Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program
Sundays 2:00-4:00pm, Wednesdays 2:00-4:30pm, & Thursdays 7:00-9:00pm
AZYEP empowers youth from diverse backgrounds to express themselves, build self-confidence, and develop leadership skills through community broadcasting. AZYEP offers an inclusive, safe space for students to discover and use their voice. We facilitate learning opportunities through four programs on KDNK: live music broadcast, public affairs, youth news team and classroom collaborations.
Latest Episodes
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Kids Corner summer workshop students recap their camp experience. They interview members of the Carbondale community about local art, music, farming, and nature. This episode features an original song co-created by Kids Corner campers and local singer-songwriter Emma Kieran. -
AZYEP interns host the 6th episode of Connecting with Conversation, a roundtable discussion series on teen mental health in our community. Community leaders, educators, mental health professionals, and Roaring Fork Valley teens discuss the relationship between creative expression, community, inspiration, and wellbeing. -
Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program Intern Caden Smith presents a series of short interviews with 3 bands that played at Teen Night at TACAW on May 9th. Then, he shares an interview live from the KDNK studio from June 22nd with Cath Adams from Aperture of Hope and local songwriter James Freeborn. -
Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program Intern Caden Smith interviews Cath Adams from Aperture of Hope and songwriter James Freeborn about their new song "Emily Irene." The song was written in honor of Cath's daughter Emily. -
AZYEP Executive Director Brendan Girardot and Program Manager Adele Craft join KDNK’s Chris Hassig and Cody Lee on Express Yourself to celebrate AZYEP’s 25th Anniversary Birthday Bash. They have a lively conversation about the event’s highlights, the organization’s impact over the years, and what’s ahead for youth radio in the Roaring Fork Valley. -
On May 30, 2025, Brendan, Parker and Megan from the Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program joined Brian Colley from KDNK' Express Yourself for an interview about the 25th Birthday Bash and more. -
Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program Interns Charlie, Zenobia and Caden interview members of the cast and team behind "Classroom 4," a short film that was shown at Aspen Film's Shorts Fest in April. -
Sophia and other 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade students at Ross Montessori School wrote and recorded poems to celebrate Earth Day. -
Megan Webber, the Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program's News & Education Director, sits down with Cath Adams, the founder of Aperture of Hope, and a fentanyl survivor with her daughter to discuss why fentanyl poisoning is so dangerous and why sharing stories of surviving it is important for personal healing and community awareness. -
Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program Intern Caden Smith interviews musician Michael Marcagi before a concert at TACAW.
