More from Radio Rookies
Best Couple
(00:04:48)
From: Radio Rookies
When seniors at a small public high school in the Bronx cast their votes for "Best Couple" they chose a pair they admire but who definitely defy the stereotype of best couple.
Someone to Tuck Me In
(00:09:54)
From: Radio Rookies
Last year at a routine check-up, 15-year-old Raymond Henderson decided to tell the truth. When his doctor noticed bruises on his neck, Raymond admitted that his stepfather ...
Stuck
(00:08:55)
From: Radio Rookies
Kaddeem Wright enjoys reading philosophy and arguing with his friends about history and politics. With his smarts and innate curiosity about the world, Kaddeem seems like a ...
My Mother vs. The Streets
(00:08:20)
From: Radio Rookies
In the past, hanging out with boys has gotten Jacuyra into trouble. But as a 16-year-old who doesn't often think about the consequences of her actions, Jacuyra would love ...
I'm Not Emo
(00:09:08)
From: Radio Rookies
Like most of the kids in her school and on her block, 16-year-old Josetta Adams used to listen to hip-hop. But when she slipped into a depression, Josetta started listening ...
Read a Book
(00:09:24)
From: Radio Rookies
Keith Harris had a secret when he started school in the U.S. for the first time: he didn't know how to read and write.
Home Alone
(00:07:27)
From: Radio Rookies
Krystle loves her mom very much and she feels guilty about how hard her mom has worked to provide a good life for them, but Krystle sometimes wonders if all the work hours ...
The Chernobyl Disaster
(00:08:17)
From: Radio Rookies
Rookie Reporter Irina was born in Belarus 6 years after the Chernobyl disaster. She has always seen herself as a Chernobyl victim, but the more she learns about the effects ...
My Mother's Disease
(00:09:37)
From: Radio Rookies
17-years-old Vikky Cruz struggles to cope with her mother's illness, a rare genetic disease called neuroacanthytosis, and the ways it's taken over the mother she once knew.
Money Stress
(00:09:17)
From: Radio Rookies
Rookie Reporter Erikka Diaz, like many of her neighbors in South Bronx, has lived in poverty her whole life. Her family knows well the anxiety that comes with constantly ...
Related Pieces
Piece Description
For 10 years WNYC’s Radio Rookies program has been teaching teenagers to use a microphone and recorder to tell their stories to the world. Their reporting takes listeners inside the most intimate moments of their lives: a 16-year-old confronting her father about his addiction to drugs, a girl giggling with her big sister about an obsessive crush, a high school senior deciding whether to risk his life for revenge. The Rookies make every effort to reach across the boundaries that so often separate adults and teenagers and 'tell it like it is' - but in a way that makes sense to people whose experiences may be nothing like their own. Now, for the first time, Radio Rookies presents an hour-long special, “Growing Up, Getting By”, hosted by WNYC reporter and Radio Rookies founder Marianne McCune. The stories you'll hear are about how teenagers find their way to adulthood and, because many of them first aired years ago, "Growing Up, Getting By" offers a chance to find out what happened next in the Rookies' lives: McCune calls them up or brings them to the studio to ask them to reflect on who they were then ... and who they are now.
http://www.wnyc.org/radiorookies/growingup/index.html
Call Kaari Pitkin if you have questions about the hour or Radio Rookies: 646-829-4483
Broadcast History
7/10/09 on WNYC AM 820
7/11/09 on WNYV 93.9 FM
11/14/09 on WNYC AM820
11/15/09 on WNYC AM820
Transcript
Story Segment Descriptions:
Heroin
When she was 16, Janesse Nieves said she and her mother have one thing in common—they were both betrayed by Janesse's father. She took her microphone and went to his house to try to convince him he should stop using heroin. A clinical expert told her there was nothing she could do about his addiction, but she found that hard to believe. After the story, Marianne McCune calls up Janesse to hear how she's doing now, 8 years later.
Let Me Just Breathe
An interview about a night that almost took Jesus Gonzalez's life in a completely different direction. It was Halloween of 2004, and Jesus got into a confrontation with P-Mac, another teenager from his neighborhood. P-Mac pulls a knife and swings at Jesus, who gets away but is later faced with the question of whether or not to seek revenge.
How To Survive Teasing
As a little kid, Samr "Rocky" Tayeh was the...
Read the full transcript
Timing and Cues
:59 Minutes including Newscast Break
Rookies Hour Special Clock (follows NPR special clock w/ two breaks)
Billboard: 00:00:00 – 00:00:59
In cue: [knocking] “My father’s block is full of memories.”
Out cue: “Just tell the truth.”
Newscast hole: 00:01:00 – 00:05:59
Music bed: 00:06:00 – 00:06:29
Segment A: 00:06:30 – 00:26:00
In cue: [music] “From WNYC, from WNYC, this is Radio Rookies.”
Out cue: “What to do when kids are mean.”
Music bed/Floating break: 00:26:01 – 00:27:00
Segment B: 00:27:01 – 00:40:52
In cue: “Ok, ready?”
Out cue: “Thanks dad.” [clapping]
Music bed/Floating break: 00:40:53 – 00:41:52
Segment C: 00:41:53 – 00:59:00
In cue: [music, clearing throat] “aah, we’re Radio Rookies…”
Out cue: “Radio Rookies is a production of WNYC.”
Additional Credits
Radio Rookie contributers: Janesse Nieves, Jesus Gonzalez, Samr "Rocky" Tayeh, Linda Cuevas, Catalina Puente, Sunnie Hwang and Edward Llanos.
Related Website
Of 5 purchasers of this piece...
- 8 also bought:
- 6 also bought:
- 5 also bought:
- 5 also bought:
- 5 also bought:
Hawk Mendenhall
Posted on March 03, 2010 at 09:33 AM | Permalink
Fabulous radio!
Find a place for this. Now. It's really wonderful. Don't believe me? Just listen and you'll see