Next Generation Radio

12/01/2024

Met at in 2010. During the years, we'd go to the conferences each year and have breakfast or dinner to catch up. Note: We never hung out where we live in the DC area.
We hadn't sat and talked in person anywhere since 2019. Decided to fix that and did that today.

11/25/2024

Next Gen Radio has a new story theme.
Last month, our managing and digital editors and I convened via Zoom and were led through a design thinking exercise by Next Gen alumna Kuo, now VP for Content at PRX.

We settled on six broad ideas.
We voted for "Moments of Truth."

We'll ask our reporters to find a source who could capture a moment in their lives when clarity of purpose was revealed. When did the subject discover something new about themselves, their community, or their understanding of the world, and explain how that changed their life?
We will begin exploring this theme when Next Gen returns in February 2025 and with our 4th project with Oregon Public Broadcasting

A special thank you to Next Gen Editorial Illustration team member for raising your hand and creating this illustration so quickly.

11/16/2024

60 degree Saturday in November in Central Massachusetts with actual husband.

11/16/2024

I ordered a "Black and Tan." Bartender said, "What's that?" *checks location* Boston? Right?
Advise her on how to make one. She does. Suddenly, everyone around the bar has one, poured perfectly.
Next Gen Early-Career alumna and now Boston Globe reporter (pictured) has one as well.
I demand a percentage.

11/15/2024

Catching up with .w.d.martin of the morning and celebrating in the evening.

11/14/2024

Real OG & a New G.
I met so, so long ago
90 minutes today went by so fast. Always appreciated the way she thinks.teranana is a next gen alumna from our 2023 project and is now a first year student at
She's going to lead one day. Watch.

11/13/2024

Hadn’t done this anywhere in a while. Pulled together some Next Gen folks and other mentees here in Boston.
Left to right:
formerly of the Association of Independents in Radio.
Cristela Guerra. Arts and Culture Reporter for WBUR.

2017 alum from our program in Phoenix
Padrino
, Michelle Johnson, retired journalism prof at BU and Next Gen editor/developer. We worked on all of the affinity group student projects and for many, many (did I say many?) years. She got me to go deep into digital before it was a thing.
Athena Desai, one of the OGest of OG Mentees. Interned and was a temp producer at NPR many years ago and currently Life and Interpersonal Skills coach for her own company.
Paris Alston, Host at ’GBH here in Boston and future CEO at a future company.

11/12/2024

Very timely conference. We The People coming together to talk, share, and learn from each other. I'll be emcee for the Medal of Honor ceremony where OG Mentee, Public Radio Host, nationally known speaker, and published author will be recognized. Also, I'll be leading a discussion Saturday, titled, "The World is One Country and We are its Citizens: Connecting through Media."

10/20/2024

You know when you are meticulously digging through FAR too many digital folders, looking for that ONE thing and you suprisingly find something else? No? 🤓

Well.....
This photo was taken exactly 10 years ago this coming weekend. I think I took it.
Back story:
Next Generation Radio was reborn in 2013, having been on hiatus since 2009.
In 2014, we ended that year with our second project, and it was at the annual Collegiate Broadcasters conference, which was held then in Seattle. Thanks to support from KUOW Public Radio and my good friend and colleague Arvid Hokanson, we selected seven current or recently graduated college students (one came all the way from Puerto Rico, Alyssa A. Mendez) and we brought them to the conference.

In the photo, left to right: Nancy DeVille, Ann Kane, Gabriela Saldivia, Reynaldo Leaños Jr., Alyssa A. Mendez, Constanza Gallrado (Coco) and Imana Gunawan.

For a few years, I've been doing this series called "OG Mentee" (h/t Juleyka Lantigua for coining the term). I define it as someone having been regularly coached/mentored guided by me/us for a minimum of 10 years. I'll note from this group, Rey and Imana have returned a few times to be a mentor, Aly mentored on our Chicago project last year and Gabriela, in particular, has ascended to our Managing Editor role, having lead several of our five-day digital sprints.

Now, here n October 2024:
Nancy is a Podcast and Special Projects Manager for "The Atlantic."
Ann is a podcast producer in Atlanta.
Gabriela lives in Spain and is a freelance producer and editor.
Rey is now a producer for "Latino USA/Futuro Media" and based in New York City.
Aly is a digital producer for Telemundo Chicago.
Coco is in Miami and a Managing Producer for Pushkin.
Imana is in New York City, having just finished an MPS at the Fashion Institute of New York and is now a freelance producer/coordinator.

10/09/2024

"Old Home Week."

Minus Indigenous Affairs reporter Katie Hallum (Cherokee) this is the reporting team KOSU Radio and under the guidance of News Director Robby Korth
Left, down the row:
Abby Siatkowski, Digital Producer
(Katie sits there)
Sarah Liese (Navajo and Turtle Mountain Chippewa), Indigneous Affairs Reporter
Lionel Ramos, State Government Reporter
Right, from the back, forward:
Grayson Wheeler, Water Reporter
Anna Pope, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Reporter
Sierra Pfeiffer, Health Reporter/Next Generation Radio 2023 WUNC alumna.
Matthew Viriyapah, Production Assistant and Host of "Songwriters and Tour Riders" Podcast as well as the "Oklahoma Music Minute."

10/07/2024

I can remember reading Editor and Publisher and gettng ink on my hands.At the time it was considered THE place to get a mention. Reporter Gretchen Peck and I talked a couple of weeks ago, after we had just concluded our "Texas Newsroom" program.
Shout out to the Next Generation Radio Illustration team and especially Lauren Ibanez and EeJoon Choi for their work you see.
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/next-gen-radio-a-boot-camp-shaping-the-future-of-audio-storytelling,252192

NPR’s Next Generation Radio project is both a unique professional development opportunity and a talent pipeline for audio journalism and the broader journalism field. It’s an intensive five-day boot camp for aspiring audio storytellers funded by NPR member stations. Not only is it free, but part...

09/23/2024

Rainy day and Monday at Next Generation Radio.

09/08/2024

Our Next Generation Radio Illustration Team always produces beautiful work. This banner is by team member Lauren Ibañez.
And, here are the stories from our 5th Texas Newsroom project. https://texasnewsroom2024.nextgenradio.org/
Next up: St. Louis Public Radio in a couple of weeks.

08/31/2024

Been doing Next Generation Radio projects in Texas since 2005, almost 20 years.
This year is no exception.
Six reporters were selected for the 2024 program, which begins on the afternoon of Sunday, September 1, and concludes the afternoon of Friday, September 6.
The reporters and their in-person mentors will be in Dallas-Fort Worth (two), with one each in Houston, El Paso, Austin, and Edinburg, in the Rio Grande Valley.
Top row, left to right:
Camilo Diaz, University of North Texas
Kaiya Little (Seminole Tribe), University of Texas - Austin
David Mercado, Jack J. Valenti School of Communication, University of Houston
Bottom, left to right:
Penelope Rivera, University of North Texas
Maria Ruiz, of Texas - RGV
Rumi Sevilla, University of Texas - El Paso
*Illustrations by Emily Whang, Lauren Ibanez and Shideh Ghandeharizadeh

08/15/2024

Once upon a time, I had the bright idea of doing Next Gen Radio radio projects in Austin, TX, AND during SXSW. Brilliant, right? 😉Austin (and SXSW) were a lot smaller back then. "Twitter" launched at SXSW during our third project there in 2007. What the hell was a "Twitter?" Microblogging? Get off my lawn.

20 years later, we're still going in Texas. A few of our alumni from these Texas projects: Rachel Osier Lindley Erika Aguilar, Claudia Hernández, Estefanía de León, Jan Ross Piedad, Patricia Lim, Thalía Guzmán, Dani Matias Jerry Quijano, Tiana Woodard and Colleen DeGuzman
Now, we welcome these six rising journalists and media makers to our community for the 2024 Next Gen-Texas Newsroom program.
Top row, left to right:
Camilo Diaz, University of North Texas
Kaiya Little (Seminole), The University of Texas at Austin
David Mercado, University of Houston Jack J. Valenti School of Communication at the University of Houston
Bottom row left to right:
Penelope Rivera, a recent graduate of the University of North Texas
Maria Ruiz, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Rumi Sevilla, The University of Texas at El Paso

NPR member station KERA in Dallas is hosting this year, AND we will have reporting teams in Houston, Austin, El Paso, and the Rio Grande Valley.
We launch on Sunday, Sept 1, and conclude on the afternoon of Friday, September 6.

07/18/2024

DEADLINE SUNDAY, JULY 28

We've been doing audio reporting projects in Texas for nearly 20 years. Starting with in Austin, we are now sponsored by "The Texas Newsroom," a collaborative of public media stations around the state.
These member stations in Texas are taking turns as hosts; this year, it's KERA in Dallas. We will still have reporting teams around the state. The project starts Sunday, Sept 1, and concludes Friday, Sept 6.
Apply here: nextgenradio.org/apply
*You must be living in Texas.
*You must be available the full week.
*You do not have to be in college.
*If chosen, you will be paid a stipend for the week. Yes.
*Illustration by