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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Watch a recap of the 2021 Youth Reporting Institute listening party. A celebration of the work from our 2021 youth cohort -
Host Kamaya Truitt examines the ongoing push to rethink the role of school resource officers in North Carolina’s public schools. -
Remember the PSA that aired on TV for years, with the egg and the frying pan: This is your brain, this is drugs, this is your brain on drugs? It seems like love can be a lot like that, too, even when we’re older. But why? For answers, we turn to perhaps the premier expert on the brain and love: Helen Fisher. | Share your stories and questions at datingwhilegray@wunc.org. -
If Anita weren't boo'd up, she might wonder if there's someone in her life she already knows who is a good romantic match for her. But is it healthy to look to the past for a chance at future happiness? With help from the podcast Dating While Gray, we examine the pros and cons of "boomerang love." | Support these shows with a donation at wunc.org/give. -
Sex. As we get older, it seems like there’s a lot more to think about, and talk about, before actually...doin’ it. And it can be nerve-wracking, especially if we haven’t had a new partner – or any partner – in a very long time. For advice on sexual intimacy and aging, we turn to two experts. | Share your gray dating stories and questions with Laura at datingwhilegray@wunc.org.
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Laura’s a Scorpio, and she reads her horoscope every morning for fun. But is there more to astrology than sun signs, and can it help us make romantic connections? | Support this show with a donation to wunc.org/give. Share your gray dating stories and questions with Laura at datingwhilegray@wunc.org.
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Who hasn’t done a little digging to find a flame from our younger years? But Laura discovers that it's taking the next step to reach out when things can get a little complicated. | Support this show with a donation at wunc.org/give. Share your gray dating stories and questions with Laura at datingwhilegray@wunc.org.
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After meeting a widower who seems anxious to jump from first date to happily ever after, Laura wonders how losing a partner to death impacts the search for new love. | Support this show at wunc.org/give. Share your stories and questions at datingwhilegray@wunc.org.
