Founder Ellin O'Leary | Awards Peabody Award | |
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Founded 1992, Berkeley, California, United States Headquarters Oakland, California, United States Similar NPR, KQED, Oakland School for the Arts, ProPublica, New America Media Profiles |
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Youth Radio is an award-winning nonprofit media production company in Oakland, California that provides the resources and platforms for youth to lead local and national conversations. Youth Radio produces national youth-driven digital and broadcast content on culture, politics and big issues of the day, serving as NPR's official youth desk and partnering with outlets such as PBS, The Huffington Post, National Geographic, and KQED.
Contents
- Youth radio and climate change 1280 x 720
- Youth radio tour
- Mission
- Youth Radio methodology
- Impact
- History
- Selected accolades
- Divisions of Youth Radio
- References
Youth radio tour
Mission
Youth Radio’s mission is to launch young people on education and career pathways in media, technology and creative arts. More than 75% of the high school students they serve each year are low-income or from communities of color. Many are from failing schools.
Youth Radio methodology
Education: Youth Radio provides six months of digital media and technology education to diverse, low-income 14-to-24-year-old young people throughout the Bay Area in journalism, music production, design and code.
Employment: Program graduates are eligible for jobs throughout Youth Radio’s Peabody Award-winning media production company.
Support Services: Participants receive wraparound services including case management, referrals to partner service providers, nutritional support and academic/career advising to support the realization of their personal goals.
Impact
History
Founded in 1993 in Berkeley during a period of heightened youth violence and homicide, Youth Radio was established as an outlet for Bay Area youth to process their experiences and provide an alternative perspective to the prevailing media dialogue. In 2007, Youth Radio moved its headquarters to downtown Oakland, helping transform an under-invested part of the city into a world-class center of art, commerce, and culture.
Youth Radio operates bureaus in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Washington, D.C.
Selected accolades
Divisions of Youth Radio
All Day Play: Youth Radio’s eclectic online radio station, featuring music from emerging artists and diverse subgenres. Get exposed to a wide spectrum of musical tastes, news, and commentary from Youth Radio’s all-stars, plus mix shows from top Bay Area DJs.
outLoud: Youth Radio’s program dedicated to increase the well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer young people by helping them develop the skills and confidence to decide for themselves how they will be represented, advance social justice and make the most of their lives.