Sample Radio Public Service Announcements - DOC

							                                         Public Service Announcement (PSA) suggested scripts




Submit these PSA scripts to the public affairs director of your local radio and television stations.
Request that the station’s on-air personalities read these announcements. Or a celebrity in your
community may be willing to lend his/her vocal talents to record these PSAs; this can be a useful
way for him/her to contribute to your outreach efforts.

PSA scripts may be typed double-spaced and in capital letters on a separate sheet of paper, as in
the example below. Additional PSA scripts are provided below.

The suggested text may also be incorporated into other materials you may be creating. Feel free
to use this text in any way that might be helpful.

                                      [Organization’s Letterhead]

    [Date]

    CONTACT:         [Name and Phone Number]
    START:           November 1, 2012
    STOP:            November 30, 2012
    LENGTH:          15-seconds


    November is National Hospice/Palliative Care Month and [Organization’s Name

    and Radio Station Call Letters] urge you to learn more about this special kind of

    care that provides comfort, love and respect at the end of life. Contact

    [Organization’s Name and Phone Number] to learn more.

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15-second Announcement:
Hospice helps patients and families with a life-limiting illness focus on living. If this surprises you,
contact: [organization, phone #, Web site] to learn more.

(You may also offer this source for further information: Visit www.caringinfo.org to learn more.)

15-second Announcement
If you’re facing a serious or life limiting-illness, your local hospice can help you learn about care
that brings you and your loved ones comfort, love and respect. Learn more at [website and/or
phone #].
                                       Public Service Announcement (PSA) suggested scripts




15-second Announcement
November is National Hospice/Palliative Care Month, a time to celebrate the kind of care that
helps patients and family caregivers find comfort, love and respect when they’re needed most.
Learn more at [organization, phone #, Web site].

15-second Announcement
Palliative care may be a term you’re not familiar with. Palliative care helps people find comfort,
support, and compassion – at any point during a serious illness. Learn more at [website and/or
phone #].

30-second Announcement:
Hospice and palliative care professionals and volunteers understand that every person they care
for is a unique individual with a lifetime of experiences, relationships and gifts to share. By
focusing on the individual, not the illness, hospice care honors life’s final journey, leaving a
legacy of compassion and caring. Contact [organization, phone #, Web site] to learn more.

30-second Announcement:
Staying at home, surrounded by family and friends, free of pain with your illness under control,
support for your family caregivers. That’s what most Americans want at life’s end. Hospice
makes it happen. The hospice team provides expert medical care as well as emotional and
spiritual support for the entire family. With the help of hospice, patients and families alike can
focus on what’s most important – enjoying life together and living as fully as possible. For more
information, contact: [organization, phone #, Web site].

30-second Announcement:
Just because you’re facing a life-limiting illness doesn’t mean you’re less of a person. But
navigating the confusing world of healthcare can make it seem that way. Hospice and palliative
care professionals will take the time to help you understand your illness and what options may
be available. They ask you what’s important – and they listen to what you say. To learn more
about available services, please contact [organization, phone #, Web site].

45-second Announcement
Coping with a terminal illness can be overwhelming—most people don’t know where to turn for
help. Fortunately, high quality care and support that provide patients and their families with
hope, love and dignity at the end of life is available. And it’s covered by Medicare and most
private insurance plans. It’s called hospice. Last year, hospice helped more than 1.6 million
Americans live fully up until the end of life.

Hospice professionals and trained volunteers take the time to ask what’s important to you, and
they listen to what you say. Find out if hospice is right for you and your family, contact:
[organization, phone #, Web site].