RadioActive honored with five national awards in 2022
KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media is where youth discover public radio journalism, gain access to skills and resources to help them grow as media makers, and share their voice.
This year, four stories produced by young people in the program were recognized with five national awards.
Evident Change’s Media for a Just Society Awards
Evident Change's Media for a Just Society Awards are annually given to media that excel in illustrating our social systems' current realities or the promise of reform.
Finalist — Media by a person who is incarcerated
‘They can never lock your mind up.’ Three stories from juvenile jail
By RadioActive Youth Media | Seven youth joined RadioActive for a two-day virtual podcasting workshop at King County's youth jail. The teens produced three audio stories about their experiences with incarceration.
NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists Excellence in Journalism Awards
NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists is an organization of journalists, media professionals, educators, and students working from within the news industry to foster fair and accurate coverage of LGBTQ issues.
Winner — Excellence in Student Journalism Award
How the pandemic gave me courage to explore my feminine side
By Antonio Nevarez | Away from school hallways and cafeterias, some young people took time during quarantine to explore their identities. That was the case for RadioActive youth producer Antonio Nevarez, who wanted to know why understandings of masculinity seem so limiting.
Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) Journalism Excellence Awards
The Asian American Journalists Association works to increase Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) perspectives and representation in newsrooms, media, and storytelling.
Winner — Student Excellence in Audio Storytelling
What 'working hard' means to two teens, separated by a generation
By Jennifer Nguyen | Michell Nguyen sets high standards for her daughter, RadioActive's Jennifer Nguyen. Jennifer sat down with her mom to talk about where those standards came from: Michell's experience working in a sugar factory in Vietnam at age 13.
Public Media Journalists Association (PMJA) Awards
The Public Media Journalist Association works to support, empower, and advocate for journalists working in public media.
First Place — Division D Student Interview Podcast
‘They can never lock your mind up.’ Three stories from juvenile jail
By RadioActive Youth Media | Seven youth joined RadioActive for a two-day virtual podcasting workshop at King County's youth jail. The teens produced three audio stories about their experiences with incarceration.
Second Place — Division AA Use of Sound
By Charlotte Engrav | Many students are going back to school for in-person learning. RadioActive youth producer Charlotte Engrav is one of them. She feels mixed emotions. In this creative audio diary told entirely through sound, she shares her experience with anxiety during school after over a year of virtual classes.
RadioActive Youth Media is KUOW's radio journalism and audio storytelling program for young people.
Find RadioActive on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, YouTube and Facebook, and on the RadioActive podcast.
Support for KUOW's RadioActive comes from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center and BECU.
