Two Cape Cods Wins duPont-Columbia Award

duPont-Columbia Award

The Cape and Islands NPR Stations recently won a prestigious Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award (broadcasting's equivalent to the Pulitzer Prize) for Two Cape Cods, our 20-part series on hidden poverty on the Cape Cod and Islands.

To the outside world, Cape Cod often appears to be a pristine playground for the rich and famous. Those who make Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket their year-round home, however, see a side to this popular summer destination that is rarely glimpsed by tourists or covered by the mainstream media.

"People who work closely with the poor say there are really two Cape Cods and this series looked closely at the forgotten or hidden one," said Executive Producer Steve Young. "Our mission was to educate Cape and Islands listeners about their own neighbors and shine a spotlight on the unique factors that contribute to persistent poverty in this area."

Two Cape Cods was originally broadcast in March 2006. Steve Young, Broadcast Director for the Cape and Islands NPR Stations, served as Executive Producer and investigative journalist Sean Corcoran was the series producer.

Two Cape Cods was made possible by the support of the Cape Cod Foundation, the Clowes Fund, the Crane Foundation, the Cape Cod Five, and the listeners of WCAI.