KUT Austin | August 2019
'First Days in America'
We are finding, coaching and training public media's next generation. This #nextgenradio project is created with partner station KUT Austin, where six talented student journalists are participating in a week-long state-of-the-art training program.
In this project, six immigrants talk about how their first days in the United States shaped their lives today.
Students’ Reflections
It Doesn’t Have to Be Perfect
Excerpt: I didn’t walk into a room full of people I needed to win over. Instead, I became a part of a group that is passionate about telling stories.
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 first day felt intimidating. Walking into a room full of journalists who have made a name for themselves in the industry with their outstanding work, with five other participants who, from what I’d seen through social media digging, were go-getter overachievers like me, was intimidating. This was by no means a competition, but the pressure was on.
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. I...
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
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,...
STUDENTS TALK