Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Abilene Christian Entry Title: Opposition prompts San Antonio to adjust historic restoration plans affecting spiritually and environmentally significant trees Entry Credit: Sheridan Wood Judge Comment: Nat sound gives the listener a sense of place. The reporter lets the interview subjects explain why the trees are important but also includes the city's response.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: A&M-San Antonio - Enlace Entry Title: First-Year Experience Podcast Series Entry Credit: Lily Celeste Reimherr Buckert, Clarissa Martinez, Leslie Gutierrez, Nathan Gutierrez Judge Comment: The reporter uses different voices and takes the listener through the process, starting with students feeling overwhelmed, how they found a sense of community and ending with an explanation of what worked for them.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: UT-Rio Grande Valley Entry Title: State of the City- Brownsville 2022 Entry Credit: Silvana Villarreal Judge Comment: Sound used throughout conveys a central theme for the speech was Brownsville planning infrastructure for future growth.
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: Abilene Christian Entry Title: Summer drought impacts migration route for newly-endangered monarch butterflies Entry Credit: Sheridan Wood Judge Comment: The reporter gives the listener an understanding of why butterflies are losing their habitat and uses several voices to help the average person understand the issue.
