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Congratulations to the winners of the 2004 Third Coast Festival / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition.
The recipient of the 2004 Lifetime Achievement Award was Susan Stamberg, a 30 year veteran of NPR news and the first
woman to anchor a nightly news broadcast. Currently she’s a Special
Correspondent for NPR.
<< 2004 winning producers pictured here at the MCA Chicago, post-awards ceremony.
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Best Documentary: Gold Award
She's Alright, My Mum Is (UK)
By Kim Normanton and Nigel Acheson for Loftus Productions
When mothers suffer from mental or physical illnesses, their eldest children often take on responsibilities far beyond their years. With candor and humor, three young British caregivers talk about the challenges they each face looking after a parent with a debilitating illness. She's Alright, My Mum Is first aired on the BBC's Radio 4 in 2004.
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She's Alright, My Mum Is
(Full-length audio (27:25)not available; link
above is a 4:08 excerpt.)
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Best Documentary: Silver Award
Joseph Shabalala: In His Own Words (USA)
By David Schulman and Jeffrey Freymann-Weyr
The vision for Ladysmith Black Mambazo came to Joseph Shabalala in a dream in four-part harmony. Having grown up under Apartheid in South Africa, Shabalala's life has been filled with both intense optimism and suffering. His response to hardship has been to carry on singing. Joseph Shabalala: In His Own Words first aired on NPR's All Things Considered in 2003.
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Joseph Shabalala: In His Own Words
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Best Documentary: Bronze Award
The Few Who Stayed: Defying Genocide in Rwanda
By Stephen Smith and Michael Montgomery for American RadioWorks
Weaving together archival footage, new interviews and personal recordings, The Few Who Stayed presents a unique look at the Rwandan genocide of 1994. Here is the story of a small group of people who stayed behind during the conflict and saved thousands of lives. The Few Who Stayed: Defying Genocide in Rwanda first aired on NPR's nationally broadcast Weekend Edition Saturday in 2004 . (16:31)
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Best Documentary: Honorable Mention
Legs, Hope and Water (AUS)
By Peggy Giakoumelos and Lea Redfern
Traditionally a country of emigration, Greece is now a destination for immigrants and refugees seeking to enter Europe. In early 2003 Peggy Giakoumelos traveled first to Athens and then to the island of Zakynthos to find out why these newcomers have settled in her homeland. Legs, Hope and Water first aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Radio National, Radio Eye in 2004. (47:23)
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Best Documentary: Honorable Mention
Perfect Hearing (USA)
By Nubar Alexanian, Abby Alexanian, Jay Allison
Nubar Alexanian and his fourteen-year-old daughter, Abby, both have hearing problems. In this piece they examine how his tinnitus and her hearing loss have affected their lives and shaped their relationship. Perfect Hearing was first posted on Transom.org in 2003 and then aired on This American Life in 2004 . (13:20)
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Perfect Hearing
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Best Documentary: Honorable Mention
All My Stuff in Bags (USA)
By
Amy Dorn and Hillary Frank
When Daniel Sosa turned eighteen, his father kicked him out of the house for being gay. In this essay Daniel describes the night he was forced to leave, the struggles he faces as a high school student living on his own and his desire to return home again. All My Stuff in Bags first aired as part of Chicago Public Radio's series Chicago Matters: Our Next Generation in 2004.
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(Illustration courtesy of Hillary Frank) |
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Directors' Choice Award
Thirteen Ways (USA)
By Pejk Malinovski for The Next Big Thing on WNYC
Writer Sam Swope visits a class of restless, imaginative eleven year-olds in Queens, New York, where he embraces the challenge of teaching them Wallace Stevens' poem "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird." Thirteen Ways first aired on PRI's The Next Big Thing from WNYC in 2004.
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Radio Impact Award
In So Many Words (CANADA)
By Teresa Goff
Stephen Goff's life changed dramatically after a stroke left him with aphasia. Previously an outspoken father and salesman, the condition reduced his vocabulary to just a few words. In So Many Words is an intimate portrait of Stephen and his daughter Teresa's relationship, and their efforts to bring awareness about aphasia to the general public. It aired on CBC Radio's The Sunday Edition in 2002.
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In So Many Words (19:15)
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Best New Artist Award
Hard to Say
By Bente Birkeland
State park ranger Ed Werler lives alone in a quiet, isolated area of Maine. At
the age of 90, Ed reflects on his second marriage, revealing a relationship
characterized by love, loyalty, and uncertainty. Produced for the Salt
Institute of Documentary Studies, Hard to Say first aired on PRI's The Next Big Thing from WNYC in 2004.
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