you are willing, to my 2 minutes of funk (sans funk)
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Izzi stopped posting comments after some people lashed out at what he said, seeing some of his honest thoughts as disparaging remarks from "a judge." A bit too bad, but if I were a judge I wouldn't be making my opinions public, either.

It WOULD be interesting to hear what they think, a la Simon, Paula and ... the other guy.
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Morning everyone,

Thanks for this thread - we should have addressed this sooner. Here's what's happening with the judging for round 1.

- As you know, entries closed Monday at 11:59pm ET
- ALL of the 1,368 entries will be listened to by a screen team of radio pros.
- That screen team will pass on entries they vote 4 and higher (using the star system on the site) to the full team of judges.
- The screen team process is happening this week.
- The full team of judges (myself included) will listen to all the pieces forwarded by the screen team and vote on those.
- Those pieces will then be reviewed and discussed at a face-to-face meeting, and the judges list of 9 semi-finalists will be determined.
- In ADDITION to reviewing the screen team's list, the judges can each bring forward up to two alternates they feel should be considered by the full group as semi-finalists.
- While all this is going on, the users of this site (that means you) will be voting for the "people's choice" semi-finalist.
- In round 1, the judges pick 9, you pick 1. In future rounds, your role becomes bigger as the pool of semi-finalists gets smaller.

We'll announce the 10 semi-finalists the week of June 4, so double check that your contact info is right.

A few other notes:

- The judges and the screen team are listening to entries and voting based on what we hear. The wonderful (really) promotion you are doing of your entries is something that could impact how site users vote, but it's not what the judges are paying attention to.

- The judges stopped commenting because we did not want to influence voting (how's that for self-important?). We did not want anyone to think, "well the pros liked it, it must be better (or not) than I think."

- About "winning." True, three people will win the Quest. BUT, know that we are doing everything we can to promote this site and your work to stations, networks and producers as a new source for talent - and not just host talent.

Beyond the three winners, our plan is that the Quest becomes a way for perhaps dozens of you to connect with public radio projects as host, writers, producers, whatever. The public radio system is watching - let's make the most of it. One thing though - be sure to tell them you don't bring coffee.

I hope this helps. Maybe I'll make this a blog posting. Keep the questions coming and good luck.

Izzi

Dear Izzi,

Will this site stay up with all the entries after June 4th?

I have only heard about 150 of them and that is voting every night.

Also, I think we would all like to keep chatting. Would it be possible to have this portion of the website be dubbed as Round One and have the next round of voting on Round Two? Or something better than that.

Sallyfranz

"Both faith and fear are the belief in things not seen." S. Franz

Thanks for all the information. I am very excited with the idea of connecting and collaborating. Maybe you could let the team and especially webmaster construct a forum category regarding this idea as a way to facilitate networking and connecting. Just an idea.
Thanks again.

Speechguy

I can't believe I've entered!
Speechguy says, "Please listen, vote and comment. Thanks."

http://www.publicradioquest.com/audio/user/3756

You answered a lot of questions in one fell swoop!

But, I'm also curious about our essays - how important are they? I've been very uncomfortable with mine, since it was a rough draft - I had no idea I couldn't revise, and my writing method is to spit everything out without filter AND THEN REWRITE to have it make sense (and to clean up the typos). Since the spitting in this case was fraught with nervousness and included a few 'jokes' that only those who knew me would laugh at, I'm very nervous...

so, how much do the essays count? who reads them?

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Hi Joan,

Not sure what you mean about your "essay." Is that your audio or something you wrote on your profile page? Happy to try and help with some clarification.

Thanks - Izzi

I seem to be delusional, too! I could have SWORN I answered a series of questions - who is your favorite host, what would surprise people about you, why did you enter, etc - but once I hit enter they disappeared. Can't find them again. Was I on some other site? I wouldn't put it past me....

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