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Twice Lost

Series: CBC Award Winning Radio Programs
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Length: 00:21:54

The 2010 Grand Prize Winner of the New York Festivals Radio and Promotion Awards. 'Twice Lost' is the story of a damaged relationship that may yet be salvaged. Read the full description.

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Twice Lost. A documentary about the damaged relationship between two siblings.  Ron and Carrie had a normal childhood together.  They were close, loved and supported each other.  As adults their relationship became seriously fractured, hostile and emotionally damaging for reasons neither of them really understood, until years later.  Huntington's disease was at the heart of the problem. 

As well as winning the grand prize at the 2010 New York Festivals, this documentary also won the Gold World Medal in the Health/Medical category.

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Piece Description

Twice Lost. A documentary about the damaged relationship between two siblings.  Ron and Carrie had a normal childhood together.  They were close, loved and supported each other.  As adults their relationship became seriously fractured, hostile and emotionally damaging for reasons neither of them really understood, until years later.  Huntington's disease was at the heart of the problem. 

As well as winning the grand prize at the 2010 New York Festivals, this documentary also won the Gold World Medal in the Health/Medical category.

Timing and Cues

In: "This is like the lead up..."
Out: "...got a doozie coming."

Intro and Outro

INTRO:

The story of a damaged relationship that may yet be salvaged. This documentary from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is about siblings Ron and Carrie. Growing up they were close, they loved and supported each other but then things went off the rails. Their relationship fractured for reasons neither of them really understood until years later. The CBC's Alison Myers brings us their story in her documentary 'Twice Lost'.

OUTRO:

That was 'Twice Lost'. At the end of the documentary you heard CBC Host Anna Maria getting an update from the producer Alison Myers. This piece won the Grand Prize at this year's (2010) New York Festivals Radio Program and Promotion Awards.