Learning to Live: James's Story

James, an ex-felon, narrates the story of his transition from prison-life to self-sufficiency.

Public Service2001 Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition

2001 / Dan Collison / Chicago Public Radio, USA

James, an ex-felon, narrates the story of his transition from prison-life to self-sufficiency.

Learning to Live: James's Story won the Public Service Award in the 2001 Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition.


produced by

Dan Collison

Together with his life and radio partner Elizabeth Meister, Dan Collison produces audio documentaries and song/stories that detail everyday life in America, work that has consistently garnered radio's top awards.


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