2017 Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition
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.
The Traffic Stop
On July 6, 2016, Philando Castile was pulled over by Officer Jeronimo Yanez for a broken brake light. 74 seconds later, Yanez fired seven shots. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2017 Best Documentary: Gold Award.
- 2017
- 20:44
- Tracy Mumford
- Hans Buetow
- Riham Feshir
- Jon Collins
The Accidental Gay Parents, Episode 5
After adopting their niece and nephew, Trystan -- a transgender man -- tells his partner Biff that he wants to expand their family and conceive a baby together. Which they do. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2017 Best Documentary: Honorable Mention Award.
- 2017
- 42:23
- Hillary Frank
- Abigail Keel
- Kristen Clark
Blink Once for Yes
When Mike comes home, his family is faced with a new reality and an impossible choice. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2017 Best Documentary: Bronze Award.
- 2017
- 58:46
- John Fecile
- Steven Jackson
- Lizzie Schiffman Tufano
Emancipation: A Young Man Leaves Foster Care on His Own Terms
Days after his 21st birthday, Noel Anaya had one final hearing before aging out of California’s foster care system, and he didn’t want to go through it alone. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2017 Radio Impact Award.
- 2017
- 05:35
- Youth Radio
- Noel Anaya
- Brett Myers
Heavyweight: Gregor
20 years ago, Gregor lent some CDs to a musician friend. The CDs helped make him a famous rockstar. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2017 Skylarking Award.
- 2017
- 44:31
- Jonathan Goldstein
- Chris Neary
- Wendy Dorr
- Kalila Holt
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.
- 2017
- 25:02
- Dennis Maxwell
Majd’s Diary: Two Years in the Life of a Saudi Girl
In a country where women’s lives are intensely restricted, Majd Abdulghani dreams of becoming a scientist. Meanwhile, her parents want to arrange her marriage. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2017 Best Documentary: Silver Award.
- 2017
- 28:06
- Sarah Kate Kramer
- Joe Richman
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.
- 2017
- 05:00
- Laura Irving
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.
- 2017
- 08:05
- Brian Reed
- Julie Snyder
Standing Out From the Crowd at a Trump Rally
As the Iowa caucuses approached in February of 2016, Donald Trump’s political campaign was gaining traction with voters. One major theme became clear: fear. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2017 Best News Feature Award.
- 2017
- 09:26
- Ike Sriskandarajah