WLRN’s youth radio program mentors and trains student interns through the process of producing professional news features for radio broadcast. This includes formulating a story pitch, reporting, research, identifying and interviewing sources, writing for radio, and mixing basic audio elements.
In addition to producing their own stories, interns learn the fundamentals of journalism in a working newsroom from professionals in the fields of radio, print, photography and digital journalism. Interns learn about finding stories, reporting with accuracy and fairness, and how to be a critical news consumer.
WLRN Youth Radio Institute is part of Urgent, Inc.’s FACE Summer Youth Training Employment Program, which provides hands-on real world training for youth between the ages of 16-24. The program affords interns the opportunity to advance their professional skills to individuals who might not otherwise get the opportunity.
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