RadioActive Opportunities: Applications Due Jan 21 and Other Events

RadioActive Youth Media's Spring 2015 Workshop in the University District!

Applications due by 11:59pm on Wed, January 21st

Dear Vicky, Applications are due tomorrow for RadioActive's 2015 spring workshop in radio journalism! If you know young people who would be excited about this PAID OPPORTUNITY to tell stories and learn how to make radio, please remind them to get their applications turned in! More information about the 2015 spring workshop and the RadioActive youth media program is below. Workshop applications are due Wednesday, January 21st by 11:59pm. The RadioActive 2015 Spring Workshop In this fun, rigorous and hands-on workshop, youth ages 16-18 learn about journalism, audio recording, audio editing, interviewing, writing for broadcast, and speaking on the air. During the workshop, the six participants will work collaboratively to create feature radio stories on topics of their choice that will be published on KUOW.org and shared at a public listening party! Best of all, RadioActive participants have the chance to amplify their voices by telling true stories about their communities, and the topics that are important to them. RadioActive's 2015 Spring Workshop starts on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 and ends on Thursday, April 30, 2015. Workshop meetings are held every Tuesday and Thursday from 5:00-7:00pm at KUOW's studios at 4518 University Way NE in Seattle's University District. We also have all-day workshops on Saturday February 14th, Tuesday February 17th, and Saturday April 18th. For completing the program, students will receive a $375 stipend. RadioActive provides snacks for students during the workshop, and bus tickets as needed. Youth who complete the program receive a 1-year subscription to Adobe's Creative Cloud software suite, and are eligible to apply for a four-year college scholarship provided by the Adobe Foundation. Graduates of this workshop have the opportunity to stay involved as a RadioActive Advanced Youth Producer. You can find more information and applications at kuow.org/radioactive. Admission to this workshop is selective - youth apply by pitching a story and go through an interview process before being accepted. Please pass this opportunity on to youth you know who are excited to tell stories and have their voices heard! Applications are due TOMORROW -- by 11:59pm on Wednesday, January 21st. Feel free to contact lila@kuow.org with any questions about our 2015 Spring Workshop or about RadioActive in general. We look forward to helping the young people you work with produce incredible radio! About RadioActive Youth Media RadioActive is a program of KUOW 94.9FM Public Radio. RadioActive creates a space where youth delight in discovering public radio journalism and supports young people's growth as media makers by sharing access to public radio's knowledge, skills, and institutions. We offer seasonal beginning radio storytelling workshops and ongoing opportunities for graduates of those workshops. Check out some of the amazing stories produced by past RadioActive participants! RadioActive can also schedule workshops tailored to YOUR school or organization's needs. We can present FREE engaging lessons on storytelling, interviewing, audio editing or other radio skills throughout the school year. Let me know if you're interested in scheduling a workshop or outreach opportunity for your class or group! Lila Kitaeff Program Producer, Outreach and Community Partnerships RadioActive Youth Media at KUOW 94.9 Public Radio lila@kuow.org 206-543-6414 STAY CONNECTED