Alaska Teen Media Institute

The Alaska Teen Media Institute provides Anchorage teens with the training and the tools they need to tell their own stories in their own voices. Through partnerships with various public radio outlets, ATMI produces a monthly half-hour news and features program and regularly contributes stories to the statewide network.

People who work with Alaska Teen Media Institute

Shana Sheehy Program Director/Independent Producer Anchorage, AK
Rosey Robards (Admin) ATMI Director Anchorage, AK
Sara Perman Teen Reporter and Producer Cambridge, MA
Tonei Glavinic Web Karate Master, and youth producer who lives in an igloo Anchorage, AK
Katie Zager Youth Producer Anchorage, AK
Chris Frenier Mad Max of the Mountains, youth producer anchorage, AK
Caption: PRX default User image Meena Ganesan Overworked student chair of every committee ever, youth producer anchorage, AK
Caption: PRX default User image Barbara Nave Cross-Country Challenger and Youth Producer anchorage, AK
Caption: PRX default User image Andrew Aquino Piano professional, inveterate teller of tales, youth producer Anchorage, AK
Noah Magen Noah Magen Anchorage, AK
Caption: PRX default User image Chloe Miller Tri-athelete Anchorage, AK
Caption: PRX default User image Candace Mckenzie Teacher Anchorage, AK
Erin Britton Youth Producer and major league in love with chicago Anchorage, AK
Caption: PRX default User image Robert Stormo (Admin) Anchorage, Alaska
Caption: PRX default User image Paul Flahive Station Manager Anchorage, IA

Pieces

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It can be hard being the new kid in school. It can be even harder being the new kid in a new country.

  • Added: Feb 04, 2010
  • Length: 00:07:25
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Tattoos have surpassed lockets as a way of keeping memories close.

  • Added: Feb 03, 2010
  • Length: 00:04:06
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Going for a jog, a night at the arcade, painting? What's your perfect date?

  • Added: Feb 03, 2010
  • Length: 00:01:48
Caption: Kelsey Hernandez walks from teacher housing to Chevak School on a cold mid- April morning., Credit: Rosey Robards
ATMI reporter Kelsey Hernandez traveled with five Colony Middle School students to Chevak, Alaska. Adam Rose-Levy interviews her about her experi...

  • Added: Jan 12, 2010
  • Length: 00:15:00
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The dance craze thats taking the globe by storm! ATMI Reporter Max Jungreis's fictional look at headbanging's origins and risks.

  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 00:02:30
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For Adam Rose-Levy, Wings n Things in Anchorage was quickly becoming one of his favorite places to eat. The quality, quantity, and taste kept Adam...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 00:05:44
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KEBA 90.7 FM received breaking news from a reporter that the local children's hospital has had 15 children die? What is? How do we stop it? ATMI st...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 00:06:37
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A commentary by ATMI reporter Max Jungreis about the encounter he had a with a man on the street.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Oct 26, 2009
  • Length: 00:02:13
  • Licenses: 1
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Alaska can be a treacherous place in the winter for humans, but what about the animals at shelters and that get abandoned. ATMI's Areana Cuddy take...

  • Added: Oct 26, 2009
  • Length: 00:03:02
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ATMI Reporter Max Jungreis sets out to find the answer to his question.

  • Added: Oct 26, 2009
  • Length: 00:01:44
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ATMI had people leave messages on Google Voice. "What makes you move" was the question, and here are some of the responses!!

  • Added: Oct 26, 2009
  • Length: 00:03:10
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ATMI's Tiana Johnson interviews one of Anchorage's most famous dancers Andrew Korosky on the corner of 15th and Ingra street.

  • Added: Oct 23, 2009
  • Length: 00:06:10
Nithya Thiru tells us about a Catholic Social Services program for refugees who are making Alaska their home.

  • Added: Jul 20, 2009
  • Length: 00:06:58
Interview with a student from Anchorage, Alaska who went to study polar bears in Canada.

  • Added: Apr 17, 2009
  • Length: 00:05:22
Three teens from Shishmaref, Alaska have seen the impacts of climate change first hand. Here they discuss how the warm weather is impacting them an...

Bought by WRNC-LP, New Hampshire Public Radio, Radijojo World Children's Radio Network, and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 17, 2009
  • Length: 00:07:09
  • Licenses: 4
Nithya Thiru and Nikki Navio ask kids at Polaris K-12 School in Anchorage, Alaska about who they admire.

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Feb 27, 2009
  • Length: 00:01:59
  • Licenses: 1
Cooper Galvin, a high school senior, goes on a quest to find out what love is.

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Nov 13, 2008
  • Length: 00:08:36
  • Licenses: 1
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The Alaska Teen Media Institute's Cooper Galvin and Megan Haller interview youth from all over Alaska about what they think about growing up in the...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2008
  • Length: 00:01:43
The Alaska Teen Media Institute's Tiana Johnson is a 19-year-old teen who has had diabetes since she was five.

  • Added: Oct 16, 2008
  • Length: 00:07:32
Tiana's brother is a mixed martial arts fighter for the Alaska Fighting Championships. And she loves to watch him compete but sometimes wonders why...

  • Added: Jun 02, 2008
  • Length: 00:07:31