Throughout this week, KQED will broadcast segments and stories co-produced by Bay Area high school students and reporters and producers from KQED.
The fifth annual KQED Youth Takeover week starts today, with high school students from around the Bay Area making their voices heard on KQED programs like Forum, The California Report Magazine, Rightnowish, Perspectives, Bay Curious, Above the Noise and more.
Launched in 2018, the KQED Youth Takeover empowers young people to create and broadcast stories alongside KQED reporters and producers about the issues that impact them, their families and their communities. KQED radio and digital audiences will get an authentic and insightful look into the ways the next generation sees our world, our future and the challenges before us.
“The KQED Youth Takeover is a fantastic opportunity for KQED to showcase young people and remind ourselves how important and valuable their voices, perspectives and experiences are by dedicating the space on KQED’s broadcast and digital platforms to elevate their stories,” says Holly Kernan, Chief Content Officer at KQED. “We recognize that young people’s ideas and leadership matter and our communities will be stronger, more inclusive, and more equitable when we include their voices in the public conversation.”
KQED Youth Takeover is a unique year-long program that partners San Francisco Bay Area high school classrooms with KQED journalists and content producers to help students pitch, write and produce audio-feature stories destined for KQED’s broadcast, podcast and online programming. Participating teachers receive curricular support and customized assistance from KQED, and classes were invited to KQED’s newly renovated headquarters to record their pieces in a professional newsroom and studio setting.