[youthradioleaders] advice sought for Florida program

[Erin Yanke]

Dina:
I've worked extensively with schools and community groups doing youth
radio projects.
Some have been really successful, and some a total bummer.

First and most important, I think, is to have a staff person or
teacher at the school to help recruit, do outreach, and be the person
who knows school rules and policies, so you do not have to do
everything.

I don't really know what you mean about "news about a municipality",
what kinds of stories, but maybe you want to also hook them with
something smaller before you get to the big project. Other ideas for
finding kids would be to start a class about "news about a
municipality" and do research, and have the radio piece aspect as
"Part Two" of the class.

Let me know if I can be of more assistance... -Erin Yanke,  KBOO, Portland, OR

On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 11:07 AM, dina weinstein <dina_w at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hello from Miami, Florida. I'm trying to get a radio program off the ground
> here and am looking for advice.
> The idea is to get news about a municipality onto their AM municipal radio
> station.
> I've tried offering this as a workshop for a fee at a community center and
> also partnering with the municipality's Youth Advisory Council. It hasn't
> gone smoothly. Now there's an idea to offer it as a club or after school
> workshop directly at the schools because students have transportation issues
> getting to the community center. For this I have to create a proposal to the
> school.
> I'm wondering if I can connect with Jones or anyone else out there who may
> have advice on how to make this work.
> Thanks,
> Dina Weinstein - c: 786.246.0644
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Erin Yanke
KBOO Youth Advocate
20 SE 8th Ave
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 231-8032 x221
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