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Storytelling

The intersection of our past, present, and future.

Portuguee Waltzes

2020

*Atlantic Journalism Award 

Won Best Feature 2020

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The Mystery of the Portuguese Waltzes is a two-part Atlantic Voice radio documentary that is a meditation on memory and truth. Produced by Rebecca Nolan, the story follows Richard Simas's quest to find the source of the enigmatic and beloved tunes. 

The Pear Tree
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The Pear Tree

2019

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* 24th Prix Marulic International Radio Festival

Second Place in Documentary Features

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*Atlantic Journalism Award 

Won Best Feature 2019

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A documentary that bridges the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, the creation of a new home, and one man's determination to grow fruit trees on a rocky Newfoundland cliff.

Resettlement
Resettlement 

2021

First Aired on BBC Short Cuts

An evocative radio documentary about the 1960s Fishery Resettlement Act in Newfoundland. 

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* Short listed for 26th Prix Marulic International Radio Festival

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Petrels
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The Storm We Cannot See
(Storm Petrels)

2022

Climate change and ecological loss seen through the eyes of a bird.

First Aired on BBC Short Cuts

The Voice of the Sea

2022

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Sea's Voice

A young boy's evolving relationship with the formidable North Atlantic.

First Aired on BBC Short Cuts

BIO

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Windswept Radio is the collection of works of Rebecca Nolan.

 

Rebecca is an independent radio producer and sound desinger living in St. John's, Newfoundland. A windswept island full of codfish, icebergs and storytellers. Rebecca comes from a folklore background and tries to incorporate a little bit of magic into each of her pieces.

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Rebecca has produced pieces for NPR affiliates KCBX and WCAI as well as CBC's Atlantic Voice, BBC Shortcuts and Battery Radio.

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She has won the 2020 Atlantic Journalism Award for Best Feature, and she took home Silver in the 2020 Prix Marulic

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Email: windswept.radio@gmail.com
Tel: 1-709-631-4599
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