2020-21 SATW Foundation Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition
122b Travel Audio-Podcasts and Guides ( Newspapers,Travel Magazines,Travel Coverage in General Magazines,Travel Audio-Radio,Travel Audio-Podcasts and Guides)Back
Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Tonya Fitzpatrick Entry Title: Escape from India During COVID-19 (Travel Web Series) Entry Credit: Tonya Fitzpatrick, Ian Fitzpatrick, Edward Cole Judge Comment: What could possibly go wrong, going on a four-week fishing trip in Nepal and India? Everything, when a worldwide pandemic strikes and the journalists find themselves in a harrowing run for their lives. This three-part program puts the listener on the scene with Anietra Hamper and Ian Henderson as they make their way home.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: LIz Beatty Entry Title: The Hasids of Williamsburg, Brooklyn and Outremont, Montreal - Where Trend Meets Tradition Entry Credit: Liz Beatty, Lia Grainger Judge Comment: This episode of the North Americana Podcasts stands out for its use of immersive storytelling techniques, combining voice-over, interviews, natural sound and music to draw the parallels between the gentrifying Hasidic communities of Outremont, Montreal and Williamsburg, Brooklyn. It succeeds where many others fail in creating the theater of the mind, engaging the listener’s imagination through intentional writing and editing.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Roads&Kingdoms Entry Title: The Trip: Iraq Entry Credit: Nathan Thornburgh, Alexa van Sickle, Tafi Mukunyadzi, Cengiz Yar, Emily Marinoff Judge Comment: This program on Iraqi Kurdistan offers fascinating conversation about a place many of us have heard about but few outside the military have visited. Take some time to listen to "The Trip" podcast, and you’ll think you’re sitting in a bar with your buddies talking about their latest travel adventure.
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: Travel + Leisure Entry Title: Visiting With Respect: Learning About Native Cultures in Alaska and Hawaii (Episode 11 of "Let's Go Together") Entry Credit: Kellee Edwards Judge Comment: Hawaii and Alaska draw tourists with their majestic beauty, but this podcast reminds us of their rich history. It educates and entertains while encouraging respectful and responsible tourism.
