Radio 101

We are a platform for young voices in our community to explore issues that they are passionate about. From personal reflections to topics of national relevance, Radio 101 provides high school students with the tools to turn their ideas into feature stories. Part of WFDD’s Hive, the Radio 101 program allows students to interact with professional journalists, experts from across the country (and the world), and collaborate with each other as they explore and learn about the world around them.

Every semester, a new cohort of students joins the Radio 101 class through our after-school program, and since 2017, Radio 101 has been offered at R.J. Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem, NC, as a for-credit Honors-level class. The stories the students produce air on Mondays during Morning Edition and All Things considered.

We’re always looking for students interested in joining our next Radio 101 class. If that sounds like someone you know, register here.

Ella Vandergriff

8:34am Feb 27, 2021

Human Interest Human Interest

Life On Hold: Lessons From A Misdiagnosed Illness

by Ella Vandergriff

As a parent, this would be a nightmare scenario. Your child starts to get sick.

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Lopa Shah

10:20am Aug 12, 2016

Race Race Religion

Radio 101: Challenging Western Views of Muslim Women

by Saratu Garba

Radio 101 is WFDD's education program for high school students. Radio 101 reporter, Saratu Garba shares her experiences traveling internationally.

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Lopa Shah

9:01am Aug 12, 2016

Health & Safety Health & Safety

Radio 101: Understanding My Anxiety

by Grace Rhyne

Radio 101 is WFDD's education program for high school students. Radio 101 reporter, Grace Rhyne, shares her story on anxiety, school, and social media.

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Lopa Shah

9:51pm Aug 05, 2016

Race Race

Radio 101: What It Means To "Act White"

by Peyton Watson

Radio 101 is WFDD's education program for high school students. Radio 101 reporter, Peyton Watson, tells his story.

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Lopa Shah

7:59pm Jul 08, 2016

Human Interest Human Interest

Commentary: High School Pressures Across Generations

by Amber Moser

Many high school students complain that getting into college is harder than ever.

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Lopa Shah

8:11pm Jul 01, 2016

Health & Safety Health & Safety

Commentary: My Generation's Fast Food Addiction

by Juan Alvarado

Healthy eating initiatives like Michelle Obama's Let's Move and chef Jamie Olivers Food Revolution are popping up everywhere.

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Lopa Shah

8:15pm Jun 24, 2016

Crime Crime

Commentary: Personalizing Mass Shootings

Radio 101 commentator, Cayla Clements, witnessed a fight two years ago at her school, Reynolds High in Winston-Salem.

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Lopa Shah

4:18pm Jun 17, 2016

Sports Sports

Commentary: Basketball's Becoming Less Difficult

Basketball revenues are going through the roof.

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Lopa Shah

3:33pm Jun 10, 2016

Education Education

Commentary: Learning In A Flipped Classroom

As Radio 101 commentator, Sophia Fitzgerald, gets older, her classes have become harder. Her chemistry class is one notable exception. That's because it's a flipped classroom.

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Lopa Shah

5:23pm Jun 03, 2016

Human Interest Human Interest

Commentary: My Brother's Heroin Addiction

Radio 101 commentator, Ally O'Reilly, worries about losing her brother to his heroin addiction.

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Lopa Shah

3:44pm May 27, 2016

Race Race

Commentary: My Family's American Dream

Radio 101 commentator, Nupur Shah, believes the American dream is alive and offers her parents as a prime example.

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Lopa Shah

2:02pm May 22, 2016

Human Interest Human Interest

Commentary: Digital Photos Losing Their Significance

Radio 101 commentator, Jack Green, talks about what we've lost in the switch from print to digital photography.

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9:49pm May 13, 2016

Race Race

Commentary: Modeling and Masala

Radio 101 commentator, Kaaviya Sambasivam talks about being inspired by Nina Davuluri, the first Indian American to win the Miss America pageant.

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