From his earliest goals on the soccer fields of his hometown in Argentina to his arrival in Spain s Barça Football Club, host Jasmine Garsd follows the journey of a gifted kid who would go on to become one of the best. In Argentina, where the national sport is a fierce obsession, Lionel Messi was the one that got away.As Garsd retraces Messi s early career, she examines the consequences of Argentina s devastating economic crisis of 2001, how it shaped Messi s path, and what it meant for her own life.
MESICK — After months of research, interviews, writing, editing and recording — culminating finally in the release of a professionally produced podcast — the question still remains: why?
Public Radio News Directors Incorporated (PRNDI) Awards Dealing With Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, The Point with Mindy Todd. Category: Best News/Public Affairs Program, 1st Place. A New Life in Ice, reported by Schuyler Swenson for the series Creative Life, produced by Atlantic Public Media. Category: Best Use of Sound, 1st Place. Who s Who in New England Fisheries, video explainer by Steve Junker, Jennifer Junker, and Alecia Orsini. Category: Best Multi-Media Presentation, 2nd Place.
2012
Recognizing the best of local public radio news - national award
Category: Enterprise/Investigative, 1st place