Audio Academy Profiles

We are proud to introduce our 8th Audio Academy class: the class of 2021.

What a long strange trip it’s been.If that sounds like a graduation speech cliche, it’s because it is. The 2020 Audio Academy is drawing to a close, and…

When I first started writing this, my focus was on how sheltering-in-place and COVID-19 had upended my Audio Academy experience. That feels so long…

My last day in the station was March 9th. People were talking about how easy their commutes were. I don’t think the students were in school at Burton High…

It was the fall of 2016, and I was huddled around the television with a group of my coworkers, watching Donald Trump be elected president. It was my first…

Now in my seventh month as an Audio Academy Fellow, I can technically say that I’m a professional journalist. That’s because… drum roll… I got paid!…

I first discovered narrative storytelling podcasts at a time of great transition in my life. I had never before appreciated power of the real human voice…

An update from KALW's Audio Academy class of 2020:“Find a job that you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.”“A person’s work need not define…

An update from KALW's Audio Academy class of 2020:There’s a piece of paper that I’ve kept through my career because I was so struck by the concepts and…