Fusion Youth Radio

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Fusion Youth Radio (FYR) is a diverse group of young people with a desire to make their voices a part of history through creative, youth-produced media. FYR is based at the Marian Cheek Jackson Center for Saving and Making History and produced in partnership with WXYC Chapel Hill and Sacrificial Poets.

FYR began as a summer audio production workshop for high school students to learn to tell their stories in their own words. Building on the initiative and inspiration of our first group of talented youth producers, FYR LIVE was born. The bi-weekly show airs every other Sunday at 5 pm on WXYC Chapel Hill 89.3 FM and can be streamed live on their website. FYR LIVE features youth spoken word artists, music, audio documentaries, and discussion around questions of social justice and concepts of community.

Fusion Youth Radio--produced by youth for everyone.

Series

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7 Pieces

These are a series of pieces that have been created by our new team of youth from our second season, enjoy.

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FYR has reached it's 3rd year! Here are some pieces from out new crew!

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4 Pieces

Listen to four short audio stories produced in our first-ever summer workshop!


Pieces

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Since it's February, I wanted to ask teachers and students from my high school how they felt about Black History Month. The responses were surprising.

  • Added: Feb 22, 2012
  • Length: 04:21
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In January of 2012, I went on the North Carolina Truth and Hope Poverty Tour hosted by the NC NAACP and the UNC-CH Poverty Center--a two day bus ri...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2012
  • Length: 06:08
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I was inspired to do a piece on social media, since it has a really big impact on people my age. In this piece, I describe some of the pros and con...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2012
  • Length: 04:27
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A short piece about the ways young people use the Internet and social media in their everyday lives.

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Feb 10, 2012
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 1
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Inspired by Occupy Wall Street in New York, I interviewed some Chapel Hill Occupiers at the post office--their campsite. After having been to the N...

  • Added: Feb 10, 2012
  • Length: 03:30
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For this piece I asked other high school students about the importance of voting, even for students who aren't old enough to cast a ballot.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2012
  • Length: 02:13
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This piece looks at the behavior of teens while at school. I describe a "front" as a way someone acts while at school or around a group of friends ...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2011
  • Length: 02:12
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In this audio essay, I explain how I personally feel about wearing a costume/mask. What I mean by "costume" is the feeling that you are not able to...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2011
  • Length: 02:32
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I made a vox pop to see what students at Carrboro High School are doing for Halloween.

  • Added: Nov 15, 2011
  • Length: 02:46
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This “vox pop”-inspired mix asks how ordinary people in Chapel Hill, NC, view food and how food affects their lives. To answer one of my own questi...

Bought by YouthCast


  • Added: Aug 10, 2011
  • Length: 04:31
  • Purchases: 1