Fall's First Road Kill!

Hey all,


Fall, 2010's first edition of Road Kill Radio is posted on line and scheduled to be aired on WPKN (89.5 FM -- www.wpkn.org)on Saturday, November 27, at 6 PM.

As usual, it was a mad sprint to get all the production pieces in the can and ready for the editing session. But I'm hear to tell you that the results are worth a listen.

The sixteen ECA Radio Class students who produced this show are a diverse group representing the Dance, Theater, Music and Visual Art Departments. Ten of the sixteen are freshmen -- which is amazing when you hear the quality of work they produced.

In fact, our Dean of Students, Louise Ross, and Principal Alice Schilling were so impressed with the show that they want the whole student body to hear it at a school assembly on December 1.

In addition to High School Confidential, Street interviews and Creative writing segments, the show tackles some challenging issues: the rapidly mushrooming social networking scene; and homophobia and anti-gay bullying in our schools and society-at-large.

Last week in class, while assessing the finished show, students considered the question: how can this and future shows have a real impact on youth and adults?
There was general agreement that, on a whole range of issues, the youth perspective is indispensible. As Music Major Christine put it: "We are the first generaltion to experience internet bullying and gay teenagers thinking about 'coming out'. A couple of decades ago, even adults weren't ready to talk about being gay."

No doubt: We need to hear these youth perspectives -- which is precisely why we're going to keep on amplifying their voices!

Talk to you later,