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Congratulations to the winners of the 2012 TC/RHDF Competition!

It was an amazing year for radio documentaries – all told we received almost 300 entries from 12 different countries. Eight stories were selected for awards (Gold, Silver, Bronze, Directors’ Choice, Honorable Mention, Best News Feature, Radio Impact, Best New Artist) by more than two dozen judges.

Click on each link to hear the winning work, and to learn more about each production. 

BEST DOCUMENTARY: GOLD AWARD

Teen Contender (USA)
by Joe Richman, Sue Jaye Johnson, and Samara Freemark, and narrated by Claressa Shields for Radio Diaries and NPR's All Things Considered

BEST DOCUMENTARY: SILVER AWARD

What Happened at Dos Erres (USA)
by Brian Reed and Habiba Nosheen, co-reported with Sebastian Rotella (ProPublica), Ana Arana (Fundacion MEPI), and edited by Julie Snyder, Nancy Updike and Ira Glass for This American Life from WBEZ Chicago

BEST DOCUMENTARY: BRONZE AWARD

Wireless Nights: Overnight Delivery (UK)
by Laurence Grissell with Neil McCarthy and Sara Parker for BBC Radio 4

BEST DOCUMENTARY: HONORABLE MENTION

Living 9/11 (USA)
by Marianne McCune and Emily Botein, with editor Karen Frillman and executive producer Chris Bannon for WNYC Radio and PRX, the Public Radio Exchange

BEST DOCUMENTARY: HONORABLE MENTION

My Parents' Extreme Tango Makeover (USA)
by Yowei Shaw with editors Michele Siegel and David Krasnow for Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen, a co-production of PRI and WNYC

BEST DOCUMENTARY: HONORABLE MENTION

She Sees Your Every Move (USA)
by Jonathan Mitchell with editors Michele Siegel and David Krasnow for Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen, a co-production of PRI and WNYC

DIRECTORS' CHOICE

String (AUS)
by Natalie Kestecher with sound engineering by Timothy Nicastri, for
ABC Radio National’s 360documentaries

BEST NEWS FEATURE

The Battle over Billing Codes (USA)
by Gregory Warner with editor Betsy Streisand for Marketplace

BEST NEW ARTIST

Big Ship Diary (USA)
by Allison Swaim with editor Cecilia Vaisman for WBEZ Chicago's seriesFront and Center

Awards

This year's winners received cash awards of $1000 - $4000 and a license for Hindenburg Journalist Pro editing software. They also took home beautifully crafted, awards that resemble vintage radios, designed and built by Michael Chupich of Trek Studios with design consultation by Richard H. Driehaus.

JUDGING

Entries were judged by accomplished audio producers, along with media professionals in related fields such as film, photography and print.

Judges considered the degree to which the entries - of all styles, lengths and subject matter - related their stories successfully. Story choice, technical quality, editorial integrity, creativity, writing and use of sound all factored into the selection of the winners.