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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StoryCorps'/ContributedThe initiative brings strangers with different beliefs together for a conversation — not to debate politics — but to simply get to know each other as people. Sign up now. -
Stephen RumbaughNavy veteran Monica Helms explains how she created the iconic transgender flag in 1999, its symbolic meaning, and how it became a rallying point for the trans community. -
ContributedSpringfield, Ohio, High School sophomore Emerson Babian created a PSA urging teens to trade social media time for daily movement to improve sleep, mood, and brain power. -
Arienne Childrey/ContributedOn May 4, 2025, transgender people and allies gathered in Dayton, Ohio, for a rally to demand transgender rights and resist anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and systemic erasure.
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In this WYSO Youth Radio episode, high schooler Tobias Ashlock interviews his mentor Tracey Schalk about navigating life with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC). -
Arienne Childrey, Ohio's first transgender city council member, urges the LGBTQ+ community to take "Stonewall spirit" and fight anti-trans laws through political action. -
NPR's education desk experts, Steve Drummond and Janet Lee, offer advice on teaching students audio storytelling skills, including tips on equipment, editing, and more. -
Arnold challenged Republican Rodney Creech, who she says is a former trans ally, for the Ohio House in '24, raising awareness about trans rights in conservative districts -
Landon Keaton from Ponitz Career Tech interviews beloved author Lois Lowry about her Newbery Award-winning novel "The Giver" and the power of reading.
