Public Service Announcements (Announcer copy)
For Radio and Newspaper
Send the announcer copy below to your favorite radio personalities. Ask them to read these scripts on the air. Find station contacts using the phone book or Internet search engines.
The legal drinking age is 21. Most parents say it should stay that way. Don’t serve alcohol to teens. It’s unsafe. It’s illegal. It’s irresponsible. Visit DontServeTeens.gov for more information. This message is from the [your local organization], the Federal Trade Commission, and [radio station call letters or name of newspaper].
In a survey of teen drinkers, 65 percent said they got alcohol from family members or friends. Don’t serve alcohol to teens. It’s unsafe. It’s illegal. It’s irresponsible. Visit DontServeTeens.gov for more information. This message is from the [your local organization], the Federal Trade Commission, and [radio station call letters or name of newspaper].
The minimum drinking age has prevented an estimated 22,000 alcohol-related driving deaths — about 900 lives a year. Don’t serve alcohol to teens. It’s unsafe. It’s illegal. It’s irresponsible. Visit DontServeTeens.gov for more information. This message is from the [your local organization], the Federal Trade Commission, and [radio station call letters or name of newspaper].
Don't serve alcohol to teens.
It's unsafe. It's illegal. It's irresponsible.