Youth Radio

Youth Radio is an award-winning nonprofit media production company in Oakland, California that provides the resources and platforms for youth to lead local and national conversations. Youth Radio produces national youth-driven digital and broadcast content on culture, politics and big issues of the day, serving as NPR's official youth desk and partnering with outlets such as PBS, The Huffington Post, National Geographic, and KQED.

Youth Radio’s mission is to launch young people on education and career pathways in media, technology and creative arts. More than 75% of the high school students they serve each year are low-income or from communities of color. Many are from failing schools.

Education: Youth Radio provides six months of digital media and technology education to diverse, low-income 14-to-24-year-old young people throughout the Bay Area in journalism, music production, design and code.

Employment: Program graduates are eligible for jobs throughout Youth Radio’s Peabody Award-winning media production company.

Support Services: Participants receive wraparound services including case management, referrals to partner service providers, nutritional support and academic/career advising to support the realization of their personal goals.

Founded in 1993 in Berkeley during a period of heightened youth violence and homicide, Youth Radio was established as an outlet for Bay Area youth to process their experiences and provide an alternative perspective to the prevailing media dialogue. In 2007, Youth Radio moved its headquarters to downtown Oakland, helping transform an under-invested part of the city into a world-class center of art, commerce, and culture.

Youth Radio operates bureaus in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Washington, D.C.

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