2011 Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition

2011 Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition banner

This year we honored the best audio work in the following categories: Best Documentary (Gold, Silver, Bronze, Honorable Mention), Directors Choice, Best New Artist, Best News Feature and Radio Impact.

Winners were celebrated at the Third Coast Awards Ceremony in Chicago, and their stories featured in Best of the Best: The 2011 Third Coast Festival Broadcast .

Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Competition by year

Patriot Games

Winner of the 2011 Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition Best Documentary: Bronze Award

Best friends Rich Carlson and Tom Swenor got so fed up with the political process in America that they decided to form their own Tea Party chapter in Petoskey, Michigan.

Heel, Toe, Step Together

Winner of the 2011 Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition Best Documentary: Honorable Mention Award

Bob Hill, 86, has been dancing on and off since he was 16 years old.

Children of Sodom and Gomorrah

Winner of the 2011 Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition Director's Choice Award

Sodom and Gomorrah is a hellish place in Accra, Ghana, where children eke out a living on a scrap heap of discarded computers that the West no longer needs.

Kohn

Winner of the 2011 Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition Best New Artist Award

Most people find hearing their own voices (on voice mails or other recordings) strange, unfamiliar, or even discomforting.

The Five Percent Rule

Winner of the 2011 Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition Radio Impact Award

Soldiers smoke more than civilians.