Dayton Youth Radio

About Dayton Youth Radio

In 2014, WYSO launched Youth Radio to give high school students the opportunity to speak for themselves. Each year, teens collaborate with the Eichelberger Center for Community Voices to write, produce, and air their own stories on WYSO. These young creators bring fresh energy, new perspectives, and powerful storytelling to the airwaves—and their voices are helping shape the future of our region.We’ve proudly worked with students from schools including David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center, Dayton Early College Academy (DECA), Dayton STEM Academy, The Miami Valley School, Tecumseh High School, Yellow Springs High School, Centerville High School, Stivers School of the Arts, Springfield STEM Academy, Springfield High School, Springfield School of Innovation, and Thurgood Marshall Career Academy.

Publisher

WYSO

Category

education · kids & family · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Nov 2022

Latest episode

14 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

37 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Aug 2025

   Ohio teen's PSA: Swap screen time for exercise to boost mental health

   Springfield, Ohio, High School sophomore Emerson Babian created a PSA urging teens to trade social media time for daily movement to improve sleep, mood, and brain power.

2. 

   7 Aug 2025

   Student talks navigating AMC with his mentor, Ohio disability advocate

   In this WYSO Youth Radio episode, high schooler Tobias Ashlock interviews his mentor Tracey Schalk about navigating life with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC).

3. 

   31 Jul 2025

   NPR experts share tips for student podcasters on WYSO Youth Radio

   NPR's education desk experts, Steve Drummond and Janet Lee, offer advice on teaching students audio storytelling skills, including tips on equipment, editing, and more.

Who has been a guest on Dayton Youth Radio

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Olympia Derr
• Penelope Derr
• Ohio teen
• mom
• Springfield School of Innovation students

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 26 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

40

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32