Steve Wadhams
Born in England, Steve Wadhams was a producer at the BBC before moving to Canada in 1974 to join the CBC program As it Happens.
In over 40 years at the CBC Steve set himself apart as a masterful documentarian winning numerous awards, including the Prix Italia, two Major Armstrong awards and a gold medal at the New York Festivals. He retired from the CBC in 2016 and now follows his other passion as a voice student at the Conservatory of Music in Victoria, BC.
producer
The Third Coast Festival Audio Luminary Award is presented annually to an individual who is greatly admired for his or her significant and ongoing contributions to the field of radio. Hats off to the 2006 Audio Luminary, Steve Wadhams.
This story brings together a young Toronto composer, Adam Goddard, whose passion is music, and his 90-year-old grandfather, Henry Haws, whose passion is farming.
The day Thelon Oeming moved into an apartment in a working class area of Toronto, he saw a hunched-back man shouting to himself in the middle of the street.
After twelve years of rough living in Vancouver, Arthur is moving into an apartment in a new supportive housing project. But moving inside from a life outside isn't as easy as you might think.
What is it about train travel that inspires music and memory? And why do people tend to confess their innermost thoughts once they get on board?
This hour: the delicate interdependence between being in need and answering the call to help.
This hour: best friends who will never meet face to face, an abandoned wedding dress found floating in a lake, and more.
This hour: we celebrate ten years of Outfront, a groundbreaking show on the Canadian Broadcasting Corportation that invited listeners to tell their own stories.
This hour: one boy leaves home and never returns, another leaves and returns forever changed.
The 2014 Third Coast Festival Broadcast, featuring the winners of our annual competition.
This hour: a chronicle of European history through the sound of bells and a bizarre spectacle of endurance.
This hour: producers and sound artists go to the audio playground and remix to their heart's content.
presenter
Radio transmissions are heard all over the world, from the largest urban centers to the smallest mountain villages. But what defines radio from a particular place, and what makes it different than radio from elsewhere?
Diamonds are made under pressure! For this session, Priya Ramu and Steve Wadhams from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation present their advice on how to make daily radio that shines and delights.
judge
This year we honored the best audio work in the following categories: Best Documentary (Gold, Silver, Bronze, Honorable Mention), Directors Choice, Best New Artist, Radio Impact and Audio Luminary.
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.
participant
October 20 - 22, Chicago
October 31-November 2, Chicago