Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Del Mar College Entry Title: Hurricane Celia Entry Credit: Daniela Benitez Judge Comment: Good job finding someone who could speak first-hand about this incident. The quality of the phone interview was not great but the story was very interesting.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Midwestern Entry Title: News of the Weird - Episode 4 (Winnie the Pooh or Winnie the Boo) Entry Credit: Hunter Doughty Judge Comment: Good use of humor, but this would be much improved if you introduced the actual weird news story better. Tell us the source and when it was published.
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: Del Mar College Entry Title: Nueces County Courthouse Entry Credit: Manuel Alvarez Judge Comment: Good topic and good research. This would have been greatly improved had you put the listener there. Describe the building and the location in more vivid detail. Maybe some natural sound from the location. But the final question should have been cut. The guest did not know anything about the anecdote, so it did not add anything to the story.
