KUNR’s Youth Media program is a special partnership with the Washoe County School District and Report for America to train the next generation of journalists and to elevate the voices of teenagers in our region.
Students work with media professionals to produce creative audio stories that matter to them. To learn more about how the program works, check out this article for the Radio Television Digital News Association.
This program was formerly called Reno Youth Radio.
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KUNR Youth Media’s James Lewis sat down with his classmate, AACT senior Omar Vazquez, to chat about his academics, friendships, and even presidential dreams.
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Junkee Clothing Exchange, a local apparel and antiques standby, is moving to Reno Public Market. KUNR Youth Media’s Rachel Pagano has more on its moving process.
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The pandemic has brought new challenges for everyone, including Damonte Ranch High School rising senior Maddie Rose, who had to find new coping methods to maintain a positive outlook. KUNR Youth Media’s Celeste Rizo sat down with Maddie to learn more about her experiences.
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COVID-19 cases are substantially lower than at other points during the pandemic. But immunocompromised people, who make up nearly 3% of America’s population, are still navigating how to stay safe from the virus, while many others have largely returned to normal.
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It’s been one year since the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan. The Northern Nevada International Center is continuing to help refugees in their journey to an independent life locally.
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KUNR Public Radio has received several honors from the Public Media Journalists Association and Radio Television Digital News Association for work aired and published in 2021.
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Recent elections have shown that more young people are voting - and that rate is only expected to grow in future elections. KUNR Youth Media Reporter Celeste Rizo explores the support local high school students have been receiving during this election cycle so far.
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KUNR Youth Media student reporters crafted questions for Washoe County School Board candidates. KUNR’s Lucia Starbuck and Nick Stewart break down what local high school students are concerned about this election and what the candidates had to say.
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KUNR Youth Media is an award-winning program that trains high school students to be radio reporters. As part of KUNR’s 2022 election coverage, our spring 2022 cohort has created a questionnaire for all of the candidates running for a seat on the Washoe County School District Board of Trustees. This election cycle, there are three candidates running for the school board seat in District B.
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KUNR Youth Media is an award-winning program that trains high school students to be radio reporters. As part of KUNR’s 2022 election coverage, our spring 2022 cohort has created a questionnaire for all of the candidates running for a seat on the Washoe County School District Board of Trustees. This election cycle, there are three candidates running for the school board seat in District C.
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KUNR Youth Media is an award-winning program that trains high school students to be radio reporters. As part of KUNR’s 2022 election coverage, our spring 2022 cohort has created a questionnaire for all of the candidates running for a seat on the Washoe County School District Board of Trustees. This election cycle, there are three candidates running for the school board seat in District D.
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2022 Elections: Washoe County School Board At-Large District F candidate surveys by KUNR Youth MediaKUNR Youth Media is an award-winning program that trains high school students to be radio reporters. As part of KUNR’s 2022 election coverage, our spring 2022 cohort has created a questionnaire for all of the candidates running for a seat on the Washoe County School District Board of Trustees. This election cycle, there are five candidates running for the school board seat in at-large District F.