Celebrate Your Community Service: Portal for Serving New York Recognition Awards Opens!

Every year, NYSBA celebrates local broadcasters’ commitment to serving their communities.  We also honor the public service groups that work with local stations to improve the quality of life in communities throughout the Empire State.  We recognize commercial, non-commercial, and college stations for their efforts.  Honorees receive the famous NYSBA Crystal Bowl.

To receive recognition at the luncheon for your community service, stations should:

• Submit a brief paragraph describing the campaign.

• The campaign may be on the air (PSA) or an off-air project.

• Submit only one campaign per station.

• It may be a digital or traditional broadcast.

• Events or broadcasts that have occurred between September 1, 2025, and August 21, 2026

• Provide the name of the public service group with which you worked.

• Provide a station logo and the logo of the group you worked with

• Submit any photos from the event.

• No need to submit video or audio tape.

• Provide the names of individuals attending the luncheon.

• If you received a Serving NY Award last year, please submit a different public service campaign for this year.

Stations are encouraged to invite a public interest group with whom they worked during the past year.  Representatives from the public interest groups will also be recognized at the luncheon.

Stations must be present at the luncheon to receive a Serving New York Recognition.  THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS AUGUST 21, 2026.

The “Serving New York” recognition will be presented to stations and their community group partners during our awards luncheons at the following times and locations.

• New York City – Manhatta, 28 Liberty Street, Thursday, Sept 17th

• Long Island – Blackstone Steakhouse, 10 Pinelawn Road, Friday, Sept. 18th

• Buffalo –   The Westin Buffalo, 250 Delaware Avenue, Monday, Sept 28th

• Rochester – The Strathallan Hotel, 550 East Avenue, Tuesday, Sept 29th

• Syracuse – Embassy Suites by Hilton Syracuse Destiny USA, 311 Hiawatha Blvd., Wednesday, September 30th

• Binghamton – DoubleTree Hotel 225 Water Street, Thursday, October 1st

• Albany – Wolfert’s Roost Country Club, 120 Van Rensselaer Blvd., Friday, October 2nd

Note that the Serving New York Recognition is different from the Excellence in Broadcasting Awards.  If you receive an Excellence in Broadcasting Award for a PSA campaign, please do not submit the same campaign for a serving New York Award.  You must submit a different campaign for the Serving New York Award.  However, we will present both awards at the same luncheon. 

Submit your “Serving NY Award” entry here.