Entrants must be Channel One schools. For Number One Newscast, send your best regular show. For Number One Story , send your best story. An entry into the Number One Newscast competition will automatically qualify your show for the Pacemaker competition. Winners are recognized in the late spring on the Channel One News.
Schools receive a plaque.
NSPA Broadcast Pacemaker Award Deadline in early March for non-Channel One schools. For Channel One schools, see above information regarding Channel One Number One Newscast Award. Submit your best regular show to Channel One or to the National Scholastic Press Association. The Pacemaker winners will be announced at the spring JEA convention.