Youth Radio Wins Edward R. Murrow Award

Mobile Publishing Teams and Web Radio Project power next-generation broadcasters

Youth Radio is an award winning, nationally recognized leader in Youth Media content creation and distribution. Every year more than 400 low-income and youth of color participate in Youth Radio’s free, after school media training and broadcast journalism education.

Challenge

• Promote young people's intellectual, creative and professional growth
• Provide training and access to media to low-income kids and youth of color
• Produce the highest quality original media for local and national outlets

Project

Over a two-year period, ZeroDivide awarded Youth Radio $100,000 to:

• Launch an independent radio station
• Train youth reporters in audio, web and video news production
• Support Young Reporters Ask What Matters to You?: Multimedia Technology in Action
• Support collaboration between Youth Radio and iTunes

Results

• Youth Radio wins the Edward R. Murrow Award for in-depth field news coverage and superior field reporting
• 13 young people trained as web radio hosts
• Broadcasts streamed 24-hours a day via youthradio.org and Youth Radio’s iTunes website
• Live, two-hour program aired on KPFB 89.3 in Berkeley
• Youth reporters cover the Iraq war: communicating directly with Iraq youth and young US soldiers

Today, Youth Radio’s content reaches 22 million people annually through its multiple media outlets including National Public Radio (Latino USA, Morning Edition, All Things Considered) Public Radio International (Marketplace), CNN.com, CBSHealthWatch.com and the Pacifica News Service.