Engaging Youth Through Radio Project

Series produced by WTIP

Caption: WTIP Youth Radio Project, Credit: Carah Thomas
Image by: Carah Thomas 
WTIP Youth Radio Project 

WTIP's "Engaging Youth Through Radio" project features the work of YRP students. These short 3- to 5-minute features are by youth for youth, and explore issues and themes with a youth focus.

WTIP’s "Engaging Youth through Radio" project provides local youth with enhanced opportunities for self-exploration, self-expression, and community involvement by promoting their unique perspectives and highlighting their valuable contributions. This series features these students and the audio documentaries they've created that reflect the concerns and opinions of the local youth culture.


152 Pieces

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Local Mushers Anticipate Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon
From: WTIP
Series: Engaging Youth Through Radio Project
Caption: Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon, Credit: Paul Walsh on Flickr
The John Beargrease Marathon is a well-known sled dog race along the north shore of Lake Superior. There are many local mushers that take part in t...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2011
  • Length: 04:25
Putting "Sport" in Theater Sports
From: WTIP
Series: Engaging Youth Through Radio Project
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Do you enjoy a good laugh? If so, these high school kids will make you laugh until you cry. Sebastian Schnobrich and Danny Lunde of WTIP North Sho...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2011
  • Length: 01:43
Valentine's Day: Love It Or Leave It?
From: WTIP
Series: Engaging Youth Through Radio Project
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Valentine’s Day is supposedly the day for showing love and affection. What does the holiday mean to you? Should there even be one day specifically ...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2011
  • Length: 02:01
A Close-Up Look At The Cook County Nordic Ski Team
From: WTIP
Series: Engaging Youth Through Radio Project
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There is a lot more to nordic cross-country skiing than meets the eye. It takes dedication, strength and long hours out in the cold. Hayden Goettl ...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2011
  • Length: 05:36
Cook County Girls Basketball 2011
From: WTIP
Series: Engaging Youth Through Radio Project
Caption: Cook County Girls Basketball Team 2011, Credit: Bruce Johnson
Although the Cook County Girls Varsity Basketball Team may have suffered a tough loss to Mountain Iron-Buhl Rangers in the Section 7A semifinal gam...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2011
  • Length: 05:06
The Fear Of Graduating
From: WTIP
Series: Engaging Youth Through Radio Project
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“What will you do after high school? How will you pay for college? What do you plan to do for the rest of your life?” These are the kinds of questi...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 12, 2011
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
Prom: The Gift Of Formality
From: WTIP
Series: Engaging Youth Through Radio Project
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“Help! We need more balloons!” The 2011 Cook County Prom went off without a hitch, but you wouldn’t know it by listening to Molly Zafft, Youth Radi...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2011
  • Length: 02:55
Going Stag?
From: WTIP
Series: Engaging Youth Through Radio Project
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To date or not to date – that is the question. For many students prom creates unbearable pressure. In this commentary, Hayden Goettl, Youth Radio P...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2011
  • Length: 01:39
No Cure For Senioritis?
From: WTIP
Series: Engaging Youth Through Radio Project
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If you forgot the terrible-monster-of-a-disease Senioritus, the nearly fatal condition that rears its ugly head right before high school graduation...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2011
  • Length: :04
Even Cavemen Can Dance
From: WTIP
Series: Engaging Youth Through Radio Project
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“Prom always brings everyone out of their caves.” So says Sebastian Schnobrich, Youth Radio Project senior. While “getting all fancied up and then ...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2011
  • Length: 02:44
Planning The Prom
From: WTIP
Series: Engaging Youth Through Radio Project
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Stressed–induced cold sores? That’s what prom will do to you if you are part of the planning committee. The 2011 Cook County Prom was a complete su...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2011
  • Length: 02:52
The Tradition Of Graduation
From: WTIP
Series: Engaging Youth Through Radio Project
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Tradition is important to Youth Radio Project junior Hayden Goettl. That’s why he plans to partake in the high school graduation ceremony in 2012. ...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2011
  • Length: 01:45
Graduation Means Leaving Home
From: WTIP
Series: Engaging Youth Through Radio Project
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While some students yearn to graduate and move on from high school, Youth Radio Project junior Kayla Stacy is worried. What if she screws up? What ...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2011
  • Length: 02:15
Bigger, Faster, Stronger
From: WTIP
Series: Engaging Youth Through Radio Project
Caption: Molly & CeCe in the weight room
High school athletics is serious business. With training now a year-round activity, it is expected that all participants spend time in the weight r...

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Aug 12, 2011
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 1
The Life-Changing Power Of Music And Dance
From: WTIP
Series: Engaging Youth Through Radio Project
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As the high school year comes to a close, the Youth Radio Project debates the merits and value of a fine arts education. Cece Olsen, Youth Radio Pr...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2011
  • Length: 03:48
Whales In The Big Lake?
From: WTIP
Series: Engaging Youth Through Radio Project
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Now that the high school year is over, it’s really time to start working. Youth Radio Project senior Kayla Stacy loves summer. She loves the traffi...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Aug 12, 2011
  • Length: 02:10
  • Purchases: 1
Will Video Games Save The World?
From: WTIP
Series: Engaging Youth Through Radio Project
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Everyone knows how the Olympic Games can unite the world, but what about video games? In this commentary, Sterling Anderson of WTIP's Youth Radio ...

  • Added: Aug 13, 2011
  • Length: 01:48
Forced Passion
From: WTIP
Series: Engaging Youth Through Radio Project
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What’s the difference between welding and painting? How can one be considered a trade, while the other a fine art? Youth Radio Project junior Kayla...

  • Added: Aug 13, 2011
  • Length: 02:22
The Summer Life
From: WTIP
Series: Engaging Youth Through Radio Project
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What makes summer so great? The answer is simple: freedom! In this commentary, Audrey Summers (no pun intended), with WTIP’s Youth Radio Project, s...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 13, 2011
  • Length: 03:10
  • Purchases: 3
It's All Up Hill From Here
From: WTIP
Series: Engaging Youth Through Radio Project
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While biking may be a quintessential summer activity, for WTIP Youth Radio Project Junior Shawn Neuwirth, it is a nightmare. Shawn has yet to bike ...

  • Added: Aug 13, 2011
  • Length: 02:59

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