The Eichelberger Center For Community Voices at WYSO
The Eichelberger Center For Community Voices At WYSO Public Radio is a collaborative space for audio training, production, and storytelling. Have a story to tell? Learn hands-on audio production and digital storytelling skills from public radio professionals in a supportive studio environment.
Our mission is to amplify community voices. We welcome storytellers of all ages, backgrounds, and experience levels. Scroll down to listen to some of the stories produced by WYSO's Community Voices producers. For information on upcoming Community Voices training opportunities, email communityvoices@wyso.org
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Conscious Connect, a Springfield nonprofit founded by Dr. Karlos Marshall and Moses Mbeseha, celebrates distributing 100,000 free books to children and families across the Miami Valley.
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WYSO producer Trae Grace talks with Black campers during an intergenerational camping trip at Glen Helen Nature Preserve, led by the BIPOC Food and Farming Network.
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A group of teens from Dunbar High School's Urban Agriculture Program speaks to WYSO producer, Trae Grace, about its project to build bridges and walkways at Highview Hills Park in Dayton.
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On this episode, after a ride down Bison Trail in Columbus, host Trae Grace reconnects with AJ Boyce and Willie Franklin to talk representation and how spending time outdoors helps feed the soul.
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U.S. Air Force military dog handlers Staff Sgt. Mantrease Robertson and Senior Airman Jordan Johnson talk about the training and challenges that define the job.
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After World War II, the U.S. government no longer needed WACO's assault gliders. What followed was an extraordinary surplus story that led to piles of boxes of airplane parts in a Shelby County field.
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Teens from Clark County's BATS group share their superpowers with WYSO.
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Dave Isay, founder and president of StoryCorps, has dedicated his career to building one of America's leading storytelling organizations. Inspired by StoryCorps' new Connect 250 initiative, Will Davis of WYSO's Eichelberger Center for Community Voices spoke with Isay to learn more about the project.
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Randy Ark, Vietnam veteran and former Army combat medic, talks about the work he does to advocate for veterans in Springfield, Ohio.