KUOW

RadioActive Youth Media

Started: 2003

Currently active
Created by our station

Station type: Radio

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RadioActive Youth Media is KUOW Public Radio’s journalism and audio storytelling program for young people. At RadioActive, youth in the Pacific Northwest discover public radio journalism and gain access to the skills, community and institutional resources that spur their growth as media makers. Through their stories, listeners of all ages gain a deeper understanding of young people whose voices are rarely heard by the greater public. RadioActive became a year-round program at KUOW in 2013, and as of 2022, the program has 3.5 full-time staff members and has served more than 6,000 youth. You can find RadioActive stories, self-guided activities for teens, and resources for educators at kuow.org/radioactive.

This project reaches tweens and teens via...

Directly engaging t(w)eens via activities, events, or programs
Indirectly reaching t(w)eens via educators, PD, curriculum
Media and/or educational content that is made by, with, or for t(w)eens

What topics does this project focus on?

Civic engagement Culture, society Current affairs Education Identity, relationships Journalism Life skills, career skills Media literacy Media making Music, art Public media Science, technology Wellness, mental health

Is this project considered part of the station's journalism work?

Yes

Departments involved:

Engagement Newsroom

KUOW Photo/Kelsey Kupferer

Media and/or educational content

Who is the primary audience of the content?

General audience adults

Who creates the media content?

T(w)eens and adults (in collaboration)

*General audience adults*

Who decides the topic areas of the content?

Both youth and adults (in collaboration)

Where is the content shared?

Broadcast radio Website Podcast YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook Twitter

Directly engaging tweens and teens in local programming

In this project...

We host programming directly for t(w)eens We partner with *local organizations* to host programming We partner with our *local school district(s)* to host programming

Contact time between youth participants and station staff:

11+ hours

Indirectly engaging youth via educators, professional development, or curriculum

This project indirectly engages youth by partnering with...

Schools Community-based organizations or nonprofits Public departments (e.g., city parks department, local library, etc.)

Does this project train educators or run a professional development program?

Does this project create curricula or educational resources for educators to use?

Yes