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NPR's Next Gen Radio shares stories from young Iowa journalists

By Charity Nebbe,
Dani Gehr, Madeleine Willis
Published July 26, 2023 at 7:00 AM CDT
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Talk of Iowa, hosted by Charity Nebbe

Five young journalists who call Iowa home have just spent a week honing their storytelling skills by capturing what home means to a DACA recipient, a young mother and a man whose family fled war in Sudan, among others.

Five rising journalists join host Charity Nebbe on this episode of Talk of Iowa to discuss their participation in NPR's NextGenRadio. They spent a week creating a non-narrated audio piece and multi-media story that focuses on the meaning of home.

The participants interviewed a Ukranian teenager studying at an Iowa college, a DACA recipient with an uncertain future, an LGBTQ activist and community organizer, a Sudanese immigrant navigating two cultures and seeking safety for his children and a young mother trying to provide her child with a more stable home than the one she grew up in.

Guests:

  • Natalie Dunlap, former IPR intern, rising senior studying journalism and mass communication, University of Iowa
  • Colson Thayer, rising sophomore studying multimedia journalism, Drake University
  • Hunter Vasey, 2023 journalism graduate, Buena Vista University
  • Lucia Cheng, Des Moines-based freelancer, 2023 graduate of Grinnell College
  • Tristan Alcorta, 2023 graduate in journalism, rhetoric media and social change, Drake University
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Charity Nebbe
Charity Nebbe is IPR's 'Talk of Iowa' host. She also hosts IPR's podcasts 'Garden Variety' and 'Unsettled'. Since 2010, Nebbe has interviewed, conversed with, and shared ideas from guests of all backgrounds and locations, and has helped listeners better understand, appreciate, and explore their state and the world around them. Nebbe has a bachelors degree from Iowa State University.
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Dani Gehr
Dani Gehr is a talk show producer for Iowa Public Radio. She holds a bachelor's degree from Iowa State University. Since 2022, Gehr has worked with IPR's talk team to bring news and features to IPR's listening audience.
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Madeleine Willis
Madeleine Willis is IPR's Production Assistant supporting the talk shows and The Sunny Side Project. Willis has experience in audio production, reporting, writing and editing stories and conversations. She's reported and produced conversations on womanhood, sports, and good news from across Iowa. Willis will receive her bachelors degree from the University of Iowa in May 2025.
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