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Congratulations to the winners of the 2004 Third Coast Festival / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition.
The recipient of the 2004 Lifetime Achievement Award was Susan Stamberg, a 30 year veteran of NPR news and the first
woman to anchor a nightly news broadcast. Currently she’s a Special
Correspondent for NPR.
<< 2004 winning producers pictured here at the MCA Chicago, post-awards ceremony.
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Best Documentary: Gold Award
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She's Alright, My Mum Is by
Kim Normanton and Nigel
Acheson for Loftus Productions (Full-length audio not available; link
above is an excerpt.)
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When mothers suffer from mental or physical illnesses, their eldest children
often take on responsibilities far beyond their years. With candor and humor,
three young British caregivers talk about the challenges they each face looking
after a parent with a debilitating illness. She's Alright, My Mum Is first aired on the BBC's Radio 4 in 2004. (Excerpt length is 4:08; full
piece is 27:25)
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Best Documentary: Silver Award
The vision for Ladysmith Black Mambazo came to Joseph Shabalala in a dream in
four-part harmony. Having grown up under Apartheid in South Africa, Shabalala's
life has been filled with both intense optimism and suffering. His response to
hardship has been to carry on singing. Joseph Shabalala: In His Own Words
first aired on NPR's All Things Considered in 2003. (7:16)
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Best Documentary: Bronze Award
Weaving together archival footage, new interviews and personal recordings, The
Few Who Stayed presents a unique look at the Rwandan genocide of 1994. Here is
the story of a small group of people who stayed behind during the conflict and
saved thousands of lives. The Few Who Stayed: Defying Genocide in Rwanda
first aired on NPR's nationally broadcast Weekend Edition Saturday in 2004 .
(16:31)
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Best Documentary: Honorable Mention
Traditionally a country of emigration, Greece is now a destination for
immigrants and refugees seeking to enter Europe. In early 2003 Peggy
Giakoumelos traveled first to Athens and then to the island of Zakynthos to
find out why these newcomers have settled in her homeland. Legs, Hope and Water first aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Radio National, Radio
Eye in 2004. (47:23)
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Best Documentary: Honorable Mention
Nubar Alexanian and his fourteen-year-old daughter, Abby, both have hearing
problems. In this piece they examine how his tinnitus and her hearing loss have
affected their lives and shaped their relationship. Perfect Hearing was
first posted on Transom.org in 2003 and then aired on This American Life in 2004 .
(13:20)
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Best Documentary: Honorable Mention
When Daniel Sosa turned eighteen, his father kicked him out of the house for
being gay. In this essay Daniel describes the night he was forced to leave, the
struggles he faces as a high school student living on his own and his desire to
return home again. All My Stuff in Bags first aired as part of Chicago
Public Radio's series Chicago Matters: Our Next Generation in 2004 . (8:12)
(Illustration courtesy of Hillary Frank)
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Directors' Choice Award
Writer Sam Swope visits a class of restless, imaginative eleven year-olds in
Queens, New York, where he embraces the challenge of teaching them Wallace
Stevens' poem "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird." Thirteen Ways first
aired on PRI's The Next Big Thing from WNYC in 2004. (17:39)
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Radio Impact Award
Stephen Goff's life changed dramatically after a stroke left him with aphasia.
Previously an outspoken father and salesman, the condition reduced his
vocabulary to just a few words. In So Many Words is an intimate portrait
of Stephen and his daughter Teresa's relationship, and their efforts to bring
awareness about aphasia to the general public. It aired on CBC Radio's The
Sunday Edition in 2002. (19:15)
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Best New Artist Award
State park ranger Ed Werler lives alone in a quiet, isolated area of Maine. At
the age of 90, Ed reflects on his second marriage, revealing a relationship
characterized by love, loyalty, and uncertainty. Produced for the Salt
Institute of Documentary Studies, Hard to Say first aired on PRI's The
Next Big Thing from WNYC in 2004. (5:56)
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