Articles in Pittsburgh Youth Radio Corps
Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5 Radio Club: My Radio Station
Students in Radio Club at Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5 wrote and recorded these pieces about their radio stations. First we had a discussion about what we listen to on the radio and what we would like to hear more of. Then, we each wrote about what our station would sound like and even recorded our tagline! Listen below to hear what everyone created.
The ZONE: Audio Editing
Students at The ZONE’s Radio Club got a chance to edit some of their own audio. After virtually obliterating some annoying mouth noise and demolishing numerous mispronunciations they discovered the “Pitch Bending” function. Needless to say, they loved making people sound like Sloth from “The Goonies.”
Clairton CASTLE: Hopes for Spring
With the weather finally turning (sort of) and Spring seemingly right around the corner (right? RIGHT?), Radio Clubers allowed themselves to dream of short sleeve shirts, flip flops and sunglasses. After recording about what they planned to do when the fabled sun returned, they then had to make the difficult decision between being able to speak to animals or being able to speak every other language.
Project Destiny Radio Club: Radio Kits
Today in Radio Club we built radios from a kit. Everyone worked in teams and helped each other to follow the instructions and put together a working radio! Then we had to listen to see if we could identify the stations we were hearing as well as how to improve the reception by walking around the room and changing the location of the antenna. Everyone shared at least one thing that they learned during the process.
Pittsburgh Langley K-8: Saturday Light Brigade Studio Visit
Students in Citiparks’ After School Academy at Pittsburgh Langley K-8 visited The Saturday Light Brigade radio studio this past week. During their visit, they learned how a radio studio operates, and learned about the technical side of producing a radio broadcast. This trip was a part weekly sessions in which Radio Club students have been creating announcements for their morning assembly.
Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5 Radio Club: A Time I Achieved
Students in Radio Club at Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5 wrote and recorded these pieces where they describe a time they achieved something and were proud. It was really fun to hear all of the different stories!
Propel Northside Radio Club: My Radio Station
We had a great time in Radio Club at Propel Northside this week. We talked about what our ideal radio station would sound like and how each “DJ” would put together their time clock for the length of their program. Each student recorded their thoughts about their station and then created a tagline that we put together into a radio show intro, complete with music!
The ZONE: Mad Libs
Students at The Zone’s Radio Club received a grammar refresher with a Bowling-oriented Mad Lib. Their favorite noun: “Booty.”
Project Destiny Radio Club: My Radio Station
Students in Radio Club at Project Destiny wrote and recorded these pieces where they talk about what they listen to on the radio and what they would play on their own radio station. They drew time clocks breaking down the segments of their show. They also worked on creating a written self portrait.
Pittsburgh Langley K-8: Bullying
Students in Citiparks’ After School Academy at Pittsburgh Langley K-8 wrote and recorded pieces in which they shared their thoughts about bullying. The piece below is just a small example of the wonderful work they did. These pieces are the result of weekly sessions in which students are learning about the equipment and techniques used in producing features for radio, with the goal of creating announcements for their morning assembly.
