Kamaya Truitt
Director of Youth Reporting, New Talent and Community PartnershipsKamaya Truitt, WUNC’s first Director of New Talent and Community Partnerships, began her journalism career at WUNC in 2012 as a Youth Reporter.
Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, Truitt moved to Durham, North Carolina, and made it her home. She quickly matriculated from student reporter to Youth mentor and was later named Director of WUNC’s Youth Reporting institute. Truitt has produced radio reports for national broadcast on NPR’s Here & Now, and Oakland Youth Radio. She also currently serves on WUNC Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accountability Committee.
By creating and developing new school partnerships, Truitt was able to launch WUNC’s first Virtual Youth Reporting Institute. The evolution of the institute doubled student involvement, and expanded the program’s reach from the Triangle to the outer banks. Through the program, Truitt trains students how to record, write, and produce their own radio stories for broadcast. Her purpose is to intentionally carve out a platform that will amplify youth voices to tell stories that matter to their communities.
Truitt graduated from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, with a Bachelors in Psychology. Her expertise includes community outreach and development, Audio Training, and providing youth equitable access to unique opportunities.
Stay in touch on Twitter @KamayaTruitt
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Creating tradition, breaking tradition and subverting tradition are all experiences that local storytellers will share during the upcoming Converging Stories: Tradition event — happening both in-person in Raleigh and virtually.
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WUNC’s Director of New Talent and Community Partnerships Kamaya Truitt spoke with Mitchell Silver about Raleigh’s growth in the last decade and the direction he hopes the city trends for more inclusivity.
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WUNC's Kamaya Truitt talks with Mitchell Silver, former city planner for Raleigh, about the city's growth in the last decade, and how policies like zoning laws influence that community growth.
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The USDA estimates that more than 30% of Southeast Raleigh residents live more than a mile from a supermarket. As one woman works to revive a community market, others in the area grow their own produce to boost community health.
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The Raleigh city council is considering a change to its zoning laws that would open the doors for more corner stores across the city.
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A virtual celebration of African American and Indigenous people in North Carolina
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As they developed their radio journalism skills in a hybrid program, members of WUNC's Youth Reporting Institute unlocked new ways to make connections with various communities while amplifying diverse voices.
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Reporters from WUNC's Youth Reporting Institute share their experience in the program this summer.
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Watch a recap of the 2021 Youth Reporting Institute listening party. A celebration of the work from our 2021 youth cohort
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Host Kamaya Truitt examines the ongoing push to rethink the role of school resource officers in North Carolina’s public schools.