Best of the Best 2017 (Part 1)
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This hour, some of the winners of our annual documentary competition. Featuring... Quiet Revolution — Best New Artist Award  by Laura Irving for BIRSt.co.uk  This autobiographical account follows a middle-aged woman embarking on an unconventional new hobby of roller skating. Is she a fearless warrior against age and gender stereotypes? Standing Out from the Crowd at a Trump Rally — Best News Feature Award  by Ike Sriskandarajah for Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX  In Myrtle Beach, candidate Donald Trump spoke at a Tea Party convention about banning Muslims: “We don’t know where these guys are from.” At a motorcycle rally outside, producer Ike Sriskandarajah is personally confronted with the same skepticism. Blink Once for Yes — Best Documentary: Bronze Award  by John Fecile, Steven Jackson and Lizzie Schiffman Tufano for Love + Radio, from Radiotopia  When Mike comes home after an accident, his family is faced with a new reality and an impossible choice. Heavyweight: Gregor — Skylarking Award  by Jonathan Goldstein with co-producers Wendy Dorr, Kalila Holt, Chris Neary for Heavyweight from Gimlet Media. 20 years ago, Gregor lent some CDs to a musician friend. The CDs helped make him a famous rockstar. Now, Gregor would like some recognition. But mostly, he wants his CDs back. Emancipation: A Young Man Leaves Foster Care on His Own Terms — Radio Impact Award  by Noel Anaya with Brett Myers and Denise Tejada for Youth Radio and NPR’s All Things Considered  When Noel Anaya had his final hearing before aging out of California’s foster care system, he wanted to bring millions into that courtroom with him, where he’d suffered time and time again. Majd’s Diary: Two Years in the Life of a Saudi Girl — Best Documentary: Silver Award  by Sarah Kate Kramer and Joe Richman for Radio Diaries and NPR’s All Things Considered  Majd Abdulghani dreams of becoming a scientist, while her parents want to arrange her marriage. From the age of 19 to 21, Majd Abdulghani used a microphone to chronicle her life, taking listeners inside a society where the voices of women are rarely heard. This hour of Best of the Best was produced by Dennis Funk. Music for Best of the Best was provided by Patient Sounds, a private-press record label and book publisher in Chicago.
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