Call For Entries: 2008 Third Coast Festival / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition

To: RADIO-TELEVISION EDITORS

Contact: Cindy Hansen of Chicago Public Radio, +1-312-893-2950,mobile: +1-773-404-5101, chansen@chicagopublicradio.org

CHICAGO, May 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Third CoastInternational Audio Festival is now accepting entries for the 2008Third Coast Festival / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition.

Now in its eighth year, the Competition honors creative andcompelling documentary audio work being produced worldwide inEnglish for radio and the Internet. Audio producers, radio reportersand sound artists are invited to submit work of all lengths andstyles. Submissions are judged for creativity, innovation, storystrength, production values and editorial integrity.

Winning works are selected in the following categories:

-- Best Documentary: Outstanding stories that encompass allstyles and topics, and range from 2 to 60 minutes (5 awardstotal)

-- Radio Impact: A work that has greatly impacted an individual,

group or community

-- Best New Artist: A producer who shows exceptional promise and

who entered the field after July 2006

-- Best News Feature: (NEW!) A news story under 10 minutes that

exhibits exemplary reporting and use of sound

-- Audio Luminary: An individual who has made significant

contributions to radio

Cash prizes totaling $25,000 are awarded to the winners and theirprograms are featured nationally on the annual Third Coast FestivalBroadcast, which is heard on more than 100 public radio stationsacross the U.S. each fall. Winners will also be honored at theannual 2008 Third Coast Festival Conference, October 9-11 inChicago.

Entries must be postmarked by June 27, 2008 to meet the earlydeadline, and July 18, 2008 to meet the late deadline. Forinformation and to download the entry form, visit:thirdcoastfestival.org.

A production of Chicago Public Radio, the Third Coast Festivalcelebrates the best documentary and feature work being producedworldwide for radio and the Internet. The Competition is named inappreciation of the extraordinary support The Richard H. DriehausFoundation has given the Third Coast Festival since its inception in2000. The Third Coast Festival receives additional funding from theNational Endowment for the Arts, American Airlines and Chicago'sNavy Pier. For more information, visit: thirdcoastfestival.org.

SOURCE Chicago Public Radio