The Lonely Funeral 
Every year up to twenty people die completely alone in Amsterdam. There are no friends or family to prepare their funeral or mourn over the body. Sometimes these people are illegal migrants, drug mules, or simply people who for one reason or another, cut-off all social contacts. Poet Frank Starik decided that these people also deserved to be eulogized. He contacted the Amsterdam city services and asked if he could take part in these forgotten funerals. Producer Michele Ernsting of Radio Netherlands Worldwide brings us the story of the Lonely Funeral. It airs as part of the international collaboration, Global Perspectives: At The Edge.[more]

Longhair 
Leung Kwok Hung, or “Longhair” as he is better known, has been an active Marxist for forty years. His political activism has led him to be jailed on several occasions and yet in recent years he’s found enough support in traditionally conservative Hong Kong to have been elected as Legislator, not just once but twice, the second time increasing his votes. His headline grabbing antics, such as throwing bananas and breaking rice bowls in the Legislative Council, are both frowned upon and cheered by the public and his uncompromising stance on everything, from what he wears (Che Guevara t-shirts) to what he believes, is very far from the norm for a Hong Kong politician, yet not only does his popularity grow, but his campaigns are slowly but surely making a difference. In “Longhair” Radio Television Hong Kong’s Sarah Passmore finds out more about the man who has won the hearts of Hong Kong.[more]

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Soundprint Awards
We're proud to congratulate this season's award winning producers:
The Busker and the Diva produced by Judith Kampfner won a Gold World Medal at the New York International Festivals.

Equity in Education: 50 Years After Brown, produced by Kathy Baron was awarded the 2005 Silver Reel Award for National Documentary by The National Federation of Community Broadcasters.

War and Forgiveness (Korean Sharing House/Holland's Black Page), produced by Judith Kampfner and Dheera Sujan, was named a 2005 Gracie Allen National Award Winner by the American Women in Radio and Television (AWRT) in the category of Outstanding Documentary Radio.

Educating Emily, produced by Jean Snedegar, and Who needs libraries?, produced by Richard Paul, received a Special Citation in the 2004 National Awards for Education Reporting by The Education Writers Association (EWA).

The Korean Sharing House, produced by Judith Kampfner recieved a Newswomen's Club Front Page Award