2001 TCF Winners - Third Coast Festival

Von Trapped is a story about a woman obsessed with The Sound of Music, as well as other things Austrian. Produced by Natalie Kestecher for Radio Eye, ABC, Australia, 2001

Susan Burton reports on Prom Night 2001 in Hoisington, Kansas, a town of about 3,000. While the seniors danced, a tornado hit the town, destroying about a third of it. Produced by Susan Burton for This American Life, USA, 2001

The Vietnam Tapes of Lance Corporal Michael A. Baronowki presents the recovered tapes of a young marine who kept an audio diary of his war experience in Vietnam until his death. Produced by Christina Egloff and Jay Allison for All Things Considered, USA, 2001

Rip, Rift, and Panic weaves together stories, archival tape, and sound to create a portrait of the emotional and logistical aspects of living along an earthquake fault line. Produced by Susan Stone for KPFA, USA, 2001

James, an ex-felon, narrates the story of his transition from prison-life to self-sufficiency. Produced by Dan Collison for Chicago Public Radio, USA, 2001

Blues musician Screamin' Jay Hawkins had 57 children, some of whom were happier than others to learn of their father's prolific paternity. Produced by Alix Spiegel for All Things Considered, USA, 2001

In Heroin, teenager Janesse Nieves confronts her father about his heroin addiction, and eloquently shares her own feelings of confusion, anger, embarrassment and disgust. Produced by Janesse Nieves, Marianne McCune, and Czerina Patel for WNYC's Radio Rookies, USA, 2001