WSKG launched Youth Voice, a new education initiative in June 2012. Through the power of media, high school students in the Southern Tier of New York State investigate topics they feel are important to them and their communities. Students produced their own NPR style radio segments, offering the community a chance to experience an often-unheard voice of local teens.
The Project:
Each student creates a storyboard and script, records, edits, and produces a short-form audio segment (each 4 to 8 minutes in length) on a topic of importance to them. Students learn how to produce a National Public Radio-style story in the category of News, Arts & Life, or...
Youth Voice: American Graduate Edition
Tune in for American Graduate Week from May 27 to May 31 on WSKG Radio! Students' stories will air during Morning Edition at 7:30AM and All Things Considered at 5:30PM. If you miss a story on-air, listen below or on our SoundCloud page...
Youth Voice: American Graduate Edition
In the United States, 1 in 5 students will drop out before he or she finishes high school. How does this statistic affect students in our community? WSKG is proud to share the powerful stories of local teens as part of Youth Voice: American...
"I'm going to be totally frank here; nobody's motivating me to graduate, nobody but me, at least. Sure, people try to pep talk me, but none of it works on me. While most of the people around me have something motivating them to succeed, I'm working on my own accord....
Tune in for Community Conversation Youth Voice Special on WSKG Radio to hear stories written and produced by our student reporters!
December 18, 2012
7:00PM
WSKG Radio (89.3 Binghamton; 90.9 Ithaca)
Following each story, WSKG's Crystal Sarakas will interview the reporting student. ...
June - December 2012
This first group of student reporters exceeded our expections!
Students from Broome and Tioga counties tackled a variety of topics that were important to them, including vandalism, public safety, sexuality, rising college costs, and domestic violence. The great...
