KYW Newstudies Student Reporter Program (information and application)
2024 Newstudies student reports
interested in learning about the inner workings of one of the country’s most respected news radio stations?
Who: High school sophomores, juniors and seniors
What: KYW Newstudies Program 2025
Since 1968 KYW Newsradio has given high school students the opportunity to learn what it’s like behind the curtain of a major market radio station with the Newstudies student reporter program. Over the course of four Saturdays in the fall, students will learn reporting, news writing, editing, ethics and interviewing skills from KYW Newsradio managers, editors and reporters. At the end of the Newstudies program there will be a graduation ceremony. To graduate from the program, students must research, write and record a news report about something in their school or community. The student’s report will air on KYW Newsradio and a digital version of the report will be posted online.
Reports from the 2024 class can be heard HERE:
Several students will receive special awards for their accomplishments, including a cash scholarship.
Why: We hope this program will help students explore broadcasting as a career choice and help them decide if it’s something they’d like to pursue as they enter college and adulthood. Many successful careers in broadcasting have started with the KYW Newstudies Program, and we are ready to introduce a new crop of journalism-minded students to this exciting industry.
Program Dates:
Saturdays 9:00AM - Noon
Week 1: October 11th
Week 2: October 18th
Week 3: October 25th
Week 4: November 15th (Recording Session)
Week 5: December Day & Time TBD (Graduation at Temple University)
Where:
Audacy/KYW Newsradio
2400 Market Street, Floor 4
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Applications: Use the link below to submit a maximum of two students to the KYW Newstudies Program. The application deadline is Friday, September 26th.
Past program participants will not be accepted. To keep class sizes small, KYW Newsradio may not be able to accept every student who submits their name by the deadline. By October 10th accepted students will receive details about the program (ex. program schedule, consent form and expectations) via email. After the application deadline, school contacts will be notified of the application status of their submitted students.
Application Link: kywnewsradio.com/learn
Requirements: Grades: 10-12
Email Account: During the program students will be receiving program related correspondence from myself and their Newstudies instructor. The student is asked to provide an email account that accepts attachments and does not block emails from outside their domain. School email accounts are not recommended for use.
