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RadioActive honored with five national awards in 2022

caption: RadioActive's Antonio Nevarez receives the Excellence in Student Journalism Award from NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists on Saturday, September 10, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois.
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RadioActive's Antonio Nevarez receives the Excellence in Student Journalism Award from NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists on Saturday, September 10, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois.
KUOW photo/Kelsey Kupferer

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.

caption: RadioActive youth producers Simone St. Pierre Nelson and Charlotte Engrav accept awards at the Public Media Journalists Association (PMJA) annual awards banquet in Seattle, Washington on June 24, 2022.
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RadioActive youth producers Simone St. Pierre Nelson and Charlotte Engrav accept awards at the Public Media Journalists Association (PMJA) annual awards banquet in Seattle, Washington on June 24, 2022.
KUOW Photo/Kelsey Kupferer

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.

The reason why I did this, you know, it's for my family. Because we ain't have food in the refrigerator. And we ain't have nothing else. glow, "‘THEY CAN NEVER LOCK YOUR MIND UP.’ THREE STORIES FROM JUVENILE JAIL"
Courtesy of Megan Sobchuk

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.

My clothes help me express myself. It doesn't matter which section of the store they come from. ANtonio nevarez, "How the pandemic gave me courage to explore my feminine side"
MICHAEL RANDOLPH

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.

I feel like I’m Cinderella, and my little siblings are my 'evil stepsisters' who I cater to. Jennifer Ngueyn, "What 'working hard' means to two teens, separated by a generation"
COURTESY OF JENNIFER NGUYEN

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

What I heard when I returned to school

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.

caption: The author, Charlotte Engrav.
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The author, Charlotte Engrav.
KUOW GRAPHIC/CHARLOTTE ENGRAV

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.

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