The WUNC Youth Podcast is the result of a summer long exploration of the question "What is News?" Sounds like a simple question, Right? But in 2017 it’s one that comes with an incredibly nuanced answer, especially if you ask a group of predominantly African American 16 to 22 year olds. The show is hosted by WUNC’s Kamaya Truitt Martin and features interviews, youth reporter stories and round-table conversations with our team of Youth Reporters.
About the host
Kamaya Truitt-Martin began her career in radio as a reporter during the first iteration of the WUNC’s Youth Reporting Institute. She has since served as a Mentor in the program teaching teenagers how to produce culturally relevant radio. Kamaya is a 2017 graduate of North Carolina A and T State University. She is also an accomplished poet and one of the subjects of the documentary film Truth Underground.
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For WUNC’s 2021 Youth Reporting Institute, students were tasked with telling stories that amplify their communities. William Townsend, from southeast Raleigh, North Carolina, decided to uncover what freedom looks like at his family home in Scobey, Mississippi.
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The 2021 cohort of the Youth Reporting Institute turned on their mics for our summer of storytelling! Listen to the authentic voices and diverse stories they captured over the summer.
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Watch a recap of the 2021 Youth Reporting Institute listening party. A celebration of the work from our 2021 youth cohort
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WUNC Youth Reporting Institute Production. Youth Reporting mentor Caitlin Leggett hosts weekly instagram lives with the movers and shakers of our community. Her introspective interviews bring the community to the world, and amplify the voices of the marginalized.
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Every Friday night at 9:19 there’s a cypher on the streets of downtown Durham. You know that big bull right across from the Marriott? That’s us. We meet…
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My mom was at home when the gunfire started."It was so hard," my mom recalls. "It was so hard as a mom to be strong because all I wanted to do was…
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Each summer, teens from diverse backgrounds pitch, report and produce radio stories for the WUNC Youth Reporting Institute. This year, youth reporters…
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Each summer, teens from diverse backgrounds pitch, report and produce radio stories for the WUNC Youth Reporting Institute. This year, youth reporters…
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This episode of the WUNC Youth Podcast features Emmanuel Tobe. Emmanuel is a Freshman at Elon University and a returning reporter for our Youth Podcast.…
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This episode of the WUNC Youth Podcast features youth reporter Loulou Batta. Loulou is an upcoming freshman at NC State University and graduated from the…