Iron Imager 9: Oh, It’s ON
• Benztown announced a call for entries for its 9th annual Iron Imager contest, the international radio imaging competition that pits audio production pros against each other for the prestigious title of “World’s Best Imager.”
The first and only competition of its kind, the 2020 Iron Imager contest is open for submissions from now through the Round 1 Submission Deadline of Friday, February 28 at 11:59pm PT.
The Iron Imager Contest is open to all radio imaging, production and programming pros 18 and older, and will be judged by top producers and programmers from the U.S. and around the world, including Brian Phillips, EVP, Content and Audience, Cumulus Media; Ashley Bard, Head of Production, Capital FM & Capital XTRA, London; Andrew Berger, Imaging Director, KPWR (Power 106)/Los Angeles; three-time Iron Imager titleholder Dan Kelly, Imaging Director, WNSH/New York, and the readers of the Benztown Blog.
The 2020 Iron Imager Contest will culminate in a live imaging competition at WWRS 2020on March 26 at Castaway in Burbank, CA. This year’s Iron Imager challenger will face the reigning 2019 Iron Imager Champ, Brendan “BT” Tacey (left), Head of Production, Triple M Network, Southern Cross Austereo in Melbourne, Australia, for the title of World’s Best Imager. Challengers will demonstrate their imaging skills using audio ingredients from Benztown’s production libraries, paired with contestants’ original scripts. Benztown has also committed additional resources to enhance challengers’ submissions, offering for free the voice talents of many of Benztown’s newest world-class voice talent, including: Melissa Disney, Chad Letts, Matt Fogarty, Jordana Klein, Chris Rollins and Melissa Thomas.
Benztown President Dave “Chachi” Denes said, “Calling all Imaging Directors and Prod Gods around the Globe! Brendan ‘BT’ Tacey is as legit as it gets. As the Aussies say, he’s a legend. If you have the skills, guts and passion to take him on in L.A. at the Worldwide Radio Summit, sign up now.”
For complete contest rules and to enter the fray, visit the official Iron Imager Contest 2020 website. Once again, final pieces must be submitted by 11:59pm PT on Friday, February 28. For more info, contact Benztown’s Susan Aksu at sa@benztown.com or 818-842-4600.
