#nextgenradio
The Next Generation Radio is a week-long digital journalism training project designed to give competitively selected participants, who are interested in radio and journalism, the skills and opportunity to report and produce their own multimedia stories. This project for university students was produced at WHYY in Philadelphia in June 2017.
Read and listen to our stories:
‘I Never Saw Myself In The Rainbow’
Philadelphia released a redesign of the new pride flag in June, and the LGBTQ community has mixed opinions. | Read and listen
by Taylor Allen
Response To A Toxic Political Climate? Art About Parasites
Jonathan Santoro isn’t a political artist, but he recently found himself making art inspired by the anxious political climate in the U.S. In a time when the National Endowment for the Arts is threatened and funding is pulled over a Trump-inspired production of “Julius Caesar,” what does it mean to be an artist? | Read and listen
by Julia Bell
Your Uber Is Arriving: Do You Know Who Your Driver Is?
When you jump into an Uber, you never know what other life your driver may lead. In his spare time, Ken Sparks drives his 2014 Ford Fusion for Uber, but his full-time job is as a perfusionist technician at various Philadelphia hospitals. Sparks told Next Generation Radio reporter Sarah Diomande how a need for redemption led him to both jobs. | Read and listen
Related: Stories from the “Brave New World” of Ridesharing
by Sarah Diomande
Using A ‘Doctorate In Life’ To Aid In Recovery
Kirk Parsons works as a recovery specialist to rehabilitate people in the LGBTQ community who are suffering from addiction, but only after his own eight-year battle with substance abuse. | Read and listen
by Jon Dowding
Resilient Roots
Urban farmer and artist Meei-Ling Ng is restoring the overgrown garden at the Union Baptist Church in South Philadelphia. Greys Ferry residents will enjoy fresh blueberries, tomatoes, okra and chard by next year. Her gardening comes from her upbringing in a Singapore farming village. In this story, produced by Next Generation Radio reporter Amanda Thieu, Ng reveals how her agricultural roots build community. | Read and listen
by Amanda Thieu
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Preparation Is Everything
I quickly learned that you never really know what you can do until you do it. I knew going into this fellowship that I would be working diligently every day. I knew I would be testing my capabilities of telling a really great story. What I did not know was that I...
Diving Into The Deep End
Next Generation Radio is like an ice bath of journalism—you can prepare for it before it starts, but nothing can really explain what it will be like until you begin. My mentor John DiCarlo and I made our audio recording at a gallery in Kensington. On the way there,...
The Fellowship May Last A Week, But The Experience Lasts A Lifetime
Six months ago, I wasn’t even sure I wanted to be journalist. I was studying abroad in Spain after tirelessly dedicating the first three semesters and a summer of my collegiate career to the practice of journalism. Even though I loved what I did, I was extremely...
Listen To Your Instincts
When you’re given an opportunity to show your strengths, it’s easy to get lost in what you think will work, and what you already know will work. I had the premeditated notion that this fellowship was going to be hard. I was right. The first day for me started off...
This Is Going To Go By So Fast
This project reinforced my passions and aspirations of becoming a journalist. For me, “Next Generation Radio” makes me feel that I’m being trained to be apart of the next generation of storytellers. I am so thankful that I was paired with my mentor, Trenae Nuri, who...
We are finding, coaching and training public media’s next generation. This #nextgenradio project is created in partnership with WHYY-FM Philadelphia. Learn more about Next Generation Radio and upcoming programs.