Exploring Aggression

I had a driveway moment on my way home from work tonight. I could not tear myself away from the story of Derrick Hewitt, a now 15 year-old boy who examines his own aggressive tendencies in a radio feature story for a series called Radio Rookies.

Several things struck me about Derrick's story: his willingness to explore a fairly distasteful side of his personality, his level of sophisticiation and the story's high production values. I'm guessing that last factor is attributable to the level of training and support provided by this WYNC initiative that teaches teenagers from "under-resourced neighborhoods" how to produce radio stories.