Blunt Youth Radio Project
- Location: Portland, Maine
- http://www.bluntradio.org
- http://www.wmpg.org
WMPG’s Blunt Youth Radio Project brings together Maine teenagers to produce audio stories and interviews on topics that matter to them. Finished work is aired on WMPG or made available in podcast format.
The young people handle all aspects of audio production: story development, contacting interview subjects, reporting, recording, editing, on-air hosting, broadcast engineering, podcast production, and sharing and promoting finished audio pieces. Whether youth are participating in Blunt-hosted workshops or are long-term audio correspondents, there is room for everyone to be part of our audio team.
Blunt Youth Radio Project is the winner of thirteen regional and national broadcasting awards. Blunt has been on air for 20 years, and our work has aired on various NPR programs, the BBC, Marketplace, and This American Life, as well as many stations around the country through the Public Radio Exchange. Our broadcast can be heard Tuesday nights from 7:30-8:30 EST on WMPG-FM, Greater Portland, Community Radio.
Series
Blunt Presents Special Coverage of the 2004 Presidential Election
- From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
- Updated: Feb 02, 2004
- From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
- Updated: Nov 20, 2005
Blunt youth producers explore the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina by documenting the displaced, and taking at hard look at the racial inequality exposed by the storm.
- From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
- Updated: Oct 17, 2005
Incarcerated youth from the Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland, Maine tell stories of life behind bars.
- From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
- Updated: Aug 02, 2012
- From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
- Updated: Mar 15, 2016
Blunt Youth Radio is trying to give Japanese people a way to tell the story of their experience following the March 11, 2011 Tohoku Earthquake. Messages from Japan is gathering and sharing the stories of regular Japanese people since the devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis.
- From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
- Updated: Apr 27, 2011
Young people all over the country are deeply driven to be youth climate activists. One way they are doing this is by figuring out how to best use their voice to advocate for the issues that matter most to them. Youth producers from around southern Maine met virtually during the pandemic as part of a 12-week Blunt Youth Radio audio workshop focused on climate activism. These pieces are their final projects created during the workshop.
- From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
- Updated: May 10, 2021
Youth Led Public Affairs Live from Blunt Youth Radio
- From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
- Updated: Jan 13, 2015
Pieces
- Added: Aug 28, 2008
- Length: 01:59
Bought by Vocalo.org and YouthCast
- Added: Jul 31, 2008
- Length: 05:20
- Purchases: 2
Bought by WMPG, 90.9 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station, and PRX Election Podcast
- Added: Jul 24, 2008
- Length: 03:05
- Purchases: 3
Bought by Remix Radio
- Added: Jun 26, 2008
- Length: 04:26
- Purchases: 1
Bought by PRX Remix, WMPG, Remix Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more
- Added: Jun 19, 2008
- Length: 02:53
- Purchases: 6
- Added: Jun 05, 2008
- Length: 03:22
- Added: May 15, 2008
- Length: 05:19
- Purchases: 3
- Added: May 08, 2008
- Length: 02:43
- Added: Jan 17, 2008
- Length: 03:45
- Purchases: 2
Bought by KDNK
- Added: Jan 17, 2008
- Length: 02:06
- Purchases: 1
People who work with Blunt Youth Radio Project
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Claire Holman (Admin)
Founder, Executive Producer |
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Johanna (Jones) Franzel
Generation PRX Director |
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Valerie Randall
student, (sometimes) independent producer |
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Matt Frassica
Producer, The Briny |
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Blunt Youth Radio WMPG (Admin)
Youth Programs Coordinator, WMPG |
