, which is part of the Reynolds School of Journalism, has been selected to bring program to Northern ÁùºÏ±¦µä this year.
KUNR is one of just seven stations selected nationally to host One Small Step in 2024. One Small Step is an initiative by StoryCorps aimed at reminding participants and listeners of their own humanity, even from perspectives they may disagree with. The initiative brings strangers with different political views together to record a 50-minute conversation to learn about one another on a human level. of each interview are archived at the Library of Congress and by StoryCorps.
Since the project launched in 2021, approximately 5,000 people across the U.S. have participated in a One Small Step conversation. KUNR participated in the 2021 program, inviting community members to participate bilingually in both English and Spanish thanks to a partnership with Noticiero Móvil, the Reynolds School of Journalism’s student-run multimedia Spanish-language news outlet.
“KUNR is excited to continue its partnership with StoryCorps, this time as an alumni station in 2024,” said Brian Duggan, general manager at KUNR. “We’ll continue our work of bringing together folks who have differing perspectives in our community so we can tell stories that highlight our shared humanity.”
KUNR is partnering with ÁùºÏ±¦µä Humanities and other community groups and leaders to spread the word and connect residents of Northern ÁùºÏ±¦µä from all backgrounds who are ready to take One Small Step. The station also plans to host workshops and training opportunities for journalism students interested in gaining experience in this kind of reporting and community engagement.
are currently being accepted to participate in One Small Step.
"We're grateful to KUNR for joining us in this urgent work and to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for making it possible. Together, we can help Americans see one another as human beings again,” said Dave Isay, founder and president of StoryCorps.
StoryCorps’ One Small Step initiative and the Radio Station Hubs program are made possible by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and through the generosity of its .
is a nonprofit, non-commercial, listener-supported public radio station licensed to the Board of Regents of the ÁùºÏ±¦µä System of Higher Education and has broadcast from campus since October 7, 1963. In 2018, KUNR became an administrative unit of the Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno.
