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Stories and perspectives from Southwestern Ohio high school students participating in WYSO's Dayton Youth Radio training program.Dayton Youth Radio is supported by the Virginia W. Kettering Foundation, the CenterPoint Energy Foundation, and the Ohio Arts Council
Brad Kessler’s winning novel “North” follows the lives of a Vermont monk, a Somali refugee, and an Afghan war veteran.
Teenagers want their voices to be heard, especially about the problems they see in their lives. In Springfield, a teen-led group called BATS, or Bringing Awareness to Students, partnered with WYSO to make PSAs about public health issues in their community.
Teenagers want their voices to be heard, especially about the problems they see in their lives. In Springfield, a teen-led group called BATS, or Bringing Awareness to Students, partnered with WYSO to make PSAs about public health issues in their community.
This is the premiere of the latest installment of WYSO's Dayton Youth Radio series. We hear from student poets at the School of Innovation in Springfield.
In this installment of Dayton Youth Radio, we hear from student poets at the School of Innovation in Springfield.
In this installment of Dayton Youth Radio, we hear from student poets at the School of Innovation in Springfield.
Springfield School of Innovation high schoolers share their poetry, produced through WYSO's Dayton Youth Radio.
This spring, Edwin C. Moses spoke with two track athletes at Meadowdale High School in West Dayton about his Olympic experience in the nineteen seventies and eighties.
As K-12 students return to school, many will wear new shoes. Some of the most popular are in Nike's Air Jordan line, named after famous basketball player Michael Jordan.
Patrick (Patty) Patton loves hockey, and every Saturday morning his mom drives him to practice. On one of those morning drives, something happened that would change Patty's life in a big way.
Many of our Dayton Youth radio students come from active duty military families. They are affectionately known as military brats. And today's story is from one of those military brats.
Religion is a topic many teens grapple with as they reach adulthood. In this iteration we'll listen to Gracie Hagon, a senior who's life was impacted by concepts of religion, church and faith.
Religion is a topic many teens grapple with as they reach adulthood. In this iteration we'll listen to Gracie Hagon, a senior who's life was impacted by concepts of religion, church and faith.
This school year Dayton Youth Radio held classes right here at the WYSO studios. Today we'll hear from Zalah Scarberry, a freshman at Belmont High School.
Last fall, two authors, Ben Fountain, the author of Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk and Andrew Cryovac, writer of The Sojourn, were interviewed by students Jack Wyant, Isa Ramos, Francesca Nielsen and Madison Featherstone.
Hear a story from Myles Markham, a senior at Centerville High School, as he describes his journey of grief and healing after the death of his father.
Anna Badkhen recently made her fourth appearance on the program. She's become one of my favorite writers and guests.
A Springfield High School student finds self-empowerment through DIY furniture building.
Central High School student Regan Neil shares a story about their changing relationship with something very important in their lives.
Teenager Keith Board, shares a story about a conversation that happened one day when he and his mom were driving in the car.
This week's youth radio producer, Aaron Harris, went through a big family breakup. And now, as a teenager, has one simple yet deep wish for something maybe all of us may take for granted.
When a father and son share a hobby, they can form a very special bond in life. We'll hear a story about a teenager who's discovered a pastime to share with his dad.
Sometimes all you need to get through a tough time is patience. Springfield High School producer, Jayce Jensen tells us why we, should never give up.
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, listen to one of our favorite Dayton Youth Radio stories from 2019. It's about two teenagers in love.
Hear from Sylvia Korson, a teenager from Central Catholic High School in Springfield, Ohio.
Dayton Youth Radio has a new story from producer Delanie Stratton, a teenager in Springfield, Ohio.
A story from the Global Impact STEM Academy in Springfield about the impact culture has on teenagers.
We have the first story from a new group of students from Springfield. It is a conversation between two gun violence survivors.
Dayton Youth Radio has an interview that teenager John Gorski wanted to have with his father before he leaves home and gets ready for college.
Dayton Youth Radio shares a holiday rerun. It's from Hezikiah Reed, who was a senior at Ponitz Career Technology Center when this story originally aired in 2018. Hezikiah shows us why it's important to live your own life and run your own race.
Here's a story from a teenager who says that a big mistake, taught him an invaluable lesson in life.
This week on Dayton Youth Radio we have an inspirational story of triumph over challenges produced by Emily O'Connell, a member of the class of 2021 at Centerville High School.
When she was a junior at Stivers School for the Arts, Madrid Joy, gave her thoughts about the good and the bad things that happen when loved ones get together for a holiday.
This week on Dayton Youth Radio we have a new story from Centerville High School about a very special teenager who says a little resilience and a lot of love guided him to success in life.
In this episode of Dayton Youth Radio, we'll hear an interview with author Yaa Gyasi. Last month she visited Tipp City and was interviewed by local high school students.
Centerville High School Senior Nick Murlin is wondering what his life will be like five years from now — so he wrote a letter to his future self.
We begin a brand new season of Dayton Youth Radio with a story from a local high school senior who deals with his apprehensiveness about WYSO’s youth radio program.
Joshua and Ethan have been BFFs for life...well, actually since middle school. Ethan came into the studio to help his friend tell this Dayton Youth Radio Story.
It's time for parties and celebrations as the class of 2021 gets ready to take on the world, and it's also time for many of our teenagers to turn 18. In our next Dayton Youth Radio season finale, a story from a Centerville High School senior reflecting on independence and becoming an adult.
Today we have the first of three season finale stories from Dayton Youth Radio. It's about a Kettering teenager who discovered something valuable during his after school job.
Everybody from the governor and surgeon general to principals and school boards have been making decisions about how to do high school during the coronavirus pandemic, but did anybody ask a teenager? In this Dayton Youth Radio story, one local teen shares her perspective.
Like most schools in the Miami Valley, WYSO’s Dayton Youth Radio courses were taught online in a virtual classroom setting. Today Centerville High School student Laila Mays about why her dad is her hero.
What's it like for a teenager to navigate life in the Miami Valley as a refugee from Africa? Today, we take an intimate view of this journey from Joselyne Kamikazi, a high school senior.
Like most schools in the Miami Valley, this season’s Dayton Youth Radio classes were taught virtually, in an online classroom. Today we have a story from a Centerville High School Student about a life changing dream.
For the first 17 years of this week's Dayton Youth Radio producer's life, he was known to the world as Aaron Step. That's his father's last name. Aaron tells us about a holiday gift is the one that can't be found under a Christmas tree.
Like many things, our fall Dayton Youth Radio classes were virtual. Our new group of teenagers from Centerville High School produced their stories in an online class. In today’s story, we’ll meet two friends who have a relationship inside -and out- of school.