WUNC's Youth Reporting Internships is a semester-based, paid internship program for young people to interact and share their passion for radio journalism and storytelling.
The program is designed to give currently enrolled college students and recent graduates the opportunity to learn how to report, write, produce, and voice stories for broadcast and digital publication. Those chosen for the program are paired with a newsroom editor, who serves as their mentor and supervisor for the duration of the program.
Participants learn radio journalism skills; interact with a range of reporters, producers, and editors; and connect with other members of their cohort via monthly professional development workshops.
Interns are placed on various content-producing teams throughout WUNC, including daily news, the Embodied podcast, the Due South daily talk show, and on our digital content desk. After an initial training and onboarding phase, interns are considered full members of their respective teams, producing work alongside their professional colleagues.
The program began in 2012 and is funded with the support of The Goodnight Educational Foundation and The Grable Foundation.
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Karl B DeBlaker/APTexas billionaire and Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon sold a minority stake of the Raleigh NHL team at a reported valuation of $2.66 billion. -
Hannah Schoenbaum/APFormer U.S. congressman and state senator Wiley Nickel has clinched the role of Wake County District Attorney with 49% of the vote. -
Lauren Rhodes/WUNCEach year, counties across North Carolina conduct a routine water disinfection changeover to clean their pipes. Drinking water remains safe to drink throughout the process. -
Lauren RhodesCarolina North, a satellite development 1.6 miles from UNC-Chapel Hill's campus, is planned to turn 250 acres of primarily empty land into a "live, work, play and learning" space.
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Joseph Terrell wrote his song, "Genuine American Hero" after Renee Good, a U.S. citizen, was shot and killed by an immigration enforcement officer last month. -
8,500 acre Chatham Park Development could transform Pittsboro, N.C. -
After seeing reports of Native Americans being detained by ICE in other states, the Triangle group is collecting resources to give to tribal members. -
UNC-Chapel Hill's Ackland Art Museum debuted its new exhibit "Bill Bamberger: Boys Will Be Men" on Jan. 30, 2026. -
In Wake County, Christmas trees are given a second life as mulch for local parks and trails.
Youth Reporting Internships: Spring 2026 Cohort & Mentors
