Today on Dayton Youth Radio we have a story about listening carefully when fathers and sons talk; sharing family history, ideas and politics. Today, we will share one conversation where son and father trade ideas. They are white, and next week, we'll hear from an African American father and son.

Today on Dayton Youth Radio we have a story about listening carefully when fathers and sons talk; sharing family history, ideas and politics. Today, we will share one conversation where son and father trade ideas. They are white, and next week, we'll hear from an African American father and son. Youth Radio Producer John Hahn grew up in Rochester, NY where his dad was an engineer for the Eastman Kodak Company. But when digital cameras changed the way we took photos, Kodak was forced to shut down

This week on Dayton Youth Radio, we have a story from Centerville High School student Sarah Weymouth about parents communicating with their teenagers. You know your kids better than anyone else right? Inside and out, right? I’m sure that’s how my dad felt, up until last week when i gave him a reality check. My parents got divorced when I was 7 years old. Before then, we all lived together happily in our little ranch style home in suburban Centerville, Ohio. But as my parents' relationship began

Today on Dayton Youth Radio we have a story, from the Dayton Early College Academy by Malia Hampshire about the joy of reading. My name is Malia Hampshire. I go to Dayton Early College Academy. I love to bake cupcakes, and trains scare me. I love to read - like really love reading. I have an overactive imagination and sometimes need an outlet. I needed to find something that was very productive. My story is about escaping reality through books. I believe that most people, teens and adults, take

Today on Dayton Youth Radio we have a story, from the Dayton Early College Academy by Malia Hampshire about the joy of reading. My name is Malia Hampshire. I go to Dayton Early College Academy. I love to bake cupcakes, and trains scare me. I love to read - like really love reading. I have an overactive imagination and sometimes need an outlet. I needed to find something that was very productive. My story is about escaping reality through books. I believe that most people, teens and adults, take

Sometimes you check the news and realize you are right in the middle of it. That happened to Dori'Asia Smith, a student at the David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center; she saw stories about bullied teens and kids who killed themselves because of it. She thought about it and realized, she was a bully. My name is Dori’Asia Smith. I am now 17 years old. I’m a senior, and I’m a varsity volleyball athlete. I was once a mean girl back in 7th grade. A mean girl is someone that picks on somebody else

This week on Dayton Youth Radio, we have the first of two stories about teenagers dealing with the opioid crisis. Today we'll hear from Megan Johnson, a senior at Centerville High School. My story is about my 25 year old cousin, whose life was taken by the use of heroin. She overdosed on Fentanyl. I did this story because this is something I think about on a daily basis every night before I go to sleep, losing someone who was so close to me to drugs and seeing what it did to my family. When I

We've been doing Dayton Youth Radio for about 3 years now on WYSO and through this program, project manager Basim Blunt has met almost 100 high school students. It seems like more than ever, teens want to talk about the effect their parents' divorce had on their lives. Here's a story about divorce with a small twist from Ponitz Career Technology Center Student senior Daylan McKinney. I’m 17 years old and a former athlete. I used to play basketball for Ponitz, and I played from freshman to junior

This week on Dayton Youth Radio we have a story about a teenage daughter's relationship with her father. It's from Alexis Jones, a senior at Centerville High School. In 2016, at the beginning of my junior year, I had a crisis. It started when my mom met her new boyfriend. They were both from the Dayton area so they spent a lot of time together, and they decided to move in with each other. I had no say in their decision Even though the house we moved into was spacious, my home life still felt

Somethings never change, like the rollercoaster ride of emotions our teenagers face when they fall in love. Here's a story about romance and high school from a student at Ponitz Career Technology Center. My name is Lovely - yes, that’s my real name. I’m a 17-year-old black girl that goes to Ponitz Career Technology Center. My story is about dealing with low self-esteem. In elementary school, from kindergarten until 6th grade, I went to an all-girls school and was always around females. When I