Youth Voices
Youth Show December 6
This week on the show, youth producer Mara MacDonell brings us a great piece about the Cook County High School Pep Band.
Mystery Noise: December 6
Take a listen to this week's "Mystery Noise," a feature on the Thursday PM Youth Show!
Untitled Poem #2
Czarina Crow-Czarina Crow is a WTIP Youth Radio Project producer, high school student and poet. In this feature, she shares a poem about death and saying goodbye.
Youth Radio Project: Pep Band
If you've ever been to a high school sports event, you've probably seen (and heard) the pep band. But what purpose do they really serve?
Night of the Notorious: Mark Marxen on the wolf hunt
Is a wolf hunt good wolf population management? College in the Schools Writing student Mark Marxen is taking a closer look at this topic for his Night of the Notorious project.
8th Grade "This I Believe" Essay Readings: Part 3
Teacher Sarah Malkovich has been working with her students over the past few weeks to write "This I Believe" essays as part of her 8th grade exploratory class.
Youth Show November 29
This week on the show, we bring you new editions of School News, a fresh-off-the-press poem from our own youth producer Czarina Crow, we have an interview with College in the Schools Writing class stu
Mystery Noise: November 29
Take a listen to this week's "Mystery Noise," a feature on the Thursday PM Youth Show!
Youth Radio Project: An Untitled Poem
Czarina Crow-Youth producer Czarina Crow hosts and engineers the Saturday Youth Radio Project Mix show. She also writes original poetry, which she occasionally shares with us on the air.
Night of the Notorious: Clay Johnson on forest management
What is the best way to manage our forests?
Youth bring indie band Cloud Cult to Silver Bay
This weekend, reknowned indie band Cloud Cult will perform at the William Kelley High School Auditorium in Silver Bay, and the young people on the Northern Lake County Arts Board were instrumental in
Youth Show November 22
This week, we bring you a great pre-recorded program in honor of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Night of the Notorious: Katie Vander Heiden on student drug testing
Should high schoolers participating in extracurricular activities be drug tested? College in the Schools Writing student Katie Vander Heiden will be looking into that question in the coming weeks.
Youth producer Michaela Peterson checks in over Thanksgiving
Over the holiday week, Youth Radio Project producer Michaela Peterson was on the road with her family, headed to St. Louis, Missouri.
Mystery Noise: November 15
Take a listen to this week's "Mystery Noise," a feature on the Thursday PM Youth Show!
Youth producer Czarina Crow shares an original poem
Czarina Crow-Many people might not know this, but Youth Radio Project member Czarina Crow is quite the poet.
8th Grade "This I Believe" Essay Readings: Part 2
Teacher Sarah Malkovich has been working with her students over the past few weeks to write "This I Believe" essays as part of her 8th grade exploratory class.
Youth Show November 15
This week on the Youth Show, we had a great interview with College in the Schools Writing student Cailan Carpenter as part of our Night of the Notorious interview series, TWO essays from Ms.
Night of the Notorious: Cailan Carpenter on picking a topic
Cailan Carpenter joined us in the studio this week to share her thoughts on picking a topic for her Night of the Notorious project.
Mystery Noise: November 8
Take a listen to this week's "Mystery Noise," a feature on the Thursday PM Youth Show!
Youth Show November 8
This week's Youth Show=packed! We're joined by new youth radio producer Mara MacDonell, who brings us a brand-spanking-new commentary.
8th Grade "This I Believe" Essay Readings: Part 1
Teacher Sarah Malkovich has been working with her students over the past few weeks to write "This I Believe" essays as part of her 8th grade exploratory class.
Youth Radio Project: Let 17-year-olds vote
One of the most exciting elements to surface during the last presidential election was the increased participation of younger voters. While this can be celebrated, not all young people had the c
Youth Radio Project interviews CIRCLE on youth voting
As most of you probably know, this week was election week. Prior to the election, we got to thinking about what the status is with young people and voting in America.
Night of the Notorious: Update with Producers Kara & Sterling
Each week, you hear the voices of Sterling and Kara on the Youth Show. Recently, they've been interviewing their fellow students on their Night of the Notorious research topics.
Random Fact: October 20
Joey Chemelik-Cy Fortunato and Joey Chemelik are two hosts of the Saturday Youth Mix Show. Each time they host the program, Joey shares a random fact. This week, Joey shares a rather gruesome one.
Youth Radio Project: Cross Country
Last week, on the last sunny day in October, Mara did what she has done every day after school this fall. She went to Cross Country practice.
Youth Show October 25
This week on the Youth Show, we introduce new youth producer Mara MacDonell, who brings a brand-spanking-new commentary about being part of the Cook County Cross Country Team.
Mystery Noise: October 26
Take a listen to this week's "Mystery Noise," a feature on the Thursday PM Youth Show!