Dayton Youth Radio

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Father Daughter Dance: A Teenager Talks About Her Hero Mar 22, 2021

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Like most schools in the Miami Valley, WYSO’s Dayton Youth Radio courses were taught online in a virtual classroom setting. Today Centerville High School student Laila Mays about why her dad is her hero.

Mama Africa: A Teenager Reflects On Life In Two Worlds Mar 15, 2021

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What's it like for a teenager to navigate life in the Miami Valley as a refugee from Africa? Today, we take an intimate view of this journey from Joselyne Kamikazi, a high school senior.

Dreamcatcher: A Teenager Connects With Her Grandfather Feb 25, 2021

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Like most schools in the Miami Valley, this season’s Dayton Youth Radio classes were taught virtually, in an online classroom. Today we have a story from a Centerville High School Student about a life changing dream.

A Christmas Story: A Teenager's Gift To Himself And His Mom Dec 31, 2020

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For the first 17 years of this week's Dayton Youth Radio producer's life, he was known to the world as Aaron Step. That's his father's last name. Aaron tells us about a holiday gift is the one that can't be found under a Christmas tree.

Marble Cake: A Teenager Talks About International Friendship Dec 16, 2020

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Like many things, our fall Dayton Youth Radio classes were virtual. Our new group of teenagers from Centerville High School produced their stories in an online class. In today’s story, we’ll meet two friends who have a relationship inside -and out- of school.

The Best of Dayton Youth Radio: I Love Myself Nov 13, 2020

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This week we share one of our favorite Best of Dayton Youth Radio stories. Kaylynn Lorene recorded it back in 2017 when she was a high school senior at the David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center in Dayton.

Nagasaki: Tipp City Teenagers Interview Author Susan Southard Oct 28, 2020

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After reading Susan Southard's book Nagasaki: Life After War, Dayton Youth Radio producers from Tippecanoe High School wanted to learn more about her work and thoughts about life after nuclear war. Southard visited with a group of students using Zoom last month.

New School, New Me: A Teenager Embraces A New Environment Oct 20, 2020

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Chiyenne McElrath, a junior at the Dayton Early College Academy, also known as DECA, talks about how she went from being a troubled youth to finding self-awareness at her new high school.

Gravity: The Voices Of Young People At Daybreak Dayton Oct 14, 2020

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We begin the eighth season of Dayton Youth Radio on WYSO with a story produced over the summer at Daybreak Dayton, a homeless shelter that is specifically for children, teenage runaways and young people.

Necessary Trouble: Young Activists Remember John Lewis Jul 30, 2020

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Dayton Youth Radio's Basim Blunt and young activists remember the life and legacy of John Lewis.

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