2002 TCF Winners - Third Coast Festival

In the 1940s, when he was 16 years old, Myron Jones was allowed to stay up late any night of the week and hang out at bars or wherever he pleased, but his mother barely let his older sister Carol out of the house at all. So the siblings devised a plan. Produced by Jonathan Goldstein, Alex Blumberg, and Ira Glass for This American Life, USA, 2002

Laura Rothenberg is 21 years old, but likes to say that she?s already had her mid-life crisis. Laura has cystic fibrosis, a genetic disorder that affects the lungs and other organs. Produced by Joe Richman and Laura Rothenberg for NPR, USA, 2002

Grey Ghost is the story of one man and a bird -- or possibly just of one man. It is also the story of an obsession. Produced by Allan Coukell for Radio New Zealand, New Zealand, 2002

The corrections industry has become a $50-billion-a-year business and one of the strongest influences on criminal justice policy in America. Produced by John Biewen for NPR, USA, 2002

Affairs of the Mind is a personal and confrontational story exploring the nature of jealousy and the parameters of infidelity. Produced by Kyla Brettle for Radio Eye, Australia, 2002