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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KUNR’s Youth Media program is training the next generation of journalists and elevating the voices and perspectives of high school students in our region. Student reporters produce interviews, audio diaries, commentaries and news stories that air and publish on KUNR. Get to know this semester’s student reporters below.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has put a spotlight on the importance of mental health. For students at one high school in Reno, many are grappling with mental health issues created by a mixture of pandemic anxiety along with changes to their academic routines and limited socialization. KUNR Youth Media’s Nick Stewart explores this issue and how art can help.
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Despite the pandemic bringing about many negative emotions, Reno High senior Fiona Perrault has used the extra time at home to work on her own personal development. To learn more, KUNR Youth Media’s Kathleen Leslie talked to Fiona about the process of becoming more comfortable with herself and how she’s honed her creative writing.
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During pandemic-related business closures, one of the hardest things for Reno resident Lori Perreault was not being able to attend concerts. In an interview for KUNR Youth Media, Lori sat down with her daughter Fiona to share a memory of a wild concert experience from her past.
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Twins Duncan and Kendall Richter moved to Mexico in 2009 when they were six years old. In this conversation, KUNR Youth Media reporter Kendall Richter sat down with her brother to explore the emotions and challenges he faced during this experience and how he overcame them.
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What’s it like opening a restaurant during the pandemic? Rice Box Kitchen in Midtown Reno did just that. KUNR Youth Media’s Avery Thunder stopped at the restaurant to learn more.
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Since the pandemic, the Holland Project in Reno has been attempting to restart the live music scene they were known for before COVID-19.
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The Reno Burrito Project is an organization that provides many services for the unsheltered, most notably, making and delivering burritos.
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KUNR’s Youth Media program is training the next generation of journalists and elevating the voices and perspectives of high school students in our region.…
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Over the weekend, the annual Northern Nevada Pride parade and festival was held in downtown Reno. Last year, the COVID-19 pandemic prevented many events,…