Recent Past Winners

• Dan Lill and Bill D'Anza

  

  Aired the week of 6/19/2013 - Show #1325

  In 2001, Dan Lill and Bill D’Anza were serving lunch at St. Joe’s House of Hospitality in Rochester when someone asked if anyone knew how to fix a bike. Bill went out to take a look, and before he knew it, a crowd of people had gathered, all asking him to fix their bikes.… More

• Brad Flory

  

  Aired the week of 6/12/2013 - Show #1324

  Brad Flory is a columnist for the Jackson paper, the Citizen Patriot. The city of Jackson has been hit hard by economic recession, but even so, it is a community that joins together to help those who most need help. Brad wrote a column asking others to join him in an informal… More

• Floss Blackburn

  

  Aired the week of 6/5/2013 - Show #1323

  Floss Blackburn has always been drawn to animals in need. After working for a while in a no-kill shelter and seeing a truly desperate need for larger animals as well as dogs and cats, she decided to start her own program and facility to care for some of the worst cases of… More

• Judy Collins

  

  Aired the week of 5/29/2013 - Show #1322

  Judy Collins has long thrilled audiences worldwide with her unique blend of interpretive folksongs and contemporary themes. Her impressive career has spanned more than 50 years and mirrored the social and political forces that have shaped our country. In the 1960’s and 70’s,… More

• Ed Gross & Harve Timeus

  

  Aired the week of 5/22/2013 - Show #1321

  Ed Gross and Harve Timeus worked in separate departments in Portland’s Forest Service, and became friends years ago while working as employees for the Forest Service. After retiring, the two men decided to work together to end a problem that has long plagued public lands,… More

• Brad Wyche

  

  Aired the week of 5/15/2013 - Show #1320

  Brad Wyche was a successful environmental lawyer who always loved the outdoors, but he was disturbed by the rate of growth and the devastation of natural land in his hometown of Greenville, South Carolina. He wanted to do something to preserve the beautiful environment in the… More

• Margot McNeeley

  

  Aired the week of 5/8/2013 - Show #1319

  Margot McNeeley has a weakness: she loves food and eating out in Memphis, Tennessee. Then she discovered how much waste and pollution restaurants create and realized that her foodie habits were helping to encourage a system that was doing a lot of harm. So, she decided help… More

• Dave Talbot

  

  Aired the week of 5/1/2013 - Show #1318

  When Dave Talbot was young he contracted Polio and like many who did, the disease permanently impaired his legs. So, he knows first-hand how valuable and essential mobility is. While traveling in Africa to film a documentary, Dave was deeply impacted by the countless people he… More