Best Couple June 25, 2009
When seniors at a small public high school in the Bronx cast their votes for "Best Couple" earlier this year, they chose a pair they admire but who definitely defy the stereotype of best couple.
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Bronx 2009 Broadcast Workshop
The seven current Radio Rookies have selected an exciting mix of story topics about everything from poverty in the South Bronx, "don't snitch" messages in hip hop, to the effects of Chernobyl on one family from Belarus. We began the workshop in the winter and their stories will air on WNYC in Fall 2009.
Valentine's Day Special February 14, 2009
In honor of Valentine's Day, a Radio Rookie Keith Harris shares his story of an all-consuming, exhilarating, and over-the-top high school crush. listen transcript
Airing December 2008 during Morning Edition
The current broadcast of Radio Rookies airs in December 2008 during Morning Edition on WNYC and is available for downloading here. The broadcast Radio Rookies Brooklyn workshop is being held in partnership with the High School for Global Citizenship (HSGC) in Crown Heights. The newest Rookies stories explores why parents work so much, child abuse, literacy, not reaching one's potential, and being different. Listen here.
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Brooklyn Rookies: Behind the Scenes Audio Slideshow
SHORT WAVE WORKSHOP 2008 Presidential Election
Hear stories from a group of students in the South Bronx about the presidential election. During a month-long workshop, the students produced a series of stories about new voters, disengaged citizens, the Iraq war, and Obama as a role model for young minorities. Check out what's on their minds this presidential election season here.
AIRED FEBRUARY 2008 Manhattan Broadcast Workshop
Monday, Feb. 25 - Friday, Feb 29 during Morning Edition
The latest broadcast Radio Rookies series “Out On My Own: Stories of Living Away from One’s Parents” aired Feb. 25-Feb 29th during Morning Edition on WNYC and will be available for downloading here. Their courageous stories explore foster care, making it as legally emancipated minor, and life in a group home. The stories are also available via podcast. more
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Radio Rookies is an award-winning WNYC program that trains young people to use words and sounds to tell true stories about themselves, their communities and the world. Through a series of workshops, each held in a different neighborhood, Radio Rookies gives teenagers the tools to become radio journalists. What is Radio Rookies?
Click on the map of New York City to hear Radio Rookies stories from different neighborhoods.
Funding
Radio Rookies is supported by A.L. Mailman Foundation, Bay and Paul Foundations, Con Edison, Fred L. Emerson Foundation, Helena Rubinstein Foundation, Margaret Neubart Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, The New York Times Company Foundation, Time Warner and W. Clement & Jessie V. Stone Foundation.
