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- Steve Berry
- Username: riverhead2
- Location: Somerville, MA
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- "Katie Becomes a Mom"
- Summary: Katie from the Long Creek Youth Development Center (LCYDC) discusses becoming a mother at thirteen.
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Review of Katie Becomes a Mom
Steve Berry
Posted on February 25, 2004 at 01:59 PM
This piece is a very intimate with a conversational tone that, due to the subject matter, when coming from a radio speaker can be rather shocking and almost discomforting. Yet the speaker, Katie, gives is utterly honest with her story and this is the most lingering effect of the piece. You have to listen, because it feels that someone is talking to you and not into a microphone.
The piece does not have the legs to stand on its own, but if placed in the appropriate surroundings, perhaps a longer piece highlighting teenage pregnancy and looking for a more dramatic and personal edge behind the statistics to help drive a point home or to take a discussion into the realm of the personal, if showcased appropriately this is an excellent piece.
Heed the advice about the last few seconds.