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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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...

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  • Added: Aug 12, 2011
  • Length: 02:30
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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
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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
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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
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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
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