It Doesn’t Have to Be Perfect

It Doesn’t Have to Be Perfect

By: Morgan Kuehler I have some perfectionist tendencies. Often times when I meet new people, I feel like it’s my job to make sure that the other person comes away from the interaction liking me and thinking I’m talented. I walked into NPR’s Next Generation Radio...
What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You A Better Journalist

What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You A Better Journalist

I was a different person a week ago. Now that I’m through the gauntlet of NextGenRadio, I’m ready to take on the world. The program reinforced the lessons I learned during my time at Texas State University and “The Texas Standard” on KUT Austin. It also gave me new...
The Most Exciting Race Against the Self

The Most Exciting Race Against the Self

From the nerve-racking application process, until the moment I saw my final product ready for publication, my experience at NPR’s Next Generation Radio has felt like an adrenaline-fueled race to an invisible finish line where the prize was the ability to finally catch...