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2017 Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition

2017 Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition banner

The 2017 Third Coast/RHDF Competition awards the following categories: Best Documentary (Gold, Silver, Bronze, Honorable Mention and Directors' Choice), Best New Artist, Radio Impact, Best News Feature, Skylarking and Best Foreign Language.

Listen to all the 2017 Third Coast/RHDF winners, below! And get to know this year's TC/RHDF Competition Judges here

Since 2001, the TC/RHDF Competition has celebrated the best audio storytelling produced worldwide. We've honored over 130 extraordinary works from four continents, and bestowed $250,000 in cash prizes to many of the most innovative producers in radio & podcasts.

Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Competition by year

Los Cassettes del Exilio

For much of Dennis Maxwell’s childhood, his father was living in exile, communicating with the family via cassette tapes. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2017 Best Documentary: Foreign Language Award.

Quiet Revolution

It’s sometimes said you’re never too old to learn something new but is that really sensible advice? Winner of the TC/RHDF 2017 Best New Artist Award.

S-Town

S-Town is hard to describe. It’s a podcast that starts as a traditional investigation into corruption and wrongdoing in rural Alabama. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2017 Directors' Choice Award.