KYW, Philadelphia Wraps 58th Annual Newstudies Program
Audacy’s heritage all-news KYW-AM/FM, Philadelphia recently concluded its 58th annual Newstudies program in which 102 high school students from across the Greater Philadelphia area had the opportunity to learn at news radio station. The program finished culminated with a graduation ceremony at Temple University on December 13. Since 1968, KYW Newsradio has offered high school students the opportunity to learn about a major market radio station through the Newstudies student reporter program. For four Saturdays, students learned news writing, reporting, ethics and interviewing skills from station managers, editors, reporters, anchors and guest speakers. Each student researched, wrote, and recorded a news story about their school or community and their report will air on KYW Newsradio. KYW brand manager Kristina Koppesar says, “No other program brings students closer to the heartbeat of news and sports media. After nearly six decades, we aren’t just teaching students, we’re building a legacy that spans generations. With the support of Klein College, we are excited to continue shaping the future of young media professionals, in Philadelphia and beyond.” This year, Trey Williams (pictured above, center), a student from Salesianum High School, was awarded the $2,000 Richard Monetti Scholarship. The yearly scholarship is named in honor of a Newstudies graduate who passed away in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 and honors a student whose work demonstrates overall excellence. To keep his memory alive, his family speaks at Newstudies every year.
news reports that aired on KYW. Tom Rickert, who serves as assistant brand manager and director of podcasts for KYW Newsradio, says, “There’s no other program that gives students an opportunity to learn from top professionals in news and sports media at one of the best broadcasting facilities in the country. And five decades in, we’re reuniting with parents who graduated from ‘Newstudies’ when they were in high school, who are now watching their teenagers graduate from the same program. We hope to keep investing in the young people of Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley for generations to come, and we’re thrilled to be able to work with our partners at the Klein College of Media and Communication [at Temple University] to make this happen.” At Saturday’s graduation, KYW Newsradio awarded the $2,000 Richard Monetti Scholarship to William Bowens of Sankofa Freedom Academy Charter School. The yearly scholarship is named for a “Newstudies” graduate killed in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 and honors a student whose work demonstrates overall excellence.