In 2014, WYSO launched Youth Radio to give high school students the opportunity to speak for themselves. Each year, teens collaborate with the Eichelberger Center for Community Voices to write, produce, and air their own stories on WYSO. These young creators bring fresh energy, new perspectives, and powerful storytelling to the airwaves—and their voices are helping shape the future of our region.
We’ve proudly worked with students from schools including David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center, Dayton Early College Academy (DECA), Dayton STEM Academy, The Miami Valley School, Tecumseh High School, Yellow Springs High School, Centerville High School, Stivers School of the Arts, Springfield STEM Academy, Springfield High School, Springfield School of Innovation, and Thurgood Marshall Career Academy.
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Many of our Dayton Youth radio students come from active duty military families. They are affectionately known as military brats. And today's story is from one of those military brats. -
Letting Go: A teenager describes their journey from recklessness to recoveryThe first of two stories for the 2023 season finale of Dayton Youth Radio. -
Religion is a topic many teens grapple with as they reach adulthood. In this iteration we'll listen to Gracie Hagon, a senior who's life was impacted by concepts of religion, church and faith. -
This school year Dayton Youth Radio held classes right here at the WYSO studios. Today we'll hear from Zalah Scarberry, a freshman at Belmont High School. -
A new Dayton Youth Radio story from high school freshman Lucinda Dobson. -
Last fall, two authors, Ben Fountain, the author of Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk and Andrew Cryovac, writer of The Sojourn, were interviewed by students Jack Wyant, Isa Ramos, Francesca Nielsen and Madison Featherstone. -
Hear a story from Myles Markham, a senior at Centerville High School, as he describes his journey of grief and healing after the death of his father. -
A Springfield High School student finds self-empowerment through DIY furniture building. -
Centerville High School student Reagan Neal shares a story about their changing relationship with something very important in their lives. -
Unlabeled: A teenager uses comedy to open up about their sexualityTeenager Keith Board, shares a story about a conversation that happened one day when he and his mom were driving in the car.
