Today is World Radio Day. And the theme this year is youth and radio. At 14 years old, and through her high school years, Youth Radio’s Bianca Brooks started learning about journalism, and reporting on a variety of issues on many platforms – video, online apps, and radio. She liked radio most of all.
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Radio commentaries offer an opportunity for young people to express their opinion on an issue of their choice and to become effective communicators. This toolkit includes all the examples, lesson plans and handouts you’ll need to help your students develop their first commentary (plus tips on how to pitch us at Youth Radio)
By Peter Schurmann, New America Media BERKELEY, Calif. – When Ana Aceves was 12 years old, she sat on her…
It seems like every other week we hear about another car crash involving teens. And as a rising junior this is going to be on mind when I take the drivers test.
The lyrics “imaginary numbers control the ones we love” is a realization that our lives are ruled by numbers such as; your age, test scores, grade, weight or height. Fate lies within those numbers and dictates our happiness and we should accept whatever numbers we have.
You’ve done the research, you’ve written your script… now it’s time to step up to the mic and read. But if you really want to breathe life into your story, you can’t just read it— you have to perform it. So what goes into a good vocal performance? How do you sound casual, and authoritative? How do you sound like you’re talking to a friend, when you know actually reading off a paper? Learn some of the tricks of the trade for effective voicing in this lesson.
Ever wonder who the faces are behind the voices you hear every morning on the radio? Well in this piece…
Today, our amzing DJs Alvaro, Catory, and Jordan play some of their favorites like Ice Cube “Check Yo Self”, Kat…
