Ellis Alumna Honored by Public Radio Exchange
PITTSBURGH—SLB Radio Productions, Inc. is proud to announce that two of its student-produced features were honored as Best Youth-Made Radio of 2015 by Public Radio Exchange (PRX). PRX is an internationally-respected clearinghouse for the distribution of established radio programs and independent features and programs from all over the world. Only 14 other stories were honored as the Best Youth-Made Radio of 2015 and originate from cities throughout the country including Boston, Oakland, and Seattle. All of the winning pieces can be heard at: www.prx.org/playlists/356820.
Pittsburgh’s Somali Bantu Students
Created by teen reporters Christina Ambrosino (The Ellis School Class of ’15, now at Johns Hopkins University), Anna Fireman (Pittsburgh Allderdice Class of ’15, now at Brown University), and Siraji Hassan a former refugee (Pittsburgh Allderdice Class of ’15, now at CCAC), Pittsburgh’s Somali Bantu Students provides details on issues of assimilation and independence for Somali Bantu teens and young adults.
An Unlikely Oasis in Johnstown, PA – Tranquility Gardens
Created by teen reporters David Saylor (Conemaugh Township Area High School Class of ’15, now at Indiana University of Pennsylvania) and Tabitha Weaver (Windber Area High School Class of ’15, now at Chatham University), An Unlikely Oasis in Johnstown, PA – Tranquility Gardens highlights a secluded park where nature, art, and wisdom from Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, and Confucius are combined to provide a setting for youth mentoring and retreats.
While SLB provided training and coaching, students independently conceived and created these features including story development, editing, narration, and mastering. Pittsburgh’s Somali Bantu Students was produced by students in the 2015 Heinz Endowments Summer Youth Philanthropy Internship Program while An Unlikely Oasis in Johnstown, PA – Tranquility Gardens was produced by students in the 2015 Community Foundation for the Alleghenies Summer Youth Philanthropy Internship Program. Both of these programs are funded by The Heinz Endowments and provide recent high school graduates with opportunities to explore community assets, identify needs, solicit and select proposals from organizations to fill these needs, and create media pieces such as these documentaries.
ABOUT SLB RADIO PRODUCTIONS, INC.
SLB Radio Productions, Inc. uses radio and audio to encourage, amplify, share, and validate the voices, ideas, and stories of youth and other people whose voices often go unheard. We believe in radio and audio because these technologies enable a sense of intimacy and engagement often lacking in other media, while also promoting opportunities for privacy, equal access, and sharpening of important life skills (e.g., speaking and listening, creative and critical thinking, respect for others, confidence and cooperation, and technical curiosity).
ABOUT THE HEINZ ENDOWMENTS
The Heinz Endowments supports efforts to make southwestern Pennsylvania a premier place to live and work, a center for learning and educational excellence, and a region that embraces diversity and inclusion.
ABOUT THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE ALLEGHENIES
The Community Foundation for the Alleghenies is a nonprofit public foundation. Through charitable giving of its donors, it builds professionally managed assets to support Bedford, Cambria, and Somerset counties. The Foundation is overseen by an active volunteer board and committees, and complies with national standards established by the Council on Foundation, the philanthropic sector’s primary affiliate organization. Learn more about the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies by visiting cfalleghenies.org.
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Created by teen reporters Christina Ambrosino (The Ellis School Class of ’15, now at Johns Hopkins University), Anna Fireman (Pittsburgh Allderdice Class of ’15, now at Brown University), and Siraji Hassan a former refugee (Pittsburgh Allderdice Class of ’15, now at CCAC), Pittsburgh’s Somali Bantu Students provides details on issues of assimilation and independence for Somali Bantu teens and young adults.
An Unlikely Oasis in Johnstown, PA – Tranquility Gardens
Created by teen reporters David Saylor (Conemaugh Township Area High School Class of ’15, now at Indiana University of Pennsylvania) and Tabitha Weaver (Windber Area High School Class of ’15, now at Chatham University), An Unlikely Oasis in Johnstown, PA – Tranquility Gardens highlights a secluded park where nature, art, and wisdom from Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, and Confucius are combined to provide a setting for youth mentoring and retreats.
While SLB provided training and coaching, students independently conceived and created these features including story development, editing, narration, and mastering. Pittsburgh’s Somali Bantu Students was produced by students in the 2015 Heinz Endowments Summer Youth Philanthropy Internship Program while An Unlikely Oasis in Johnstown, PA – Tranquility Gardens was produced by students in the 2015 Community Foundation for the Alleghenies Summer Youth Philanthropy Internship Program. Both of these programs are funded by The Heinz Endowments and provide recent high school graduates with opportunities to explore community assets, identify needs, solicit and select proposals from organizations to fill these needs, and create media pieces such as these documentaries.
ABOUT SLB RADIO PRODUCTIONS, INC.
SLB Radio Productions, Inc. uses radio and audio to encourage, amplify, share, and validate the voices, ideas, and stories of youth and other people whose voices often go unheard. We believe in radio and audio because these technologies enable a sense of intimacy and engagement often lacking in other media, while also promoting opportunities for privacy, equal access, and sharpening of important life skills (e.g., speaking and listening, creative and critical thinking, respect for others, confidence and cooperation, and technical curiosity).
ABOUT THE HEINZ ENDOWMENTS
The Heinz Endowments supports efforts to make southwestern Pennsylvania a premier place to live and work, a center for learning and educational excellence, and a region that embraces diversity and inclusion.
ABOUT THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE ALLEGHENIES
The Community Foundation for the Alleghenies is a nonprofit public foundation. Through charitable giving of its donors, it builds professionally managed assets to support Bedford, Cambria, and Somerset counties. The Foundation is overseen by an active volunteer board and committees, and complies with national standards established by the Council on Foundation, the philanthropic sector’s primary affiliate organization. Learn more about the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies by visiting cfalleghenies.org.
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