Congratulations, 2016 Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition Winners!
This past Sunday's Awards Ceremony was a much-needed burst of love and appreciation for the power of audio storytelling. Kudos to the winning audio producers, whose skill, bravery & passion combined to create profound and artful audio documentaries.
And the awards go to...
Best Documentary: Gold
Mariya (USA)
Produced by produced by Mitra Kaboli & Kaitlin Prest with Mariya Karimjee for The Heart
Best Documentary: Silver
A Life Sentence: Victims, Offenders, Justice, and My Mother (USA)
Produced by Samantha Broun and Jay Allison for Transom.org
Best Documentary: Bronze
Why Do I Stay? (USA)
Produced by Rainy and Courtney Stein, with editors Kaari Pitkin and Sean Cole for Radio Rookies and This American Life
Best Documentary: Honorable Mention
Journey (FRA)
Produced by Hameed for Jungala Radio
Best Documentary: Foreign Language
Dobbeltgænger (DEN)
Produced by Thomas Arent Andersen and edited by Tim Hinman and Krister Moltzen for Third Ear X Politiken
Best New Artist
Dead Mom Talking (CAN)
Produced by Rachel Matlow for CBC Radio One
Radio Impact
Not Safe To Drink (USA)
Produced by Lindsey Smith and edited by Sarah Hulett, with reporting from Steve Carmody, Rebecca Williams and Mark Brush for Michigan Radio
Best News Feature
A Sentencing Hearing (USA)
Produced by Emily Forman and edited by Celeste Wesson for WNOV and WUWM
Directors' Choice
Violación de un Sueño: Jornada Nocturna (USA)
Produced by Bernice Yeung, Sasha Khokha & Daffodil Altan and edited by Deborah George for Reveal, KQED, the Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley, Frontline, and Univision
Skylarking
W. Kamau Bell Talks to His Mom About Sex (USA)
Produced by Hillary Frank with Abigail Keel and edited by Peter Clowney for The Longest Shortest Time
Put on your headphones, raise a glass, and listen to 'em all here.
Follow Third Coast on Facebook and Twitter for photos and behind-the-scenes insight from our Awards Ceremony, hosted by Death, Sex & Money's Anna Sale.
