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Category Archives: Reflections
The Next Gen Radio program is a bootcamp that humbled me
NPR’s Next Generation Radio has been some of the most impactful work I have done so far during my college career. When I think about what I was like when I first joined our dinner at Otro Cinco on Sunday and where I stand on this last day, I am amazed at how much I grew in five days.
Learning the skills was worth the sacrifice
The Next Generation Radio program got my attention as soon as I heard about it – even though I had no idea what the word “non-narrated” meant.
Learning to tell stories in new ways
I came into the Next Generation Radio program thinking that audio storytelling was no more than recording someone talking and posting the story recording on SoundCloud.
Control what you can and control it well
Next Generation Radio was my first foray into non-narrated audio storytelling, and I learned so much professionally and technically (shoutout to Adobe Audition) from the entire Next Gen team and my mentor, Megan Verlee, of Colorado Public Radio.