RadioACTive 03.30.23

  • March 30, 2023
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Rising journalists of SLCC take over the show to discuss issues of the day. This week, #VoicesAmplified host Kyle Forbush shares his family's story of the mass shooting at Michigan State University earlier this year. Students Demand Action and the Gun Violence Prevention Center of Utah on reasonable gun safety legislation, and SLCC's gun violence safety protocols. #PopCultureNuggets on SLC baseball and WrestleMania!

Tonight's show features the following people, organizations and/or events. Check them out and get plugged into your community!

Sloane Forbush, a law student in New York and sister to Troy Forbush, one of the victims in the Michigan State University mass shooting last month. She briefs RadioACTive on the ways in which gun violence has affected her family, including a clip of her aunt, Krista Grettenberger, testifying before the Michigan House Judiciary Committee earlier this month. 

  • Instagram: @Michigunfacts, created after the mass shooting at MSU on 2/13/23 to share credible facts and information to #endgunviolence in Michigan & the USA.

Athena Smith, journalism student at Salt Lake Community College and a writer for The Globe student newspaper. Read her story about SLCC safety protocol here.

Neca Allgood of the Gun Violence Protection Center of Utah and Jaden Christensen of Students Demand Action on closing legislative loopholes and other changes to make locally.

Sean Stetson Brown and Mavaney Burnham join host Kyle Forbush for #popculturenuggets, including Sports with Sean and WrestleMania goes Hollywood.

Check out the growing #VoicesAmplified playlist, inspired by our topics and guests:

Guests' views, thoughts, or opinions are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the board, staff, or members of Listeners' Community Radio of Utah, KRCL 90.9fm. Questions, comments or suggestions for the show? Email radioactive@krcl.org and put “Voices Amplified” in the subject line. Tonight's RadioACTive team included:

  • Executive Producer: Lara Jones
  • Academic Advisor: Marcie Young Cancio, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Digital Media at Salt Lake Community College; Executive Director of Amplify Utah
  • Lead. Producer: Mavaney Burnham
  • Assoc. Producer: John Kohles
  • Host: Kyle Forbush
  • Booking Producer: McCaulee Blackburn
  • Digital Producer: Haily Askerlund

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