Radio Mercury Awards

The Radio-Mercury Awards were established in 1992 to encourage and reward the development of effective and creative Radio commercials. Since the first Radio-Mercury Awards ceremony, approximately 13,000 commercials have competed for over $2.3 million in prizes, honoring the writers and producers of the finest radio commercials in America. Winning a Radio-Mercury Award is recognized within the agency and commercial production communities as the highest honor a radio commercial can achieve.

Each year a $100,000 Grand Prize is awarded along with twelve $5,000 General Category Prizes, nine from the General Category, one each from the Spanish-Language and Radio Station-Produced Categories, and one from the brand new 30-Second Spot Category that debuted this year. All twelve $5,000 winners are eligible to compete for the $100,000 Radio-Mercury Award Grand Prize.

In addition, the Public Service Announcement Category Award provides a $2,500 donation in the winner's name to the charity of their choice. The Radio-Mercury Student Award will grant $2,500 to the winning school, college, or university. Every winner receives the spectacular Radio-Mercury Awards trophy.

The Call for Entry will be available in late 2005 for the 2006 competition. The awards are presented each June during a luncheon ceremony in New York.

Visit the Radio-Mercury Awards website for more information or listen to past Radio-Mercury Award winners.

To contact the Radio-Mercury Awards, email mercury@rab.com or call (212) 681-7207. The Radio Creative Fund (RCF), a non-profit corporation funded by the Radio industry, governs the Radio-Mercury Awards.