WTIP Youth

Students take part in Envirothon
How do we decide to do something for the first time? Audrey Summers, of the Youth Radio Project, considers this question in this commentary about joining the Cook County High School Envirothon team.

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Getting a pet is a “first” that most kids remember. Often times, what a kid expects when getting a pet is far from the reality. Shawn Neuwirth, of the Youth Radio Project, shares his experience with getting his first dog. ...
Pictured left to right: Audrey Summers, Mara MacDonell, Sarah Larsen, Joey Chmelik, and Alex Ditmanson
The Cook County High School Envirothon Team just took second place at the regional Envirothon competition. In this interview, WTIP Youth Radio Project producer Shawn Neuwirth, along with teacher Michael McHugh, speak with team leader April Wahlstrom and team mates Mara MacDonell, Audrey Summers,...
Name That Sound!
 Take a listen to this week's "Name That Sound," a new feature on the Thursday PM Youth Show this summer! Give us your guess by commenting on our Youth Radio Project Facebook...
High School Track
The Cook County Track Team is off to great spring season. Ben Seaton, Nate Carlson, and Peter Warren joined WTIP Youth producers Cy Fortunato and Joey Chemelik in the studio for the Youth Show on Saturday, April 28, to talk about the season so far.

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In this short piece, youth producer Zack Anderson reads his poem "The Voices." Enjoy...
Sometimes I Don't Like Writing Poetry
Sometimes, just sometimes, words don't do justice. In this short poem, youth producer Michaela Peterson tells a story that reflects these rare moments.

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Audrey Summers
Audrey Summers will be a sophomore at Cook County High School. She is 15 years old and has lived in Grand Marais her whole life. She joined the Youth Radio Project because of her interest in writing and thinks it's a good way for people to express their ideas to the community. In her free time,...
CeCe Olsen
Cece Olsen is a senior in high school and joined the Youth Radio Project because she’s very interested in radio. She loves music and hopes to expand her knowledge through the class. She especially enjoys hosting music mix shows at WTIP. In addition to her involvement at WTIP through the Youth...
Danny Lunde
Daniel Lunde, or more commonly Danny, graduated from Cook County High School in the spring of 2011. His family arrived in Tofte two years ago, after moving from a small town in north-central North Dakota. Since then, he’s been enjoying life by the lake. In his free time he likes watch movies,...
Gabe Bethke
Gabe Bethke graduated from Cook County High School in Spring 2011. He was born in Minneapolis and moved up to Grand Marais in 2000 at the age of seven. Gabe joined the Youth Radio Project because he wants to pursue a career in broadcasting. He plans to move to the Twin Cities and hopes to work and...
Hayden Goettl
Hayden is 16 years old and lives in Lutsen. He decided to join the Youth Radio Project because it sounded interesting to him and he thought it would be a good experience. He enjoys lots of outdoor activities, no matter what time of year. Hayden’s favorite activities include hunting, fishing,...
Kayla Stacy
Kayla Stacy enjoys softball, the outdoors, and learning things about what people think, especially those in our community. There are a million questions that Kayla wants to ask and she says, “not even google can help me with them.” But, Kayla hopes the people in the community can. She...
Molly Zafft
Molly Zafft is a senior in high school and has been actively involved as a WTIP volunteer host for about three years. Working as an announcer for the Northland Jr. Ski Races at Lutsen Mountains prompted Molly to get involved as a volunteer at WTIP. She started out co-hosting a show called...
Owen Hoglund
Owen Hoglund is 15 years old and lives in Grand Marais. He loves long-boarding, photography and video editing. His interest in all types of media led him to join the Youth Radio Project this summer...
Sebastian Schnobrich
Sebastian Schnobrich graduated from Cook County High School in Spring 2011. He moved to Hovland when he was 1. He loves to snowboard, mountain bike, read, listen to music, and play music. He was first attracted to this program due to the prospect of hosting music mix shows. He said it was...
Shawn Neuwirth
Shawn Neuwirth was born in the East and at the age of six moved to Grand Marais. He enjoys all kinds of books, video games, and badminton when he is not helping his dad around the house. Shawn started to do the Youth Radio Project because he thought being on the radio would be fun....
Sterling Anderson
Sterling will be a junior next year at Cook County High School. During the winter he plays on the school basketball team. During the spring and summer he enjoys spending his time on the golf course. He joined the Youth Radio Project because he heard his friends on the radio and thought it sounded...

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The WTIP Youth Radio Project is funded in part by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Fund of the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation and by the Northland Foundation.