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Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program
Sundays 2:00-4:00pm, Mondays 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
  • Hosts Sarah Fedishen of the Aspen Hope Center and Zenobia Todd, AZYEP intern, talk with Bridges High School counselor Maggie Riley about a summer mental health toolkit, wellness strategies, and more.
  • Colorado Rocky Mountain School students partnered with the Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program to create podcasts. Cooper Cantor tells the story of Ejnar Mikkelsen and Iver Iversen's famous Greenland expedition.
  • Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program intern, Esmeralda Alverde Duarte talks with Stephanie Villavicencio, founder of Tits Deep for Breast Cancer. They discuss breast health awareness, education, and advocacy.
  • Adele Craft and Zenobia Todd of the Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program talk with Sarah Fedishen of the Aspen Hope Center about their recent teen mental health roundtable event. They discuss highlights of the event, what they learned, and strategies for staying mentally well.
  • Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program intern, Esmeralda Alverde-Duarte, talks with Addison Hobbs and Baker Casagrande of the Aspen Science Center about the organization's mission, programs, upcoming events, and the importance of STEM education.
  • The Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program and the Aspen Hope Center hosted a roundtable conversation called "Reconnecting with Conversation." Students from Bridges High School, Roaring Fork High School, Glenwood Springs High School, Basalt High School, and Aspen High School, along with community members, educators, and organization leaders, came together to discuss teen mental health. Topics included mental health observations, schools and mental health, parent/teen communication, and mental health strategies.Participants included students from the various high schools, the AZYEP internship cohort, Adele Craft, Beth Wysong, Aspen Hope Center's Sarah Fedishen, Michelle Muething and Brandon Jones, Mid Valley Family Practice, Aspen Strong, James Steindler of the Sopris Sun, Amanda Petersen of FocusedKids, Jason Hodges, and educators – Garrett Peters, Maggie Riley, and Sunny McClain.
  • Fourth grade students at Glenwood Springs Elementary School explored the various regions of Colorado's landscape. Here they present each of region. | Los estudiantes de cuarto grado de la Escuela Primaria Glenwood Springs exploraron las diversas regiones del paisaje de Colorado.Listen to all the GSES pieces here.
  • Students in Eric Lamb's English Language Development classes at Roaring Fork High School collaborated to write and produce original songs. They talk about the songwriting process and what the songs mean to them. Their three original songs debuted on this show at KDNK. To learn more about the project, visit their websites:ELD 3+ music project websiteELD 3 music project website
  • Colorado Rocky Mountain School students partnered with the Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program to create podcasts. Kai Galbraith talks with Orchard Church pastor, Doug Self, and death doula, Akaljeet Khalsa, about their perspectives on death and dying.
  • Colorado Rocky Mountain School students partnered with the Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program to create podcasts. Henry O'Hagan talks about a day in the life of a student pilot in the Roaring Fork Valley.