Young Professional Awards

Young Professional Award

The MAB Young Professional Award recognizes and honors a future leader who has made a significant impact on advancing broadcasting or media within their organization, demonstrated exceptional leadership potential, and established an understanding of broadcast industry standards, practices and ethics.

Nominations are accepted year round with voting annually each May. Awards are presented at the MAB's Summer Leadership Conference in August.

Young Professional Award Criteria

Award Criteria

Currently working for an MAB member or associate member station or company in good standing
Meets the definition of a young professional:
- A person 35 years of age or younger at the time of nomination, employed full-time by a MAB member broadcast station or company in Michigan (Students not eligible)
Demonstrates strong leadership skills (Examples required)
Demonstrates strong teamwork skills (Examples required)
References from senior management of a member station required (General Manager must be one of the references)

Nomination Criteria

The nomination form must be completed in full and contain sufficient information documenting the nominee’s contributions and achievement to accurately determine the candidate’s eligibility and qualifications for the award
Self-nomination is not permitted
The nominee must be nominated by their company’s General Manager (or equivalent)

The nomination submission must contain:

Complete MAB Young Professional Award online application
At least 2 letters of nomination, one from the lead nominator (General Manager or equivalent) and another from current or past colleagues or managers
Nominee’s education history, including if the individual participated in or benefited from MAB Foundation programs while in school
Summary of major contributions
Resume or biography
Lead nominator’s name and contact information

The MAB Staff will send each nomination package to a designated panel of judges for evaluation. If a nominee is not selected, he or she may be re-nominated in subsequent years (a new nomination package must be submitted).