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‘I am a great journalist now and in the making’

by Roshae Hemmings | Sep 27, 2024 | Roshae Hemmings

The best stories are the ones that stick with you long after the interview is over.  That’s how I feel about my experience profiling Jeff Perkins. Jeff, AKA DJ PBNJEFFY, is a perfect combination of effortlessly cool and grounded. When my mentor, Katie, and I walked...

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

The Next Generation Radio Project is a week-long digital journalism training project designed to give competitively selected participants, who are interested in radio and journalism, the skills and opportunity to report and produce their own multimedia story. Those chosen for the project are paired with a professional journalist who serves as their mentor for that week.

This #NPRNextGenRadio project was sponsored by St. Louis Public Radio.

JOURNALIST MENTORS FOR THIS PROJECT:

  • Maggie Freleng, Journalist/producer/host Wrongful Conviction, Austin, TX 
  • Kate Grumke, Senior Environmental Reporter, STLPR, St. Louis, MO
  • Katie Konans, Audio Program Lead, NASA, Greenbelt, MD
  • Kathleen Lees, Adjunct Professor, University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
  • Luke X. Martin, Culture Editor, KCUR, Kansas City, MO

STAFF:

  • Managing Editor – Traci Tong, Freelance Editor, Boston, MA
  • Associate Managing Editor –Elizabeth Gabriel, Enterprise Health Reporter, WFYI Public Media, Indianapolis, IN
  • Digital Editors – Venice Buhain, Associate News Editor, Cascade Public Media, Seattle, WA; Laura Gonzalez, Adjunct Professor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; and Alexis L. Richardson, Independent Editor & Content Strategist, Philadelphia, PA
  • Visual Editors –  Jaz’min Franks, Freelance Photographer and Creative Director, St. Louis, MO; and Brian Munoz, Visuals Editor, STLPR, St. Louis, MO
  • Audio Tech/Engineers –Gabriela Saldivia, Editor & Producer, Freelance Journalist, Seville, Spain; and Desmond Taylor, DMT Post Audio Solutions, Los Angeles, CA
  • Illustrators – EeJoon Choi, Los Angeles, CA; Lauren Ibañez, Houston, TX; Ard Su, New York, NY; and Emily Whang, Los Angeles, CA
  • Copy Editor – Brent L. Smith, Freelance Copy Editor, Los Angeles, CA

    NPR’s Next Generation Radio program is directed by its founder, Doug Mitchell, Consultant, NPR, Washington, D.C.