The Lesson I Didn’t Know I Needed

The Lesson I Didn’t Know I Needed

This week was nothing like I thought it would be. To any upcoming Next Generation Radio student, a word of advice: If you have any expectations— drop them. When I got accepted to the program, I was excited to have my journalistic skills stretched and challenged....
A Learning Lesson

A Learning Lesson

My official invitation email to this year’s Next Generation Radio program filled me with relief as well as anxiety. I’d have the opportunity to learn from some of the best journalists in my dream industry, but I also worried that I’d have no skills of my own to show....
Going The Distance

Going The Distance

The first time I heard Dora speak to me on the phone, I thought of my grandma. With her thick accent, kind tone and constant breaks for laughter, it was more like I was calling her to catch up, rather than to introduce myself. When I found out she lived in Del Valle,...