RadioActive is proud to offer award-winning youth journalism and radio storytelling workshops throughout the year. Our approach is to provide interactive, collaborative workshops. Participants learn the technical, social and emotional skills needed to amplify the stories that matter to them.
Our philosophy is that youth voices are powerful and not heard often enough.
For youth 16–18 years old. This workshop is free, and participants receive stipends for their completed work. No experience necessary. Participants are paid for successfully completing the program. We prioritize working with communities without ready access to media platforms and/or who are underserved by high-quality arts programs.
Participants learn about journalism, audio recording, audio editing, interviewing, script writing and speaking on the air. They work with professional journalists at KUOW. They gain confidence and leadership skills in a supportive environment while collaborating to make radio stories and episodes for the RadioActive podcast on topics they choose.
Through our workshops, RadioActive serves nearly 600 young people a year at more that 25 schools and community organizations.